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5. Wrestlemania 30: Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena "Legacy"

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Oh hey, good to see you again, Bray. There's actually two versions of this. A shorter and arguably tighter version of it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppiTzViQZrs" data-time="

I would argue both have strengths and weaknesses, but the core concept is just so well done. And I think I appreciate the longer version for featuring more of Cena's side of things. See, having to establish a fight around a nebulous concept as a "legacy" would be incredibly dumb in any other setting. Yet, at the time, there was a legit build around the idea of Bray pushing Cena too far and destroying the legacy of Cena. How he could do that in a single match at WM? Yeah silly, but entirely believable thanks to stuff like this video.

And there's some great imagery. "And if you fall..." (showing a winded Cena bending over ready to collapse) "I'll get you there." (cut to a dark shot of Wyatt holding his lantern). In a way, Wyatt was building around the idea that Cena would fall, be consumed by darkness, and Wyatt would be the guiding light to a new Cena. And it's cheating to use Eminem, but he always comes up with such oddities for lyrics. Which is so fitting for an, at the time, an enigma of a man in Wyatt. Of course, they pulled away from all the lyrics that didn't fit Wyatt so it fits.

And they pulled so many great moments of Cena's struggle against Wyatt. Him watching on in his rocking chair only to get blasted by Harper. Rowan tormenting him with his mask. Cena wrapped up in the ropes with the sheep mask over his face. The attack in the Elimination Chamber. It's very much a sign of how big of a hill this actually is for Cena. He's overwhelmed. He's legitimately struggling and having to overcome odds. All the highlights are his past, his legacy.

There's also so many great Wyatt quotes. Like pick a line, it's so good.
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