10 Times A Wrestler Exercised A Creative Control Clause
These wrestlers weren't having any of what creative had planned
5. John Cena buries The Nexus - WWE SummerSlam 2010
Prepare to have your heart broken because John Cena wasn’t above exercising his creative control.
Big Match John has infamously halted the rise of many young wrestlers and perhaps the worst example of this came at SummerSlam 2010. Cena was leading his team of WWE loyalists against The Nexus, seven of the rookies from the original season of NXT.
Instead of giving the exciting new faction a big win on pay-per-view, Cena overcame a DDT on the concrete floor to beat both Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett and score the win for his team.
Apparently, the 16-time World Champion was the one who lobbied for him to take the DDT on the concrete and then make a comeback. Edge and Chris Jericho even spoke to Cena about the spot, but Big Match John got what he wanted.
Whilst Cena may not have been solely responsible for The Nexus losing, this spot completely took everyone out of the match and made the group look even weaker than they already did.
