John Cena Thinks He Can Address His Failed Heel Turn After His WWE Retirement Tour

John Cena is focused on the present.

At WWE Elimination Chamber, John Cena shocked fans when he turned heel and attacked Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. What started as an exciting new creative path, however, eventually turned sour due to a glaring absence from Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson at WrestleMania 41 and a variety of other factors.

While appearing at Fan Expo Chicago, Cena was asked how he would approach his heel run differently had he known that The Rock, who involved himself in Cenaâ€s initial turn at Elimination Chamber, would remain on the sidelines afterward.

“What Iâ€m hearing is in a hypothetical universe, what different choices would you make? I will answer that with hindsight is a waste of time,†Cena said. “Letâ€s live right here and now in the excitement and adventure. We got 11 dates left. I think Iâ€ll be able to talk about all this bupkus in January after the whole thing is over. But weâ€ve taken the audience on a on a hell of a ride this year. We still got a ways left to go, so Iâ€m excited about that.â€

John Cena knows his heel run failed too

The fan initially set up the question by saying Cena expressed his frustration with that stretch during a promo he did on WWE SmackDown. This came during his SummerSlam feud with Cody Rhodes, which fans thought signaled him turning babyface again. Cena noted that he wasnâ€t upset by the crowdâ€s reaction to it, though he did feel the heel run was unsuccessful.

“I wasnâ€t upset. I just know I failed,†he said. “Ainâ€t nothing wrong with that. You can learn from failure, right? I went out there and bombed. Sh*t happens, guys.â€

The 17-time world champion eventually returned to his babyface form on the August 1 episode of SmackDown, two days before his Undisputed WWE Championship rematch against Rhodes at WWE SummerSlam. As of this writing, Cena has five dates left on his retirement tour, one of which will pit him against AJ Styles at WWE Crown Jewel.

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