VIDEO: Triple H reveals details on John Cena’s heel turn on ‘WWE Unreal’
A new clip from WWE Unreal reveals details on how John Cena’s heel turn came about.
In the clip for the upcoming Netflix show that premieres on July 29, Triple H broke down details on how Cena’s attack on Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber earlier this year became a reality. He said there were five people who had to know about the turn: Cena, Rhodes, The Rock, Travis Scott, and WWE President Nick Khan. The first call would be to Khan, who was on board. The Rock was contacted next.
“I hit him with what if…hear me out on this. And he just listened,” Triple H recalled. “And every now and then through the conversation he would go ‘Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.’ I wasn’t sure if he was giving me the ‘mm-hmm, get to the end so I can tell you how much I hate this’ or…right? And I got to the end and it was like, ‘Wow, man, I gotta tell you, I think that’s genius.’ And he immediately started riffing thoughts and ideas, right?”
Next to be contacted was Travis Scott, who approved of the angle, then Cody Rhodes, who was also on board. Then came time to contact John Cena. After Triple H asked him to give him his gut feeling, Cena said that he liked the idea a lot.
“When I hung up the phone with him, within a minute, minute in a half, I’ve gotten like three different texts from him of thoughts, ideas, and so I’m like ‘Right, he’s engaged,’” Triple H said.
Triple H then explained it became a coordinated effort, wanting to make sure to keep things tight and that nobody gets the information that isn’t on the phone call.
Cena laid out Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber back in February, setting the stage for their match at WrestleMania 41, which saw Cena defeat Rhodes to win the WWE Championship. The two will meet in a rematch at SummerSlam next weekend in a street fight.