Bruce Prichard on rumors of John Cena wanting to lose to a former WWE Champion and turn heel × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE News

Bruce Prichard on rumors of John Cena wanting to lose to a former WWE Champion and turn heel

By Lennard Surrao Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Cena is one of WWE's greatest ever babyfaces. Bruce Prichard recently commented on John Cena's apparent desire to turn heel in 2006 during his feud against Edge. The Cenation Leader faced the Rated-R Superstar at Unforgiven 2006 and won the main event match to become a 3-time WWE Champion. The match's stipulations stated that if Cena lost, he would be forced to leave RAW for SmackDown. Rumors were also prevalent at the time regarding Cena's intentions to change his character, and a move to the blue brand would have been an ideal reset for the superstar. Bruce Prichard said that while he wasn't aware of the particular incident from Unforgiven, the WWE executive confirmed that Cena has always considered embarking on a run as a heel since he turned face after his initial rise. Prichard also called Cena one of the most unselfish performers in wrestling, as you can view below during an insightful Q&A session on his podcast: "Look, John is probably one of the most unselfish guys that I've ever met, and I can definitely see him, you know, his whole thing was how to get other people over," said Bruce Prichard. "I don't know about that instance particularly, but I know that John was always looking to turn heel, yes." [16:45 - 17:03]

Bruce Prichard says John Cena understood why being a babyface was better for WWE s business

WWE has always refrained from pulling the trigger on a John Cena heel turn and, since 2009, hasn't even made any significant alterations to his on-screen gimmick. While Cena has been open to jumping over to the dark side, Bruce Prichard explained that the superstar realized why sticking to his 'never give up' routine was in the company's best interests. "I think there was a part of John that always wanted to kind of turn heel, but also, he understood the business of him not turning heel," Prichard continued." "Once he really grasped that, he embraced it and went all just full in on it." [16:20 - 16:40] View this post on Instagram Instagram Post The 16-time world champion has often been referred to as the Babe Ruth of professional wrestling as he has maintained his image as a clean-cut babyface. Bruce Prichard felt that John Cena was one of the nicest amongst everyone he'd worked with and deserved all the success coming his way. Prichard added: "Well, I think that the simple fact that John Cena was able to become that Babe Ruth, I think that's cool. And to a nicer guy, it couldn't have happened." [17:04 - 17:36] Do you still foresee John Cena turning heel before he retires? Sound off in the comments section below. While using the quote from this article, please credit 'Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard' and give a H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Rahul Madurawe × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी