Ever since John Cena shocked the world by turning heel at the Elimination Chamber event, it is being considered the biggest and most shocking heel turns in professional wrestling history. Cena remained a babyface for more than 21 years, his heel turn not only the entire world but left a lot of fans emotional too.
But most of the old school wrestling fans are not ready to consider Cena’s heel as the best ever. In 1996, the beloved babyface Hulk Hogan also shocked everyone by turning heel and no one saw it coming. Hogan had been the biggest babyface throughout his early WWE career and he had also been the face of the promotion. His heel turn was also quite shocking.
John Cena Heel Turn vs. Hulk Hogan Heel Turn – He HulkaMania Reacts on The Historic Incident
A lot of big wrestling figures are discussing this shocking turn of events, Hulk Hogan also spoke about it recently when he shocked the entire world at the WCW Bash at the Beach event of 1996. Hogan recently spoke with Justin Barrasso for Undisputed where he reflected on the surprising hell turn of John Cena. Here is what he had to say;
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“Well, we definitely can see Cena now, can’t we? We know who he is now. He’s not signing autographs or doing what he’s been doing. That’s bigger than a wrestling angle.” Said Hogan, “It’s one of the best heel turns I’ve seen in a long, long time,” said Hogan. “All the major players were involved. I can’t say enough about The Rock, too–he was incredible. They did it right, I’ll tell you that.”
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“It’s going to work as long as John wants to stay plugged in. I don’t know his schedule or how many days he’ll work, but he definitely has everyone’s attention. Plus, The Rock is involved, too. This could heat up more than anyone is expecting. It could be so hot that it’s crazy, which will lead to a WrestleMania match you’ll never forget.”
The debate about Hogan's heel turn vs. Cena's heel turn will be endless, but one thing no one can deny is that both of these incidents left the wrestling world totally spellbound and speechless. John Cena earned the right to challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 41, and after this heel turn, it gets even more anticipatable.
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