John Cena on He Doesn’t Think He Ever Said “No” to Any WWE Creative Decision
A recent episode of The Rich Eisen Show featured John Cena as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Cena’s thoughts about how a lot of fans did not enjoy his heel turn and heel run during his retirement tour.
“A lot of fans didn’t (like his heel turn), and honestly, in talking about that, when I did, I tried to do it in the most realistic manner. The true heel turn of- I mean, there are many, many different ways I could have gone, but I kind of stayed as myself. You know, I didn’t change up the uniform. I didn’t change up the music. I started to try to find a real place of why I would choose a non-virtuous path, and me being frustrated with the audience of all these years of being such a polarizing character seemed like the strongest connection, and the audience got a taste of it. They’re like, ‘no, we want the (real) you back.’”
Cena also gave his thoughts about if he wanted to return to being a babyface by the time the turn came around and his belief that he had never turned down WWE’s creative ideas for him.
“I always like new creative challenges, and that’s why, I mean, very rarely, I honestly don’t think I’ve said no to any sort of creative decision in WWE. I’ve always tried to embrace it and do the best I can, and right up until my final moment of tapping out with fulfillment on my face, which was very mixed reviews on that as well. I always enjoy a creative challenge. I’m not afraid to take those risks.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
Two Canadian Events Added for This August to 2026 Live Events Schedule
WWE announced two new live events for their events schedule for this August.
The new events are a WWE live event on August 22nd in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and a WWE live event on August 23rd in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
WWE adds two live events to Canadian tour this August
WWE today announced two additional live events taking place in Canada this August. Tickets for each live event will go on sale Friday, May 29 at 10am MDT via Ticketmaster.ca.
Saturday, August 22 – Edmonton (Rogers Place), WWE Summer Tour
Sunday, August 23 – Calgary (Scotiabank Saddledome), WWE Summer Tour
Fans can purchase individual event tickets during an exclusive presale starting Thursday, May 28 at 10am MDT. Additional details can be found at WWE.com/Events.
Earlier this month, WWE announced its return to Canada with three events in August: WWE Summer Tour in London (Aug. 20), Friday Night SmackDown in Toronto (Aug. 21) and Monday Night RAW in Ottawa (Aug. 24). Tickets for each event are still available for purchase via Ticketmaster.ca.
NXT Talent Rumored for Main Roster Call-up This Summer
As noted before, WWE has been working working on plans for more NXT talents to be called up to the main roster during this summer.
Rope Break, former BodySlam+, reported that their sources stated that one of the names that WWE officials have recently discussed internally for a potential call-up to the main roster this summer was NXT and WWE EVOLVE talent Nikkita Lyons.
It was reported that some of those spoken to stated that Lyons is believed to be heading to WWE’s RAW brand for her potential call-up this summer.
WWE RAW Notes: Jacob Fatu vs. Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat for WWE World Title Set for Clash In Italy, Sol Ruca vs. Becky Lynch and WWE Women’s Tag Titles Matches Set for 5/23 WWE SNME, LA Knight Appears, Brock Lesnar Surprise Return & Sets Challenge to Oba Femi for Clash In Italy
AEW Double or Nothing 2026 Part I Notes: Mick Foley Makes AEW Debut Appearance, Beth Copeland Make Surprise Return, Cage & Cope Wins AEW World Tag Titles, Konosuke Takeshita Wins AEW International Title, Kyle Fletcher Returns & Attacks Takeshita, Athena Advances in 2026 Women’s Owen Hart Cup
Tony Khan Denies Claim of AEW Pulling Mance Warner from 5/22 AAW Event & Warner Clarifies Reason for Pulled Booking Situation
