Below are some top WWE & AEW news stories of the day, involving John Cena.
• AEW Commentator Jim Ross has reacted to fan-made videos imagining him calling John Cena’s heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025. While he appreciated the sentiment, he found it odd that fans wanted to replace Michael Cole instead of recognizing his work.
Ross praised Cena’s turn as a well-timed shocker that elevated the show, calling it “fabulous.”
He also explained why a Cena heel turn never happened during his WWE tenure, saying Vince McMahon resisted the idea due to Cena’s massive merchandise sales.
Here’s what Good Ol’ JR said on his podcast:
“Yeah, it’s nice. I saw the same thing. It’s nice. I feel bad because it takes away from Michael Cole, and that’s not the objective, but everybody’s got their taste. My delivery and my presentation in moments like that are different, and I don’t think that you can replicate them. That’s just me.
I liked the hell out of it. I thought it was timely; I thought it made sense; I thought it added to the show. It was a jaw-dropper, to say the least. So, I had no issues with it at all. I thought it was fabulous.
A lot of people wanted it to happen, but Vince was always very, very reticent in pulling the string on that deal. One of the reasons is what you mentioned, Cena’s merchandise numbers were astonishing.”
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• On his My World podcast, AEW star Jeff Jarrett talked about how John Cena’s heel turn is going to freshen up the entire WWE roster, with Cody Rhodes benefitting the most.
Here’s what Double J said:
“From the creative perspective, the one thing I was taught is that when you pull that trigger on said heel or babyface and he jumps the fence, it has the ability to freshen up the entire roster in almost a magical way.
His interactions with Gunther are going to be different. You just have all kind of segments throughout the entire roster, so you have to kind of think through all that. Are there any matchups that we’ve missed that we should go capitalize on, should go monetize on? You could just kind of see quite a few of those pieces of puzzle already falling into place.
They’re banking on a massive WrestleMania. I think what Rock is sprinkled in there is that this is ultimately business wise, yes, it’s best for the brand and lifts everything, but man, oh man. You talk about taking Cody to another level. You can see him getting a lead in a Hollywood film, like he’s getting up into that stratosphere, not just the top babyface.
I couldn’t be happier for the guy, but man, I just think the depth of the roster and the way they’re navigating things, Cody as the brand is going to benefit the most.
Cena, unless he calls off his retirement tour, which he could, he’s exiting. So I don’t see this as a long term heel run. I don’t think he’s going to break away too much from what brought him to the dance. I think it’s short term, but they’re hammered down to Vegas.”
