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John Cena recently shared the real reason for his shocking WWE heel turn. The legend retired from in-ring competition at Saturday Night's Main Event last weekend.
Speaking with Cody Rhodes on the What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, Cena revealed why the company decided to turn him heel at Elimination Chamber 2025. Cena won the Men's Elimination Chamber match and then aligned with Travis Scott and The Rock after the match. The 48-year-old shared that the company turned him heel to create a moment, and there wasn't a ton of planning after that.
"They wanted to make Elimination Chamber a moment. I get it. The business is about making moments. There is nothing wrong with that. You don’t always need a nine-month trajectory. You can understand, ‘We have a ton of eyes on tonight. Let’s do something impactful, and then you as artists can run through the maze and figure it out.’ In February, they wanted to make a moment and they asked me to be part of it. ‘Holy hell, what a challenge to me creatively.’ The loss of that good side at all costs, to get that, was easy to explain," he said. [H/T: Fightful]You can check out the video below:
Gunther tapped out John Cena in his retirement match at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event last weekend in Washington, D.C.
John Cena comments on working with WWE star Gunther
John Cena praised Gunther following his WWE retirement match and noted that it was an honor to work with him.
During his conversation with Cody Rhodes on the What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, the Franchise Player praised The Ring General and shared that he hit hard in the ring. John Cena stated it was an honor to work with Gunther, and he respected him.
"Honestly, to be honored to be in there with somebody who takes the mat as sacred. I don’t care who likes or doesn’t like Gunther. Respect is a core value, motherf**ker hits hard and hits pure, and he is all about this 20×20 box," he said.John Cena started praising Gunther nonstop when he heard Gunther asked to be on Cody's podcast: "You definitely should have Gunther..I can't tell you how much respect I have for him[Gunther], and I know he's not gonna say the same thing about me and he shouldn't..." (What Do
It will be fascinating to see what WWE has planned for Gunther moving forward.
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