John Cena surprised everyone when he became Heel and attacked Cody Rhodes at the Elimination Chamber event. Fans were surprised because Cena had been a babyface for two decades and is now a despicable heel. Given that, Triple H now explained how he proposed the idea to Cena.
While talking to High PerformanceTriple H revealed how he spoke with John Cena about the idea of turning him into a heel. He told John Cena that they should finally do what nobody ever wanted: to turn it into a heel.
Triple H pointed out that Cena had been the Top Babyface for more than 20 years, but triple H felt that if they never tried something different, it would always feel like a lost opportunity. This was his opportunity to show a new dinner side and see what that would be.
“I went to John and said, 'What if we wore the lever that nobody wanted to pull? What if we have become heel?' For me, he felt as if we never did, he would always be hanging there.
When they spoke for the first time by phone, John didn't say much immediately. He only heard, which is what he usually does during creative talks. Triple H explained the whole idea: in elimination chamber, Cody is invited to join next to The Rock and says no. Dinner is there, and it seems that he is on the side of Cody and faces The Rock. But then the turn comes, dinner suddenly turns against The Rock, hits him and hits him. That's when dinner “is sold.”
Triple H said that for the story to work, Cena had to believe that he was doing the right thing in his mind. Even heels need a reason that makes sense to them. For dinner, it would come from feeling little appreciated.
Although he always did things in the right way for more than 20 years, fans still criticized him, called him boring and said he only had five movements. So now, with his time in the ring ending, he feels desperate. Triple H pointed out that Cena is not as strong or fast as before, and if he wants a last great moment, he has to do things that he would never have done before. That includes turning your back on everything for what it always remained.
“So I said, 'What if in elimination chamber, Cody is invited to sell, and says no. And you are there, and it seems – well for you – for telling The Rock to go to the M@#rda. And then the unthinkable. The rock looks at you, and you hit him in the eggs and put it as a dog. You sell you.' Because in your mind, I feel that the bad one has to feel justified.
So in John's mind, for more than 20 years, he has done everything in the right way. However, people still tell him that he stinks, which is 'super dinner', that he only has five movements – all things he has had to overcome over the years. Now, you turn around. It is bitter. Because in his desire to have a last great and successful career – he is still that time is running out – I think, if I'm going to do this, it may not be so fast or so strong or as good as it used to be. So I have to sell myself and do things that I would not have done before in my career. But now I will, because I am desperate in my last hours. “
John Cena was surprised with the plan to be a villain on the way to Wrestlemania 41
After listening to the whole idea, dinner was surprised. I didn't expect the proposal to be so far. But he loved it. He said he could have returned, made his usual movements and would have gone. But this was different, it was a challenge. He gave him a new role to interpret, something deep and exciting. Dinner had to discover how to make fans really hate him, and that challenge excited him.
“When we went through all that and I explained it, John said, 'Go. I did not think that you were going to get so far with this. That is bold – but I love it. I love it because I could simply come in, make it easy. I could do my greatest successes and move on. Or – I could be challenged. This is a challenge. This is a juicy role. As I do that I do these people?'
The former Cenation leader is ready to make an appearance during the April 18 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, which will be the show edition of the show. Then, he will challenge Cody Rhodes for WWE's undisputed championship in Wrestlemania 41. Therefore, we will have to see if Cena will end up becoming the new champion and really consolidating himself as one of the greatest heels in recent memory.
