John Cena's heel turn transcended wrestling.
Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon has been confirmed as the Secretary of Education, and she was at President Trump's State of the Union Address. Even there, her WWE ties followed her.
Speaking at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H discussed John Cena's heel turn and noted that Linda McMahon was asked about it as she was leaving the State of the Union Address.
“Just recently, John Cena, when we talk about generational stars, for 20-plus years, has been the ultimate good guy in WWE. For him personally, that’s just who he is. Done more wishes for Make-a-Wish than any other celebrity in history. He’s just an incredible human being. But his character, John Cena, his character has been the ultimate good guy for 20-plus years. The Rock, who now has a character developed called ‘The Final Boss’, he’s on the board of TKO legitimately, but it’s part of the character, and he has all this power and control. He just used some of that power and control, and John Cena just turned heel, became a bad guy, for the first time. This was one of the biggest stories we have ever done. Within a few hours, that moment had over 100 million views on social media, within hours. It was front and center on SportsCenter. It resonated everywhere. Jon Stewart used it as a vehicle to explain Washington D.C. and political power with a new administration. I think it’s no secret my mother-in-law is the Secretary of Education, and she just had a moment the other day where she was walking out of the State of the Union, and the one question someone shouted at her was, ‘Ms. McMahon, as the new Secretary of Education, what do you think about John Cena turning heel?’ It resonated so massively. It transcended everything. It was water cooler talk around the globe and made headlines everywhere," Triple H said.
Click here to see what Steve Austin had to say about John Cena's heel turn.
Hulk Hogan recently discussed Cena's heel turn. Check out his comments here.
Check out Triple H's comments about WWE's goal to take over the world here.
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