Report – Cody Rhodes Turned Down The Rock's Idea To Turn Heel
03/07/2025 12:08 PM
During Saturday night's WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto pay-per-view event, John Cena turned heel and joined forces with The Rock after winning the 2025 men's Elimination Chamber match.
Cena, The Rock, and Travis Scott assaulted Cody Rhodes after The American Nightmare refused to sell his soul to The Final Boss.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that The Rock genuinely desired to be aligned with Rhodes and wanted him to embrace a heel persona.
However, people within WWE felt that a Rhodes heel turn at this point could have negatively impacted the company.
The prevailing sentiment was that the current audience loves babyface Rhodes, and there's no need to alter a winning formula.
Moreover, WWE had also considered CM Punk as The Rock’s heel ally, but Cena agreed to turn heel, and the role went to him.
The report states, “CM Punk was going to get the slot, but we're told it never came down to him as Cena agreed to do it."
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