Cena has discussed turning heel before, admitting it was "real close" on an episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet. While confessing the plans were close, he admitted he was not prepared for Ruthless Aggression, his first run in WWE, debuting against Kurt Angle.

This idea isn't as far-fetched as it might've seemed until recently. WWE just announced a key working partnership with TNA that'll see talent cross the divide on both sides. Realistically, more TNA workers will show up on programming like NXT than the other way around, but nothing should be ruled out.

During Cena's heyday, the phrase "LOL Cena Wins" even became a thing on social media, a sarcastic play on how often WWE's top star at the time came out on the winning side of thin