It's been a few weeks since John Cena went bad at the Royal Rumble , and even though it is still the talk on pro wrestling, I am still under-whelmed. I can't say that I was actually ever a John Cena fan. I never hated him, but I was not a part of "let's go Cena/Cena sucks". I respected the hard work he did. Cena put a lot of energy into his role for the 25 years (he says) he was in it. I just didn't jibe with him. So his recent heel turn didn't devastate me.
Check out YouTube for the links to the heel turn and promo.
To a lot of wrestling fans, this is the biggest heel turn since Hulk Hogan joined the NWO in the 1990s.
It didn't do a lot for me. It was stunning, but nothing ground breaking. Check out Larry Zbyszko's heel turn on Bruno back in 1980. Much more believable and the move had far worse consequences. And it just had better drama. The build-up to Zbyszko's turn was about one month or two. Cena's was apparently immediate. Granted, you cannot compare Larry Zbyszko to John Cena. Cena was the face of the company, while Zbyszko was a mid-card wrestler, but was the protege of the living legend.
John Cena doesn't seem believable as a heel. His facial expressions don't convince me. His promo was pretty good, but I am not moved yet, even though he insulted the WWE fans (including kids).
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