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ESPN's Marc Raimondi previews his new NWO book and discusses how Cena's heel turn compares to Hulk Hogan's, Alex Pereira's chances against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, plus more.

John Cena has been especially beloved by children, who make up a large portion of his fan base. In fact, his popularity with the youth had been a major reason why WWE refused to turn him heel for the majority of his career. Cena actually holds the Guinness World Record for granting the most wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

John Cena has finally turned into a heel character. The moment happened after the 16-time world champion defeated five other superstars in the men's Elimination Chamber match on Saturday night to secure his spot at Wrestlemania 41 to take on Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE title match.

John Cena announced that 2025 would be his last as an active competitor in WWE. Times have certainly changed for the leader of the Cenation. Fans booed Cena for years due to his dull, never-changing character as the top babyface of the promotion.

With the road and hype to WWE’s biggest of the year, Wrestlemania, ramping up the WWE hosted their Elimination Chamber PLE at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. The event did not disappoint and although it’s a cliche thrown out far too often in wrestling,

If you're not a long-time WWE fan, this might seem confusing, so why are fans so shocked? In pro-wrestling, wrestlers are usually split between good guys and bad guys or villains. The bad guys are known as heels while the good guy is known as a face.

The shocking events of WWE’s Elimination Chamber have the world talking. It was the heel turn heard around the world as John Cena took Cody Rhodes down with The Rock and Travis Scott watching and assisting.

Fantasy bookers have been dreaming about this scenario for decades. Now that it's here, can Dark Cena live up to expectations?