This reminds me of Extreme Rules 2011... when the commentators were shocked by Cena winning the belt for the first time in a year, after "having a horrendous 2010 where he was a slave to the Nexus and even fired!"
Meanwhile, Christian won the World Title for first time in who-knows how many years with WWE, and countless other superstars haven't even had a chance! It's hard to care about Cena being stuck out of the title picture for a year while Kofi Kingston's been stuck in a filler role for the past 6 years.