8 Wrestlers Who Broke All The Rules
4. John Cena - 15 Years A Hero
Is John Cena the first top babyface who crowds began to sour on? Absolutely not. Where Cena broke the rules of professional wrestling, though, is in how WWE just powered forward with Big Match John as the uber-hero regardless of the intense boos so often directed his way.
Before Cena, even the biggest of stars would eventually be turned heel once the bloom was off the rose and the fan response began to wane. You can point to heavy hitters such as Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, The Rock, and even 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin who became villainous when the crowd response dictated a character change.
For Cena, once his early heel run as the Doctor of Thuganomics was so popular that it led to a babyface turn, the multiple-time World Champion has never once embraced the hate. To have a top star remain a babyface for over 15 years in itself is largely unheard of unless your name's Bruno Sammartino, and even more unique is having a top star remain a babyface for 15 years when a large portion of every venue is raining down boos on said star.
After doing this with John Cena, it looked for all the world that WWE was again going to follow this path with Roman Reigns. That was, of course, until Reigns joined forces with Paul Heyman just last month.