John Cena reveals the mastermind behind his “failed” heel turn in WWE 

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While the storyline looked promising, his run as a bad boy never caught fire. By SummerSlam, he was already a babyface. During a recent interview on WrestleRant, John Cena talked about his ill-fated run as a heel.

He said the turn worked from a business perspective, but he understands the questions from a creative standpoint. He then revealed that the turn was Triple H’s idea and not his.

“Long and short, I’m glad to have done it. I never asked for it. So, it wasn’t my idea. It was Paul’s idea. And he even says himself, like, he asked me, and in two seconds, it was yes. Just like facing Brock or tapping out to Gunther. ‘Yes.’ That’s how I do business. Yes, just let me tell the story my way. If we never did it, I would’ve been fine,” he said.

Cena said he wouldn’t change a thing and said he was glad that they got to do it. He then admitted that the heel was a failure.

“A lot of folks will say, ‘The heel turn failed.’ Okay, I accept that as a failure, but I swung boldly. A lot of folks were upset with the finish of the last match. I accept that critique, and I feel great that I swung boldly in my final moment,” he added.

John Cena thought WrestleMania 36 match would be the last of his career

John Cena retired after losing to Gunther last year at Saturday Night’s Main Event in December. It brought an end to a highly successful in-ring career that lasted well over 20 years.

But in a recent interview with Metro UK, Cena revealed that he thought his WrestleMania 36 match against Bray Wyatt would have been his final in WWE.

Cena and Wyatt faced each other in a cinematic Firefly Funhouse match that captured moments from the Last Real Champion’s career and also shared a peek of him being a heel.

John Cena said that the match felt like a meta journey for him, facing all his demons and finally letting go.

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