Daytona 500 2012: Why John Cena as Honorary Starter Is Wrong

John Cena is going to wave the green flag for the "Great American Race," so am I hearing overtures of a SmackDown at Daytona at a time when NASCAR should be distancing itself from fluffy showmanship and get back to racing? Cena is the 10-time WWE World champion of a form of sports entertainment, wrestling, that epitomizes everything NASCAR is trying not to be. Conspiracy theorists have accused NASCAR of fixing races with timely debris cautions and other erroneous acts. Now a man who makes his living off of fixed showmanship is the honorary starter. Cena is basically the WWE promo man who plays the roll of a good guy who never loses. He is a wrestler that fans of the sport love or love to hate. NASCAR has personalities that elicit such ...

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