Triple H Reveals John Cena’s Reaction to Heel Turn – John Cena’s shocking heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 sent shockwaves through the wrestling world. Aligning with The Final Boss, The Rock, Cena turned against Cody Rhodes and has since declared his intent to “ruin wrestling” by capturing the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41.
Fans have long speculated whether Cena would ever take on a villainous role, and now, Triple H has shed light on how the decision came to be. Speaking with Alex McCarthy of The Daily Mail, Triple H addressed whether it was difficult to convince Cena to embrace the turn.
“No, it was a conversation – without getting into the details – it was a conversation that when it was brought up, everybody… I think in John’s mind he was like, ‘Wow, I didn’t think you were going to say that. I love it.’ It’s a challenge to him. John’s not a complacent person, right?”
Triple H explained that Cena is always looking for challenges and compared it to an actor breaking out of typecasting.
“I think he would have done it, and he would have done it happily and he would have done it for fans, but I think there would have been a piece of him that would have been like, ‘Alright, I’m just going to go through my day here.’ This now, I guess it’s no different than if a Hollywood role for any actor where they say, ‘We’d like you to play the character you’ve played in 20 other movies pretty much and just do the same thing.’ It’s like ‘OK.’ At a certain point in time, they come and they give you something way off something you’ve ever done, and you’re like, ‘Wow, alright, that’s a challenge I’ve never done before.’ That energizes you and gets your creative juices going and excites you, it lights you up as a performer. This is going to be special because John is lit up about it. We’re lit up about it. It’s going to be incredible.”
Cena’s transformation into a villainous force has dominated WWE storylines heading into WrestleMania 41. Before the highly anticipated showdown with Cody Rhodes, Cena is scheduled for his final advertised appearance before WrestleMania on tonight’s Monday Night RAW in London, England, where he will confront Rhodes once again.
