WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray shared his prediction that John Cena will not remain a heel throughout his retirement tour during a recent episode of the Busted Open podcast.
Cena surprised fans with a heel turn at Elimination Chamber, where he won the Men’s Elimination Chamber match to earn a title opportunity against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, but later aligned with The Rock after Rhodes refused to sell his soul to The Final Boss.
I don’t think John Cena is going to remain a heel throughout his retirement tour. Let’s just go by this final 10 months. I don’t believe Cena runs it out as a heel. As a matter of fact, I’ll take a guess here, and listen, I was not right about the Cena heel turn at all. I’m the one who said, ‘Nah, don’t think it’s gonna happen.’ I think Cena is the heel up until WrestleMania
This marks a dramatic shift for Cena, who maintained a babyface character for over two decades in WWE before his surprising betrayal at Elimination Chamber.
The 16-time World Champion will challenge Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41, aiming to secure a record-setting 17th World Championship victory.
Nikki Bella, Cena’s former fiancée, made her return to WWE at the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble match last month.
