Mick Foley isn't one to shy away from his opinions on things, and after a segment involving Bray Wyatt and John Cena on Monday's episode of RAW, Foley took to Facebook to praise Wyatt while he called Cena "stale" amid internet speculation that Cena should turn heel.
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Cena and Wyatt are set to square off in a steel cage at Extreme Rules on Sunday night live from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and on RAW the two cut promos on each other while Wyatt had a choir full of children sing along with him in unison in a taunt to Cena.
Foley took to his Facebook page to share his thoughts on the segment and had some kind words for Wyatt before lashing out at Cena's character.
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"How good was that ‪#BrayWyatt/children's choir creepy sing-along last night on ‪#RAW? So good that I wish I'd thought of it back during my original ‪#WWE feud with The Undertaker," Foley wrote. "I have become a HUGE Bray Wyatt fan, and consider any comparison between Bray and anything I did in my career as a big compliment."
Foley then talked about how he's defended Cena in the past but believes that his character has gone stale. Cena has drawn angst from many WWE fans who are tired of his same old babyface act while he's also huge for the WWE due to his popularity with children and his merchandise sales as well as charitable things he does for the company.
"As many of you know, I have also been a vocal supporter of John Cena...But there's this one knock on Cena for which I have no defense. It's not a looping haymaker that can be seen, countered and sent right back at the claimant.
"No, it's more like a stiff jab that sneaks through even the best pro-Cena defense. A stiff jab of honesty from which there is no countering, avoiding or evading. A stiff jab that continually states that the Cena character is stale. I agree, It's time for a change."
Foley then said that he couldn't fully enjoy the segment because of Cena.
"Bray Wyatt has a chance to be the initiator of that change. A chance to show the world a different Cena; a desperate, dangerous, angry Cena. He's half-way there. Cena's blaming of the WWE Universe for putting him in an impossible situation was a good start. His look of disbelief and defeat as Bray Wyatt gently rocked that mask-wearing child was powerful in its believability and subtlety.
"But, as good as it was, I could not fully enjoy the brilliant, chilling segment - one of the most memorable things I've seen on Raw in [years], because of ...because of...because of those WRISTBANDS! Because of those wristbands...and the HAT! Because of those wristbands, and the hat...and the bright green FLOURESCENT SHIRT!"
Foley then wrote about how Cena seems like he's trying to sell his merchandise rather than sell his character.
"I LIKE John Cena - but everytime he raised his hand and put it to his head last night, I couldn't help but feel "he's trying to sell me something". Every time he waved his cap, I thought, "he's trying to sell me a hat." Every time he walks through that curtain, I get the feeling he's trying to sell me something. I could not, and can not completely enjoy this amazing groundwork that Bray Wyatt is in the process of laying down, unless I'm convinced that it is bringing out a different side...a change.. in John Cena. In order for John Cena to start completely SELLING ME on a change in his character, he's got to be willing to stop SELLING ME his merchandise every time he raises his hand."
Foley said that he hopes the change will come soon.
"In the short run, it will cost both John Cena and the WWE some money in merchandise. In the long run, its going to give Cena a much needed twist to his character, and more importantly, allow Bray Wyatt to make WWE some serious money by putting butts in seats, and eyeballs in [front] of the WWE Network for a long time to come. That's change I can believe in."
While it's unlikely Cena will change his character any time soon, Foley and a lot of fans in the WWE Universe are getting tired of the same old act.
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