I never expected Cena and Orton to become main event guys - especially given the way they started.
I suspect part of it was the lame characters both men portrayed at the time, but consider also the other talent that was still with the company then.
I knew those two guys would go over better with the new edge they were each given, but I never in my wildest imagination thought that Cena would become the WWE poster-boy.
I still stand by my earlier assessment of today’s WWE climate: being the top dog in the Fed today is like being valedictorian of summer school.
Rock, Austin, and Foley also come to mind as surprises.
It seems that most of Vince’s biggest stars over the years were “accidents.”
With the exception of Hogan, guys Vince tried to mega-push, like Sid, Lex, UW, etc., fell flat, while the accidents took the company to greater & greater heights.