John Cena: Very Rarely, I Honestly Don’t Think I’ve Said No To Any Sort Of Creative Decision In WWE

John Cena talks about his heel turn and the fan push that brought him back to being a babyface in WWE during his retirement tour.

Last year, during the course of his retirement tour from the world of professional wrestling, Cena would turn heel for the first time in almost two decades, before turning babyface again in the lead up to a SummerSlam bout with Cody Rhodes.

While speaking to The Rich Eisen Show in a new interview, John Cena was told by Rich that he didn’t enjoy his heel turn.

“A lot of fans didn’t (like his heel turn), and honestly, in talking about that, when I did, I tried to do it in the most realistic manner. The true heel turn of- I mean, there are many, many different ways I could have gone, but I kind of stayed as myself. You know, I didn’t change up the uniform. I didn’t change up the music. I started to try to find a real place of why I would choose a non-virtuous path, and me being frustrated with the audience of all these years of being such a polarizing character seemed like the strongest connection, and the audience got a taste of it. They’re like, ‘no, we want the (real) you back.'”

Cena was then asked if he wanted to return to be babyface by the time the turn came around.

“I always like new creative challenges, and that’s why, I mean, very rarely, I honestly don’t think I’ve said no to any sort of creative decision in WWE. I’ve always tried to embrace it and do the best I can, and right up until my final moment of tapping out with fulfillment on my face, which was very mixed reviews on that as well. I always enjoy a creative challenge. I’m not afraid to take those risks.”

Elsewhere in another recent podcast appearance, AJ Styles noted that Cena called the entirety of their WWE Crown Jewel match in the ring. You can read more about that here.

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