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John Cena is a heel for the first time in two decades. (Credit: Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)
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John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes at WWE WrestleMania 41 to secure his place in the history books.
The newly heel superstar beat Rhodes after blasting Rhodes with the WWE Championship to capture his 17th world title, surpassing Ric Flair for the most world championship wins in WWE history. It was a sight that would have been unimaginable just a few short months ago.
But Cena’s epic heel turn, which for years was nothing more than a fantasy booker’s dream, changed everything for Cena and Rhodes as well. For the first time in two decades, Cena, long the poster boy for WWE, found himself getting booed when he was actually supposed to be.
Of course, Cena spent at least a decade drowning in jeers from the crowd as a babyface, but it wasn’t until Rhodes took his spot as WWE’s No. 1 star that Cena was able to get the right type of boos. In one of the most shocking twists in WWE history, Cena spent the past two months transforming from do-gooder to villain, and even though he hit a few bumps in the road, his heel turn has presented WWE with countless possible paths for his future feuds.
So, too, did Cena’s win over Rhodes at WrestleMania 41, which went down in a way that no one could have envisioned at the beginning of the year as Cena the heel was widely cheered while Rhodes the heel was booed throughout the match.
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