John Cena turning heel has been something that a good chunk of fans have wanted to see for years. It turns out that it was very close to happening but was nixed at the last moment.
Former WWE Writer Kevin Eck was recently a guest on The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. During the podcast, Eck revealed that Vince was on board for the heel turn for Cena until the last-minute.
“Vince had agreed to do it, but then he changed his mind and said that we can’t do it. This was back around the time when McMahon was really looking at Sheamus to get his push. The question was if we turn John Cena heel then who is he going to work with, who will be the top babyface?”
It turns out that Cena’s clothing deal with the store: KMart ended up being the reason for his heel turn not happening:
“That was the feeling back then, then we came up with some scenarios, and believe it or not, Cena was on board with it, but right around that time there was a big clothing line for John Cena at K-Mart, and Vince McMahon was like, ‘Oh Jesus Christ, he has a deal with KMart, and now we’re going to turn him heel?’ So, KMart is to blame for Cena not turning heel. During a meeting once Vince had a huge smile on his face, and he tells everyone that I know you’ve wanted John Cena as a heel for a long time, but we just can’t turn him heel and that was the end of that.”
Damn you KMart!
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i wanna laugh but this is too stupid. jesus christ vince