John Cena‘s WWE heel turn this year kicked off with a bang and ended with a whimper. But where did things go wrong?
Father of WWE Superstar John Cena, John Cena Sr., recently spoke with Sportskeeda. When asked about his son’s shocking heel turn earlier this year at Elimination Chamber, Cena Sr. praised the initial move but believes the storyline was destroyed when key components like The Rock and Travis Scott bailed afterward.
“Turning John Cena heel was a great idea,” Cena Sr. said. “The shock factor was great, but I think the storyline was destroyed. And that was a poor move in my opinion because it was a big gamble for everyone that was involved. And to see how it started and then to see the characters that were involved no longer be present, the heel turn almost became non-essential.” [H/T: WrestlePurists]
Following WrestleMania 41, The Rock infamously said on the Pat McAfee Show that he called up John Cena and Cody Rhodes following Elimination Chamber to tell them that his job was done and he was going to step back into the shadows. This move from The Rock was the beginning of the end for Cena’s heel turn.
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What do you make of John Cena Sr’s comments? Do you think that if The Rock had stuck around, the heel turn would have been a success? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
