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Finally...  magus  has come back to
rec.sport.pro-wrestling.moderated...

>In article , D-Chance.
> wrote:
>
>> "Allan J. Benson" wrote:
>> > - John Cena
>> 
>> > I think it'll be interesting to see if he can
>> > sustain his heat and his gimmick and if the
>> > WWE can sustain his push with good angles.
>> > He has the most potential out of anyone to
>> > make the leap right now, IMO. Most likely
>> > candidate to be a World champ who hasn't been
>> > one yet by the end of 2004 on the Smackdown
>> > brand.
>> 
>> Make.  He's a home-grown talent.  And he's got
>> that "urban" white thing going, which fits the assumed
>> demographics of WWE.
>
>Please define 'home-grown talent'.
>

In WWE terms, it's easy.

Before he signed with WWE, Prototype's claim to fame was for the
amount of meat and eggs he had in his shopping cart.  

A WWE home grown worker is one who was never booked consistantly by
any promotion with a national presence.  WWE signs them young and
re-train them (if they had quality training in the first place) in the
style that they (WWE) prefer.

>Cena was doing quite well as The Prototype before joining the
>organization.

The first widespread exposure of the Prototype was after he signed a
WWE developmental contract and started with OVW.

Now, he's not even the Prototype... he's John f'n Cena, a hip hop
character that was developed entirely after being called up to
Smackdown.

Cena is the PERFECT example of "home grown" talent.  He wasn't even a
big fish in a small pond before he signed with WWE...  he was just a
promising indie guy with a great physique who reminded people of a
young Sting.  

Bill
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