something more light hearted, never expected it and a bigger shock than Hulk Hogan at bash at the beach
Turning the heat down a little.....thoughts on Cena heel turn?
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Not even close to Hogan’s turn.
Hogan turning heel made wrestling a must watch and really ignored the Monday Night Wars.
Hogan turning heel made wrestling a must watch and really ignored the Monday Night Wars.
WWE star John Cena, who I think has the most Make-a-wish requests of anyone, suddenly threw that all out the window and embraced the dark side.
I never thought this would happen, it was pretty awesome. The crowd reaction shots were great.
I tried to watch, but couldn't see his heel turn.
Now the Rock and Cena should add a few more and have an NWO for the new generation.
Now the Rock and Cena should add a few more and have an NWO for the new generation.
The Rock is such a great heel. Cena not so much.
I was told that I had to YouTube it so I did, and I thought it was cool for a moment but largely underwhelming. Honestly I’ll have to respectfully disagree with your original take. There was nothing bigger than Hogans heel turn at Bash at the Beach…and I never liked Hogan. He knew the future was Hall and Nash and he hitched his dying wagon to them. But I have to admit it was great television.
yeah, I agree. It was just shocking since Cena always resisted the heel turn, and he was such a face I never thought it was possible.
Since this is a wrestling thread, I figured I'd give you my thoughts as someone who watched wrestling as a kid during the glory days but hasn't watched in a couple decades:
I watched the first Raw on Netflix for the heck of it.
- very little actual wrestling. And the wrestling is the worst part. They did a good job with the intros, interviews, etc. But then the wrestling started and it's like man does this suck. ITS FAKE FIGHTING!!! They have actual real fighting you can watch.
- Speaking of real fighting, the Raw production seemed very similar to UFC. Guys walking in the arena in suits, stars at ringside, etc. Even the play by play guy sounds like a real announcer and not like when Vince did it or Jim Ross.
- I love McAfee but he's bad at this. He doesn't seem to say anything worthwhile. I grew up in the days when the analyst was a heel and would be rooting for the heel. I dont need to listen McAfee and the other guy provide actual analysis of a fake fight. I did think it was funny that they were making fun of Rey Mysterio's son? Dude does look like a dirt bag.
I watched the first Raw on Netflix for the heck of it.
- very little actual wrestling. And the wrestling is the worst part. They did a good job with the intros, interviews, etc. But then the wrestling started and it's like man does this suck. ITS FAKE FIGHTING!!! They have actual real fighting you can watch.
- Speaking of real fighting, the Raw production seemed very similar to UFC. Guys walking in the arena in suits, stars at ringside, etc. Even the play by play guy sounds like a real announcer and not like when Vince did it or Jim Ross.
- I love McAfee but he's bad at this. He doesn't seem to say anything worthwhile. I grew up in the days when the analyst was a heel and would be rooting for the heel. I dont need to listen McAfee and the other guy provide actual analysis of a fake fight. I did think it was funny that they were making fun of Rey Mysterio's son? Dude does look like a dirt bag.
I love the move, but not as big as Hogan turning heel.
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I don't watch anymore, just caught the Cena heel turn on social media. From what I can tell with Triple H running things, they are trying to get more like the attitude era/UFC, but without the goofy sexual innuendos and stuff like that. More violence, at least in the build to Wrestlemania. The clip I saw had Rhodes blurting out an F-bomb that wasn't bleeped, and Cena drawing blood on Rhodes and choking him with his necktie (something that legitimately got Daniel Bryan suspended for doing the same thing about 10 years ago).
Cena still wrestles? I just remember that clip of him from a past Wrestlemania, might have been a couple years ago now, and he could barely run down the ramp to the ring.
Jim Cornette was there for this and said he knows the guy and that he is college educated, owns his own business, and is a very down to earth guy.
