Hulk Hogan On If John Cena Should Turn Heel

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan joins Chris to discuss if he believes that John Cena should eventually turn heel.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

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[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It CVVCLIPS Brotherrrrrrr Dude Jack.

[@xMontorix]

Who ever was alive during the Ruthless Agression Era you'd know Cena plays a great heel!

[@phantomsoldier87]

Word life

[@xMontorix]

@@Sherif_Yehia I'm the exact same way after seeing him be a heel I hate that he does his hustle loyalty and respect 24/7 it actually kind of pisses me off because I can't buy it. Like where's the Cena that was running around hitting people with metal pipes and having parking lot brawls I know he has way more him than to just smile and wave.

[@ixcision]

they liked him so much he was forced to go face in the 03 survivor series. bro was going crazy with feuds with the likes of angle, eddie, taker and eventually lesnar n got a shot at the big gold all in one year under his new thuganomics gimmick that saved his wrestling life. THAT year alone shows how great of a heel cena could've been if he ever had one more heel turn during the late 00's-early 10's.

[@Green.P3]

@@ixcisionHe should’ve turned heel in again in 2011-2012

[@chadroberts3667]

I liked that John Cena gimmick Doctor of thuganomics I remember when he first came out his promos was a freestyling session 😂

[@fox9769]

I mean with how good Cena is on the mic and how good he is working a crowd, plus how long and good he was as a face. Man Cena would have been the greatest heel of all time.

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

Cena was not a good face. He has no character development. He literally got boo’d as the face. That’s called not doing a good job

[@rjuniverse7289]

​@RobertSmith-ow5kf Cena sold the most merchandise for nearly a decade. He was beloved by the children, they looked up to him. He not only was the character on screen but also lived that in real life. He was the most consistent wrestler during his time, attending every shows, has the record make a wish, does charity everywhere, has a slogan never give up which has inspired many people. He did fantastic job as a face. That's what an actual face does.

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

@@rjuniverse7289 He was also the only guy selling merchandise lol. He had a new shirt every show, of course he sold the most. I am not disputing whether kids looked up to him or if he is a good person. But for me, shaking up is not enough. You have to perform. He was bad at wrestling. He just was. His gimmick was also stale. He got boo’d out of nearly every arena. He was also the only superstar getting pushed. Nobody grew under his watch. Look at the 90’s and early 200’s. So many huge stars that get massive pops just by shaking their face. Who do we have from cena’s era? Carlito cool and R-Truth?

[@mrrobluxo2369]

@@rjuniverse7289 but he didn’t help the business evolve. No other new stars were being created because he was always on top. He pulled strings behind the scenes to halt people’s careers because he wanted to remain on top. Roman is a better wrestler and face of the company because he created new stars

[@rjuniverse7289]

@mrrobluxo2369 No other stars were created??Batista, Orton, Edge, Jeff Hardy, RVD, Rey Mysterio and so many other stars were there along with the likes of The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels while Cena was till 2010 and after 2010 there were still Orton, then Punk, Bryan, The Miz, Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, The returning Brock, then The Shield group that was coming, The Wyatt Family,KO, later part Aj Styles, Nakamura, Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, Austin Theory, Solo Sikoa. Cena lost the championship 16 times, meaning he put the others over atleats 16 times during his run. And he didn't have a long range like Roman, grabbing the opportunity of other wrestlers to be achamp being a prat timer.Roman is a better wrestler😂Who was the star he created?? Everyone of them became on their own. Almost every single star that was created in the early 2010s like Sheamus, Ziggler, Del Rio, Rusev, Wade Barret, Daniel Bryan was buried to make Roman over while he became face.Not a single loss for about 3 years, and he was a part-time champ. Cena never had a part-time run as a champ when he could easily have.

[@robertbrown8900]

I always thought he should have had a heel run. At one point maybe 6, 7 years ago?, Cena was being booed regularly - I think fans just got sick of him winning the title and being so wholesome.. they could have had him turn on the fans - maybe beat up a kid or something. I think he would have a great heel.

[@eveningstar4543]

Beat up a make a wish kid....💀

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

He was boo’d for the better person of his career tbh. It was like a decade straight

[@aromega10]

Cena is the best guy on the mic. He's just too damn good.

[@H.K.5]

CM Punk is. Cena was amazing on the mic but he was too corny at times whereas Punk never had that problem.

