John Cena Was Set To Turn Heel In 2011

Chris Hero reveals plans for Cena heel turn.

John Cena was booked to turn heel in 2011, according to Chris Hero on The Cheap Heat Podcast. Cena got as far as spending a $5,0000 deposit on new ring gear. However, when WWE killed the idea, Cena gave the $5,000 to developmental wrestlers as a form of scholarship. Hero worked for WWE from 2012 to 2013. He states that the heel turn would have been after the WrestleMania in Atlanta. As Hero didn't work with WWE at the time of WrestleMania 27, he has obviously heard this story second hand. However, he is a reliable inside source, and the scholarship and the story behind it would have been in place when he joined the WWE. What's interesting is that Cena was so far along with the idea of going heel. He was planning on wearing boots and trunks as a way of being the opposite of his current character. This was the year that he faced off against CM Punk, and the year leading up to his first match with The Rock. There was definitely scope for Cena to be a heel in all of that. In the end, WWE killed the idea. They realised that they could still use Cena as a face, at the same time as having him functioning as a heel. He ended up being the default bad guy in his feuds with Punk and Rock. As Cena had already put a hefty deposit down on new ring gear, he set the scholarship up for developmental. By all accounts, he's a class act guy. The best developmental performers would end up being picked by the coach each month for a $500 chunk of Cena's money, which could then be used to pick new ring gear. The fact that both WWE and Cena had came so close to the heel turn, it suggests that it is definitely something that could be considered again in the future.
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