Triple H says it has been ‘amazing’ to see John Cena’s heel run
Triple H is amazed to see the new John Cena.
On The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the host asked Triple H about his thoughts on entering the Hall of Fame. Triple H explained the story about being inducted without his knowledge, only finding out during a WWE town hall meeting when Shawn Micheals and The Undertaker showed up to make the announcement.
“To have it be done that way by two guys, one is my best friend and The Undertaker is one of the biggest legends and one of the guys I respect the most in this industry, it’s very meaningful.”
Triple H also talked about Cena’s heel turn that took place back at Elimination Chamber, attacking his WrestleMania 41 opponent Cody Rhodes, saying Cena has been working hard at getting people to hate him after years of being the company’s top babyface.
“But the challenge on this is he’s in his retirement run…and he came back and turned into a bad guy. In our business, he turned heel. It’s amazing to see that transformation of John from like the most beloved character in WWE to just Darth Vader. They hate him, and he’s working very hard to make them hate him.”
He also talked about working with The Rock, both as an opponent and later as a creative mind.
“What’s cool about it is all these years later, that was like 1996 [when they first met], he and I are still collaborating on things and working together behind the scenes to make WWE as great as it can be. It’s in his blood, it’s in his DNA.”
Triple H will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next Friday as part of WrestleMania 41 weekend, with the two WrestleMania shows taking place Saturday and Sunday.