John Cena’s heel turn at the WWE elimination chamber transcended the world of sports entertainment.
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe discussed the ESPN test, while Jon Stewart mentioned it in “The Daily Show.” It was really a moment that no wrestling fan thought they would see, never.
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John Cena hugs Cody Rhodes during the WWE elimination chamber at the Rogers Center on March 1, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. (Georgiana Dallas/wwe through Getty Images)
Dinner even talked about the idea of turning the heel in 2012 into the Chris van Vliet podcast last year. But the dramatic turn of being immensely loved by fans to turn his back on everything his character was for more than several years never happened, until Saturday.
The comparisons then entered. What turned in the heel was bigger? Hulk Hogan was the third man in the new world order and turned on the fighting of the World Championship (WCW) in 1996 in Bash at The Beach or was dinner?
Hogan intervened during an interview with Justin Barraso for his “indisputable” replacement.
“It is one of the best heel turns that I have seen in a long, long time,” said Hogan. “All the main players were involved. I can’t say enough about the rock, he was incredible. They did well, I’ll tell you.”
Hogan added that. Dinner now is not doing the things he had been doing, essentially, shaking hands and kissing babies. He called him “bigger than a fighting angle.”
When Hogan decided to become the “bad” in professional wrestling, it was said that his trick “say your prayers and eat your vitamins” that had become obsolete. No wrestling fan at that time thought Hogan could align with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, who had just joined WCW in the previous weeks of the WWE, then known as the World Federation of the fight.
The then WCW Hulk Hogan fighter attends Licensing International 2000, June 14, 2000, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. (Stan Godlewski/getty images)
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The turn began the domain of the faction of the new world order. WCW defeated WWE in the grades for 83 weeks before the other company finally harden the ship and buy WCW.
Cena began his career wanting to cause a good impression in the era of the “ruthless aggression” of the company and then became a rapper that would dislike the crowds and throw free rap tracks in his opponents.
It became one of the most popular fighters in history and even established a record for most wishes of the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted. He won the WWE championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. A more title victory will establish a record.
It was what his farewell tour was about when he announced his retirement last summer. He embarked on the trip on the Royal Rumble, just to be the final competitor eliminated.
The signs seemed to be there after that. He declared a competitor in the Men’s elimination chamber party without winning the place. Then he aligned with La Roca, who initially asked Rhodes to become “his champion.”
John Cena en action against Cody Rhodes during the WWE elimination chamber at the Rogers Center on March 1, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. (Rich Freeda/wwe through Getty Images)
The final career of the dinner WWE will now be on the other side of the hall and maintain a hot story burning during the rest of the year.
