WWE Hall of Famer Booker T discussed various topics on his Hall of Fame podcast, including the company’s decision to abruptly end John Cena’s heel turn right before SummerSlam.
Booker T said, “I really think [Brock Lesnar’s return] is all about John Cena not being a heel. I said this. I said, ‘John Cena is not a heel.’ He can’t even play a good heel. He tries to make his face look like he’s mad. And you know it’s not real. You know there is nowhere near — that’s not him.”
He continued, “I thought the babyface turn was John Cena just saying, ‘Hey man, let’s just course correct, and get back on pace. We know Brock Lesnar is coming back. I’ll be able to do something with that on the way out.’”
On Cena vs. Cody Rhodes:
“But what I loved about that match was — I don’t know, I could be wrong. But it seemed like Cody Rhodes told John Cena, ‘Hey, bro, don’t worry about me tonight. Just do it. Don’t think about it. Just do it. Don’t try to protect me. Just do it.’ And it seemed like it was that way throughout the night, it seemed like with everybody. But specifically in that match, it seemed like Cody told John Cena, ‘Bro, just do it. You can apologize later.’ That’s the way it seemed to me, because John was bringing it, man.”
He added, “I mean, he was throwing Cody all over that place. And it seemed like he had no problem doing it. Seemed like he had no care in the world. It seemed like — it wasn’t a wrestling match. It seemed like it was a good fight.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