[@jordannewsom3606]

​@@H.K.5 Imo Punk was only known for being a "master" on the mic after the pipebomb. He was always good. But Cena was betting at selling kayfabe promos

[@redrick8900]

@@H.K.5 punk is bad on the mic. He just pandered to dirt sheet fans by repeating their BS on the show.

[@robertbishop5357]

When Hogan turned heel in WCW and joined the NWO that was huge. I don't think anyone saw that coming which made him and the boys white hot.

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

Hows everyones Father doing today?

[@devynfijal605]

Christian: all your fathers are dead

[@Luke_-_]

Still getting the milk

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

@@MatheusFreitas-pp6nm I just checked your mom's Instagram...

[@vegetalover9297]

He's great

[@Lindforce1]

You mean brother’s day? BROTHER

[@normanred9212]

He was a heel when he first started, everyone seems to forget the Doctor of Thugomics

[@mjdf122]

Hulk Hogan wrestled 400 days a year

[@unexpected6030]

Wtf?

[@juts_sama]

​@@unexpected6030 yeahhh. he's all time great like thay

[@BenjaminLatPulldown]

Technically he was heel when he was the doctor of thuganomics…

[@zaneboado5454]

You're right, he was from 2002-2003.

[@jona3180]

Word life

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Ruck fules

[@TheUnmatchableOne]

John Cenas legacy is being a heroic figure that could reach massive heights without turning heel to “be cool” or change who he is (ever since he started the never give up thing) this is why he is a role model and I feel a heel turn not happening was actually best as it showed people you don’t have to turn bad to stay good.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Yeah I’m sure hogan who went thru what he is saying doesn’t know what he’s talking about. But you a fan boy does

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The truth is. Those who loved cena as a bland super hero would love him as a. Heel. Look what turning heel did for hulk hogan Roman reigns even Bret. You sound like a fool.

[@elamcyril]

John Cena's character got hella boring during the late 2000s & early 2010s, it was like watching the same thing over over again for nearly 5 years & more, much of the WWE universe was rejecting it with he getting negative reactions even as Superman babyface. Hogan almost went through this around early 90s, he decided to freshen it up with the probably the greatest heel run ever with Hollywood Hogan after having the greatest babyface run up to that point in wrestling. Cena absolutely needed to freshen up his character & gimmick. Heel turn around early 2010s would have been ideal.

[@TheUnmatchableOne]

@@elamcyril that’s a fair take, I feel that now looking back however it’s kind of cool to have someone with this type of legacy of being a true face that had been face of the company

[@elamcyril]

@@TheUnmatchableOne It's not that impressive, Cena had the backing of Vince no matter what the crowd reaction was. Cena's overall career would have been much better, almost as good as Hogan if Cena had turned heel & resurrected his character. I always believed that was a big missed opportunity.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

Tony Khan needs to hire Cena and have him turn heel. History repeats itself and it will be iconic. Not only would it revitalize AEW and catapult it into the ratings but it’ll garner Cena a bunch of new fans. People who hate him because he’s too “safe” & popular with kids will see him in a different light.

[@AliveClint]

John Cena could turn on LA Knight. I’d love to see that.

[@sjwgenius7347]

He should have turned heel after Super Cena era Everyone is booing him for winning forever it gives a perfect opportunity like Batista to go heel

[@JohnDoe-qu7gm]

You cannot be considered one of the greatest ever without a heel run at the peak of your popularity. Everyone has done it

[@doshi066]

I think vince didnt want to turn cena heel cause the mistake of stonecold turning heel, nobody really wanted to boo austin so vince thought the same thing but sametime they should of tried and if it didnt work out he could of went back to face anyways

[@joetheman8550]

The difference is, people didn't want to see heel Stone Cold but so badly wanted to see heel Cena coz they were sick of seeing Superman every week

[@redrick8900]

Stone Cold's heel run was the highlight of his career.

[@tsduke8270]

A Cena heel run could've ruined Orton however, cause as a heel Cena would overshadow Orton, and as a babyface Orton couldn't have been the top guy.

[@GregBurch]

Terry is a true heel irl. He would know.

[@fureyhiggins3289]

The Doctor of Thuganomics was a great heel. They neutered the Cena character when they turned him face.

