Ever since Cena has turned heel, the whole wrestling world has been talking about it. It has already made its name in the list of the most shocking incidents in professional wrestling history. The wrestler who worked as the most lovable baby face for more than 21 long years, is now a heel and almost nobody saw it coming.
Cena participated in the men's Elimination Chamber match last Saturday at the Elimination Chamber event in the quest of becoming the no. 1 contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41. The Champ was already the odds on favorite to win this match and he managed to win the match.
John Cena's Heel Turn Maybe Shocking But Damn Good Business - Another WWE Hall of Famer Speaks Out
After the match, the Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes personally came out to congratulate Cena. But once Cena got the indication from The Rock, he attacked and beat down Cody Rhodes, confirming his heel turn. WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley recently shared praise for this creative move and explained why it was an excellent business. Speaking on The Busted Open Radio Podcast, Dudley said the following;
John Cena has been working as a babyface since Survivor Series 2003
“I understand why you think it’s so shocking and everybody thinks it’s shocking, but I’m not shocked by it because it’s such damn good business. It’s not shocking to me; it’s awesome. I didn’t think they would turn John Cena heel during his retirement tour because I don’t know how that makes the maximum amount of money.”
Cena turned heel for the first time in over 21 years at the Elimination Chamber event of 2025
“But maybe they don’t need to make the maximum amount of money on John Cena in today’s WWE environment as opposed to when he was wrestling every day. We don’t have to rely on John Cena to put a**es on seat; we don’t have to rely on John Cena for all of this merchandising and stuff.”
Check out Hulk Hogan's perspective on Cena's heel turn here
Before the Elimination Chamber event, there was not enough excitement surrounding WrestleMania 41 which is going to be the biggest event of this year. But after this shocking turn of events, the fans are quite thrilled about it and they are badly waiting to see what is going to happen in the main event of WrestleMania 41. As it stands, it is also going to be an extremely overbooked match much like the main event of last year's WrestleMania.
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