Ric Flair Thinks John Cena Has Failed As A WWE Heel For This Reason
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has explained exactly why John Cena as a heel simply doesn’t work.
At Elimination Chamber in early 2025, Cody Rhodes had the chance to bend the knee and give his soul to The Rock. However, Rhodes refused that offer, and few could have predicted what would happen next.
John Cena kicked Rhodes below the belt as he turned heel for the first time in over 20 years. Cena took his new attitude into the main event of WrestleMania 41, where he captured the 17th world title of his career when he defeated Rhodes with a little help from Travis Scott.
Since then, however, Cena’s heel run has faltered, in no small part due to fans continuing to cheer the star as they recognise that his career is almost at an end.
But the man dubbed The Dirtiest Player In The Game thinks he knows why it’s not working.
Ric Flair Says John Cena Is Ricky Steamboat
Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Ric Flair explained that John Cena is in elite company among other wrestling greats who just couldn’t be a bad guy:
The thing about John, John is Ricky Steamboat. There’s nothing bad about John… You know, some guys like Jack Brisco and Ricky Steamboat, Sting and all that, they just can’t be a heel. And John, as great as he is all that, he’s just not a bad guy. He’s such a good guy.