John Cena's Reaction To WWE Heel Turn Pitch Revealed

John Cena's reaction to WWE's initial pitch of a heel turn has been revealed by Triple H - aka Paul Levesque - who spoke recently to Alex McCarthy for Daily Mail.

On being asked about Cena's reaction, WWE's chief content officer replied:

"It was a conversation that when it was brought up [...] 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? I think he would have [finished his career without turning] 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.'"

Levesque compared the turn to an actor being cast in a hugely different role, saying:

"That energises 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 turned heel after winning the men's Elimination Chamber match, attacking Cody Rhodes and siding with The Rock. The Chamber win has secured him a WrestleMania 41 title match against Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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