Ten Reasons to give John Cena a chance in 2010
(By PWTorch VIP member Luke Fleeman)

(10) For the PG style WWE wants, he is an ideal top babyface.
(9) He can make young heels into stars.
(8) His promos are no longer pale imitations of the Rock.
(7) He hasn't failed a Wellness test, and doesn't show any signs of being a wrestling disaster, ala Jeff Hardy.
(6) He is popular with most of WWE fans, so he is not being forced on most of the "WWE Universe."
(5) Because of (6) and (7), he is a decent role model for the kids who watch, and not a liability for the wrestling business.
(4) He is a relatively good wrestler, and has good matches with almost everyone.
(3) His angles are usually given time and development, resulting in better feuds and TV.
(2) He actually appears to like and care about wrestling.
(1) It's either him, or Triple H.

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Ten "What Could Have Been" angles/storyline decisions where WWE dropped the ball in the 2000s
(By PWTorch reader Asif Balouch of Houston, Tex.)

(10) Scrapping the King of The Ring PPV.
(9) Santino's Honkometer.
(8) Tag team Division development - constantly splitting up tag teams.
(7) Getting rid of the Cruiserweight Division.
(6) Starting/Stopping mid-card wrestlers's pushes.
(5) The ECW brand after reviving the brand in 2006.
(4) Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday. Fans weren't given real voting power, as the writers already had set in stone what they wanted.
(3) Muhammad Hassan - crossing the line into tastelessness ruined a potentially good character.
(2) Goldberg's WWE run.
(1) The Invasion Angle after the WCW buy-out.

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Ten Best Things about being a pro wrestling fan in 2009
(by PWTorch reader Matt Frazier of St. Louis, Mo.)

(10) Mobile version of PWTorch.com
(9) ECW on SciFi/Syfy
(8) Wrestlers who Twitter
(7) The return of Hulk Hogan to wrestling
(6) TNA on Spike TV
(5) Seeing a former independent star like C.M. Punk rise to the top in WWE
(4) Chikara Pro
(3) Ring of Honor on HDNet
(2) Ten hours of wrestling on cable each week
(1) The return of the Monday Night Wars to start 2010

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In the 1990s in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter, we used to run weekly Reader Top Ten Lists on any subject. Some were serious, some were irreverent, others were bitingly sarcastic. This week we are inviting PWTorch reader to submit Top Ten Lists related either to 2009 or the decade of the 2000s. They can be on anything, but here are a few random ideas to give you an idea of what these lists might be based on...

-Ten Most Underutilized Tag Teams of the 2000s
-Ten Most Unintentionally Funny People of the 2000s
-Ten Worst Vince McMahon Personality Traits of the 2000s
-Ten Best Things About Being a Pro Wrestling Fan in 2009
-Ten Best PPVs of the 2000s
-Ten Worst Haircuts of the 2000s
-Ten Worst Ring Outfits of the 2000s
-Ten Worst Indy Wrestling Names of the 2000s
-Ten Best Announcers of the 2000s
-Ten Best Facial Expressions from Lauren in 2009
-Ten Wrestlers I'd Least Like To Be Stuck on an Elevator With from the 2000s
-Ten Biggest Controversies of the 2000s
-Ten Biggest Out-Of-Ring Scandals of the 2000s
-Ten Biggest Egos on Display
-Ten Best DVD Releases of the 2000s

And so on... We will run Top Ten Lists throughout Christmas to New Years. You can email them to pwtorch@gmail.com. If you're willing, please format with numbers listed like this (10) and please begin at 10 and count down to 1. So your list would look like this...

(10) Jim Ross
(9) Michael Hayes
(8) Eric Bischoff
...
(1) Shane McMahon

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