John Cena executed one of the crucial surprising heel turns in skilled wrestling on the Elimination Chamber. On Monday, Cena lastly defined why he turned his again on WWE followers and undisputed champion Cody Rhodes.
Cena kicked off WWE Uncooked in entrance of a raucous crowd in Brussels. Cena emerged to a refrain of boos and chants of “John Cena sucks!” It is commonplace for professional wrestlers to replace their aesthetic or theme music when altering their character path. The evolution of crimson and yellow Hulkamania to “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan is without doubt one of the most well-known examples. Some older WWE followers hoped Cena would revive his “Fundamental Thuganomics” music, however they have been greeted by the acquainted trumpets of “My Time is Now.”
“You do not get a brand new look, since you gown like me, you idiots,” Cena stated. “You do not get new music, that’s my voice on my track, your time is lastly up and my time is now!”
Cena turned heel for the primary time in 22 years on March 1, however he refused to label his character improvement as such. Cena, making his first look because the Elimination Chamber, described his angle adjustment as an overdue response to the viewers’s therapy of him.
“For 25 years, I have been a sufferer of an abusive relationship,” Cena stated. “All you do is be hurtful, and bully me into being your puppet, and anticipating me to do it with a smile on my face. No extra! I’m not a babyface. I’m not a heel. I’m a human being. You have got been terrible to me…
“What have you ever accomplished to help me? All you ever do is steal from me, my private moments, my time, I’m an object to you. You have got made me the butt of a silly invisible joke for 15 years.”
Cena’s rise to record-tying 16-time world champion occurred rapidly however not with out problem. Cena’s bland character was panned upon its debut in June 2002. He was practically launched from WWE earlier than stumbling upon a preferred rapping gimmick that November. One yr later, Cena turned face and by no means appeared again. Cena was closely cheered throughout his 2025 farewell tour earlier than aligning with The Rock. However for a lot of the 2010s, he was booed by an grownup fanbase desperately wanting him to be a nasty man — a set off WWE by no means pulled throughout his full-time run.
“It doesn’t matter what I do, it is by no means sufficient and it is best to all be ashamed of your self. All you ever do is take,” Cena stated. “Not one in every of you sons of bitches requested how I really feel.”
Undisputed WWE champion Rhodes confronted Cena in Belgium that night. It was their first encounter since Cena, The Rock and rapper Travis Scott left Rhodes bloodied and battered on the Elimination Chamber. The WrestleMania 41 rivals shunned physicality, however Rhodes’ phrases have been sharp.
“I used to be enthusiastic about going at it week after week with John Cena, however as a substitute, I bought this…” Rhodes stated. “You higher go discover John Cena as a result of I need to face him, not this whiny bitch.”
Rhodes vs. Cena is one in every of 4 matches at present confirmed for WrestleMania 41. The 2-night spectacle takes place in Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on April 19 and 20.
