The year was 2006. People were saying this exact same thing about John Cena. He went on to become the biggest star in pro wrestling.
The year was 2007. People were saying this exact same thing about John Cena. He went on to become the biggest star in pro wrestling.
The year was 2008. People were...ahh you get the point I hope.
Cena's booking was absolutely atrocious. So bad that I wrote about it:http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/36821-wwes-awful-booking-of-cena-from-2005-2006/
Cena was and is a much bigger star than Reigns. He drew better and more people were watching each week, but his longterm forced push also did cause WWE to lose 25% of it's audience during its time: https://staticseekingalpha.a.ssl.fastly.net/uploads/2015/12/2/36229206-1449098933444331-Wayne-Duggan.png
Rather dubious to claim Cena's push was responsible for a downward ratings trend that had already been in place for years before he ever got a big push.
It's a bit of the Sting argument. How much worse would have things been without Cena?