[@viperrecords3288]

Cena was the cash cow for merch. No way they was turning him heel.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Since when do heels not move merch. Roman been the most popular wrestler in the world since he turned heel

[@Maxxwell-07]

That is not the reason. The reason is that Vince predicted that Cena would not get the same type of reaction as Hogan did. He would be cheered for like Austin was. When Hogan turned heel people wanted to kill him. Look at the trash being thrown into the ring, that says it all. When Austin turned heel and everytime he would come out to the ring people cheered for him. A bad guy being cheered for is the exact opposite of what you want. Cena would probably get an even bigger reaction than Austin. Vince is amongst the only ones in the world that experienced first hand what type of impact that kind of turn will have on the industry. He was on both sides of the events (the losing side and the winning side) that happened during the biggest heel turns in the business. Hogan being in WCW going head to head with the WWF at the time. And Austin being in the WWF and Vince being the sole owner of almost all of the biggest wrestling promotions in the world back then. No one can tell what kind of impact Cena's heel turn will have on the business better than Vince can. He experienced it, he knows.

[@viperrecords3288]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Not when you’ve spent the last few years being a hero to kids. Roman was NEVER a good baby face

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@viperrecords3288 that still destroys your point. “Cena was a cash cow” do you know who was a bigger cash cow than cena and still is. The nwo

[@viperrecords3288]

@@pleaseshutup7053 No jut doesn’t genius. You might wanna check your numbers If you think NWO was selling more merch than Cena is his prime years. Vince booked Cena to be a super hero to kids and it was working like gang busters. No way he was gonna turn him heel when he’s doing all those make-a-wish appearances just to appease some older marks like me. Now WCW let Hogan turn heel because they needed to spice things up. It was time for Hogan to try something different. Cena had already been a heel and a successful one. Roman NEVER got a over as a face. No matter how Vince wanted it. Have a seat I know what I’m talking about.

[@NewfieAsianKid]

Vince doesn't have the balls to turn Hogan heel because he doesn't wanna take that risk and hurt these kids' feelings. Similar how Cena never went heel after Ruthless Aggression. But Bischoff took that chance, and that made the ratings skyrocketed through the roof.

[@andremarc1275]

he is the biggest wrestling guest that you will ever have.... you will never have bigger than this because he is the biggest star of all time. good job.

[@pinkribbonskies5731]

Cena as epic heel is too late in his career

[@michaelburke7978]

Yeah, at this point in his career, it's really pointless to do a heel run, especially when he's pretty much working part time and he might transition back to movies as soon as the strike is over.

[@Bogdaman2]

It feels like Hulk's mic isn't even turned on

[@abovehyperionfilms]

Happy for Hogan and his new walk of faith. Praise God!

[@shaneomacdaddy]

Hulk Hogan was the John Cena of his day.

[@JoseVRKaiju]

I know is not going to happen but if Orton Vs Cena one last time happens at mania would be awesome to turn the tables and orton face and cena heel that would be fresh and by the end everyone would love cena again just enjoying the ride

[@George_Francis]

If Cena ever Turned heel and Became a Paul Heyman guy, he might would have done what Roman is doing now. the only thing is that he was too successful as a Face that he didn't need to. however, if he didn't go to Hollywood, it could have still been done.

[@Goose_0709]

Don't think a heel run is in the cards for John, he does way too much work with Make-A-Wish.

[@themax316]

Probably thr most honest thing hogan has said

[@leostenson4476]

They turned Roman heel because he was getting booed. Just like the Rock. Thats why it worked. Cena was getting booed out of buildings. They even made a "We Hate Cena" shirt for people who wanted to boo him. I mean shit if there was ever a time to turn him it was back then

[@KenjiWasTaken]

John Cena turning heel for a storyline a GOOD LENGTH STORYLINE… it would’ve literally broke the world Missed opportunity but his career is still great

[@fernandasoares7645]

IMO I think if John Cena turned heel right now it was be a lot more shocking and change WWE very drastically, even more so than Hulk Hogan and NWO ever did. 💯

[@Savvage.875]

Bro Cena would’ve been what Roman is now but better

[@XavierFrench]

Imagine if cena wins his 17th and turns heel right after Omg

[@phantomsoldier87]

To be honest, I'm good where he's at.

[@michaelleon7643]

turn up hulks mic!

[@tariqdogg5944]

John Cena is my favorite wrestler

[@HamzaMohamedothmane]

Jhon cena the GOAT game over 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻😇

[@FurQ69]

Cancer turned out to be the best thing for romans career, It got him over bigtime.

