History Made at the Royal Rumble

[Everlong]

John Cena, in beating AJ Styles, has tied Ric Flair's record of 16 world championships.

Thoughts?

[EmperorWu]

Oh well.

[ShaneOfan]

Good for him. I get a lot of people don't love him. Mostly because he has been face for so long. But the guy is a damn good wrestler and a hell of an entertainer.

[Kreashko]

I didn't want to see it happen tonight but damn that was a good match.

[AkydefGoldberg]

Enough time for him to drop the belt and break the record at WM!

[Hanley!]

I don't have a problem with it.

I do think Cena has won too many world titles, but I don't have a problem with him breaking the record. If that makes sense. I'm always against booking for the sake of maintaining or creating records. The statistics should just be interesting tidbits to add on commentary and accent a story or a match. Nothing more. If it's time for a guy to win a title, don't keep it off him just so he doesn't beat a record. Or so the current champion can beat a record. That should never be the priority.

Cena has won too many world titles, but that's really just a consequence of bad booking from like 2009-2013 or that sort of era. But once he reached 15, it never really felt like he'd never hold another world title, or even that he shouldn't win another world title. It hadn't really reached that point yet. So yeah, it was probably the right decision for him to tie Flair's record here. And I imagine he's probably going to beat it too. He might not go any higher than 17, but I feel like he will get at least that far.

[DBSoT]

There is still that part of me that hates a guy getting title after being off so long, but what a match/moment. Cena deserves this record. You really have to give him credit, he has done everything people have asked (minus turn heel).

Stop being super Cena (put over talent) - Lets Owens, Styles and Del Rio pin him clean.
Get out of the Main event - US Title open
Work on his wrestling - He is now one of the best they have


Now, him facing Orton at Mania for the WWE title. Not so much a fan of that, but the match should be pretty good.