You know it was coming: The dreaded John Cena heel turn. I don't think I need to go into extreme detail to describe why it's time for John Cena to go heel but to say his character needs a change is a gross understatement. Even Hulk Hogan, king of the World Wrestling Federation for the 1980s, turned heel in 1996 when no one thought that was possible. Cena has been on top for over a decade and he's on television way more than Hogan ever was. Ratings are at an all-time low, house shows are sparsely attended, and the product sucks so drastic measures need to be taken. It's time for Cena to turn heel and join Triple H in the fight to keep Raw the same. That's right, Cena join Triple H in order to keep the young guys down. Before you start yelling that this sounds too much like WCW's Millionaire's Club vs. the New Blood angle, let me stop you and tell you that you're absolutely right. This is the old vs. the young, the established guys v. the up and comers, and the veterans vs. the rookies, and it would work. You have John Cena, 15-time champion, standing alongside Triple H, star of the Attitude Era and son-in-law to the most successful promoter in wrestling history. Both guys have made millions of dollars off of this version of Raw and now suddenly you have these upstarts from the undercard and NXT trying to change everything. Guys like Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Apollo Crews, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn who are wrestling a completely different style and being successful with it. Suddenly, they want the top spots in the WWE? Spots that Triple H and John Cena have had for nearly 20 years? I don't think so. Yes, it sounds cliche and a slight rehash of the Nexus angle but guess what? That angle was going to work if WWE didn't screw it up. A heel John Cena who embraces his role as the company's "franchise player", who makes out with his super-hot girlfriend Nikki, and tells the rest of the roster exactly how far below him they are would be an awesome heel. The rest of the young guys could fight the power, creating new match-ups and making a major change in the direction of the promotion.
