WWE boss reveals John Cena’s ideas on heel flip earlier than WrestleMania 41

WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul Levesque pulled again the curtain on the concept John Cena would turn into the dangerous man for at the least the start of his farewell tour from the corporate.

Cena sided with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at Elimination Chamber and took part in a beatdown of Cody Rhodes after profitable his match to punch his ticket to WrestleMania 41. It was a stunning second that left professional wrestling followers, and sports activities followers typically, surprised.

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John Cena, proper, in motion in opposition to Cody Rhodes throughout WWE Elimination Chamber at Rogers Centre on March 1, 2025 in Toronto. (Wealthy Freeda/WWE by way of Getty Pictures)

Levesque, who was higher often called Triple H throughout his in-ring profession at WWE, appeared on “Excessive Efficiency” and talked in regards to the choice to show Cena heel. Levesque recalled wrestling Cena within the late 2000s and the followers rising bored along with his “hustle, loyalty, respect” good-guy gimmick.

As Cena introduced his last run, Levesque famous that he might have executed the straightforward factor however determined to toy with the thought of absolutely turning Cena’s character. 

“In my thoughts … the secure factor to do is a yearlong tour the place you goes city to city, and he does his best hits, and it’s secure, and it’s straightforward, and it’s enjoyable. However, as a performer, you’re type of going via the motions,” he stated. “You’re taking part in the identical live performance you’ve performed one million instances. Individuals like it, however I’ve seen it. It’s good, it’s all these issues, secure, straightforward, enjoyable all that stuff.

“However I went to John and stated what if, what if we pulled the lever that nobody ever wished to drag and what if we flip you heel as a result of to me it type of felt like, should you by no means do it, boy, you simply kinda let that dangling there. … Then, to me, we get to write down for this man that’s been the final word good man for 20-plus years. We get to show him dangerous and the way does that look?”

John Cena, proper, hugs Cody Rhodes throughout WWE Elimination Chamber at Rogers Centre on March 1, 2025 in Toronto. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE by way of Getty Pictures)

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Levesque stated he went over what precisely occurred at Elimination Chamber, which occurred in March. Rhodes is requested to promote his soul to The Rock, sides with the followers, will get seemingly congratulated by Cena, after which, Cena kicks him within the groin.

“Unhealthy guys need to be justified within the ‘why.’ It has to make sense and it may be skewed to love, ‘Properly that is sensible. I don’t agree with that. I feel he’s fallacious. I don’t agree with it. However I see how he might suppose that.,’” Levesque stated.

“So, in John’s thoughts, for 20-plus years, ‘I’ve executed every little thing the proper approach, but you’ve advised me I suck, you’ve booed me and also you’ve stated I’m Tremendous Cena, I can’t wrestle, I solely have 5 strikes, I this, I that,’ like all of the issues he’s overcome for 25 years, now you can flip that on them and be bitter. In your final run, in your need to have one final huge, profitable run, ‘I do know my time is working out and if I’m going to do that, I may not be pretty much as good as I was. I may not be as quick, I may not be as sturdy, I may not be pretty much as good of a performer, so I’ve to promote myself out. I’ve to cheat. I’ve to do issues that I wouldn’t have executed the remainder of my profession due to hustle, loyalty respect, I wouldn’t have executed these issues however now I will likely be as a result of I’m determined in my final hours.’ It is sensible for the character.

Levesque stated Cena advised him he didn’t suppose that was the place he would have gone for the final hurrah, however he stated, “I f—ing like it.”

He added that Cena was up for the problem of constructing the gang hate him. 

Cena obtained an amazing quantity of boos as he appeared on “Monday Evening Uncooked” a number of instances whereas the corporate was in Europe. He blamed the followers for creating the one that he’s now, vowed to “wreck wrestling” and win his record-breaking seventeenth championship.

Jey Uso, proper, pushes John Cena off the ring Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 in the course of the WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)

It’s going to culminate in a match for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Sunday at WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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Cena can be set to make an look on “Friday Evening SmackDown” on the T-Cell Enviornment forward of the occasion.

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