[@cHriiSzbEe]

John would be an amazing heel! He can troll the Make A Wish kids 😂

[@Simonskilamb]

How do people not get it honestly, and I say this as a former keyboard warrior smark who complained about everything in WWE and now has a young kid. Cena is a hero to kids. Like a superhero basically. They would be absolutely gutted if he turned heel. Its just not the same as it was with Hogan prior to becoming Hollywood Hogan - Hogan as a character, as an entertainer prior to his heel turn, was yesterday's news and even the kids had got bored of him. This never happened with Cena and if anything, people just love the guy more than ever now. Cena was already a heel, a great heel, and it took him to the main event. He doesnt need to do it again, brother!

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Hogan who was bigger than cena literally broke it down and you are saying he doesn’t get it lol

[@Simonskilamb]

@@pleaseshutup7053 but he's talking about a completely different situation. Cena was heel, became face, was successful, didnt get to the point that Hogan or Roman got to. Roman was face, was failing, turned heel, had success. Hogan was face, became heel because he was stale, then came back as a face. Cena just didnt need to, nor does he, need to turn heel again.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@Simonskilamb hogan and cena were exactly in the same situation hogan and cena were stale but they weren’t failing. Roman he was still the number 1 guy so I don’t know what you mean by failing. If cena went heel then back to babyface like hogan said he would be the unquestioned GOAT. How can you say he didn’t need to turn heel when a large part of the audience didn’t like him and stopped watching with him on talk that makes no sense. Hogan who actually is the orignal cena broke it down for you and you still tryna say otherwise. What a joke

[@Simonskilamb]

@@pleaseshutup7053 man you must have not been watching Roman's original babyface forced push then. The embarrassment of that Royal Rumble etc with the reaction etc. I dont even know why we're talking about him in the same sentence as Cena and Hogan. But going to have disagree here ultimately - Im not disputing that 2008-2009 was a grim era for wrestling (it was), I just dont think turning Cena heel would have changed anything, kids loved him and thats who they were starting to gear the product towards, not the older fans who might not have liked him. Cena made the right call and I think most of those same people now get that and respect Cena.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@Simonskilamb Hogan literally told you the point of turning him heel the man who has been in his situation and you are saying nothing would have changed hahahah I watched it all the entire 2010s was mid outside of little pockets like 2011 smackdown and 2016 smackdown. Cena absolutely needed a heel turn. To make wwe tv more interesting raw has been bad since 2009 thanks to cena and Roman

[@javonbrandon]

He was a heel in fast and furious lol

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Lmaooo gold

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Turned face before the movie is over

[@yamatheintercom2972]

If John Cena is a heel he should be just like Peacemaker hahahaha

[@thereaperplayz]

Hotter than he ever was before as a babyface? Now, assuming that Hogan is trying to put his experience into a scenario focused on John Cena, he's basically just told another goddamn lie. When he turned babyface, the result wasn't the same as the 80's. He didn't become a cultural icon again. He just became nothing more than a nostalgia act.

[@dwarlord3716]

Wasn't John a heel when he first joined WWE? I think he was a heel until 2008

[@nationofmasturbation4052]

He has been a face since 2003

[@johnrichardbelenario5561]

Nah kid he was a heel when 2002 - 2003 as Doctor thuganomics

[@joe77750]

That worked in 96 but wouldnt really work today, its lazy booking which Hogan/Bischoff is known for which explains the downfall of WCW and TNA

[@pleaseshutup7053]

It literally worked with Roman 😂😂

[@joe77750]

@@pleaseshutup7053 he aligned with Heyman, his family and has been involved in a long creative storyline

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@joe77750 wow so you are saying when you do creative storytelling with creative people it works. My mind is blown 🤯

[@michaelfrazier629]

It would be so weird seeing John cena as a heel tbh 😂 even if he tried he would look silly

[@Moneymaker-sl5jk]

He was a pretty good heel when he was the doctor of thuganomics

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@Moneymaker-sl5jkand he was silly lol still great tho

[@titus0953]

@@pleaseshutup7053go back and watch the rock feud as well as the match vs RVD at ECW ONS

[@glcbear2596]

John Cena will turn heel on LA Knight

[@skeletor7908]

That would be quite a plot twist! 😮

[@Amos_Huclkeberry]

He already turned heel early in his career. It happened already, move on.

[@co.co.co.5321]

who was the one with the brightest idea to conduct an interview like this? really 1 hour holding mics?