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| Last Years Joke About To Become A Reality |
Original Story from 411Mania
In a move that should excite wrestling fans and cereal
lovers alike, Post Cereal has made the announcement that John Cena will be
replacing Fred Flinstone on upcoming specially-marked boxes of their signature
cereal, Fruity Pebbles. Cena was originally featured on a section of the box
around this time last year, with Post trying to capitalize on the promos
between John Cena and The Rock, where Rock stated that Cena’s constant color
changing wardrobe made him resemble a bowl of Fruity Pebbles.
Now before you go all, “Stop complaining! WWE is a
moneymaking business! Blah Blah Blah”, I understand Posts decision to put Cena
front and center on their products. I know first hand that when children who
like wrestling, which is a lot of them, walk through a store and see anything
with a pro wrestlers face on it, they will yell, scream, bite and do everything
in their power to get said thing. I know because I was one of those kids. Post
could very well put John Cena on the front of Bran Flakes and kids would
demolish the cereal aisle in the supermarket. There is no denying that.
The problem I have is not necessarily with Cena getting put
on the cover. I hold no true attachment with Fred Flinstone where I’m upset
with him being shafted, especially since this is only temporary. The problem I
have is that Cena would not even be considered to be a replacement if it wasn’t
for last year’s very anti-climactic and redundant promos from The Rock that
lead to a not-so great match at WrestleMania. Last year, instead of trying to
develop build to a encounter that was to be a dream match by many, Dwayne
Johnson decided that it would be better to get catchphrases and buzzwords to
trend on Twitter, because it meant that he was finally back and important
again.
The question I have is, does Post also realizes that besides
the comments about Cena’s rainbow attire, that the extended series of promos
between the two featured Rock referring to Cena as a “Kung-Pao Bitch” (Side
Note: I’m not pissed, but if PF Changs tries to form a partnership with WWE as
well, then I’ll be truly pissed.)? Do they also realize that their new cover
athletes counter argument towards these insults was to “Blow him like a purple
pinwheel” and how The Rock shouldn’t be on Witch Mountain, but Brokeback
Mountain? Oh, and not to mention, that The Rock’s retort was to call Cena a
“Yabba-Dabba Bitch”, a play on Fred Flinstone’s catchphrase. You know, the guy
that is represented on the damn cereal box! I would think that a profitable
company like Post would do some research into their entire promos, instead of
hearing just a catchy buzzword and jumping on at the first smell of possible
exposure or revenue. Hell, Kelloggs dropped Michael Phelps the minute it was
revealed that he smoked marijuana. How are these possible PR problems any
different?
No matter this story, I’ll still continue eating Fruity
Pebbles, mainly because they taste like a rainbow exploded in your mouth and it
is the king of soggy cereal. But, with the high possibility of “Rock Cena 2”
happening again, this also seems to be a sign of more pandering, more attempts
to make idiotic lines trend, and the mind numbing promos that will be occurring
for the next 12 weeks of build to this years WrestleMania. The Rock returns
this Monday just in time for his “well-earned” title shot at the Royal Rumble,
so I hope I am proved wrong, but I do not expect to be.
What do you think? Leave a comment below telling me if you
agree or if I’m full of it. And remember, there’s no in-between on the
internet.
Until then,
The Wrestlefan
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