Hypothetically, what sort of heel should Cena be?

[Burst]

Everybody's talked about it, many want it, but I haven't actually heard much about what sort of a heel they actually want Cena to be when he eventually gets around to turning.

Here's a few thoughts I had:

Thuganomics Cena
The classic returns, pretty much as the same character he was in his first heel run, obnoxious wigger with the chains and the padlock and battle raps and everything. Wouldn't necessitate much of a change in wardrobe, except maybe more muted colors for the t-shirts and whatnot. Only problem is, too easy to be cheered since this is what originally got him turned into an uberface in the first place.

SRS Cena
Cena ditches the jorts and the accessories for attire either not unlike his debut attire, or something out of Jericho's playbook. No-nonsense, wrestling machine, determined not to let anything get in the way of him winning. Suits optional, but better without if only to keep distinct from SRS Jericho.

Psycho Cena
Cena either ditches the jorts like above or lets the jorts get all tattered and ragged; basically changes roles to be like Orton in 2009, without the snake mannerisms. Can't think of much exciting for this one.

Corporate Cena
Cena embraces his role as Mr. McMahon's chosen one and stubbornly refuses to let anybody else in his spotlight, claiming the usual "I AM the WWE" and throwing a fit whenever anybody challenges his power, etc.

Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?

[The Ichi]

Corporate Cena sounds best to me.

[kevservo]

The kind of heel that gets the f*** off my television and stays there.

[BigWill]

I guess Corporate Cena would be the closest to what I'd want from him.

I was thinking something alone the lines of Hollywood Rock.

[Hawk Hart]

I've been saying for years that if WWE wanted to do another "Corporate Champion" it should be Cena.

[The Ichi]

Mar 28, 2011 16:09:55 GMT -5 kevservo said:

The kind of heel that gets the f*** off my television and stays there.

Ah yes, the Mr. Kennedy kind.

[kevservo]

Mar 28, 2011 16:11:50 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

Mar 28, 2011 16:09:55 GMT -5 kevservo said:

The kind of heel that gets the f*** off my television and stays there.

Ah yes, the Mr. Kennedy kind.

That was my favorite Mr. Kennedy gimmick of all time.

[Disaster Report]

Definitely not the Jericho kind, there's not many who can or should do that style.

[Robbymac]

Entitled Cena...right out of the Hogan playbook. Or even Bret Hart.

Cena doesn't have to turn heel. He needs to turn the fans heel. "I do everything right, give everything for you people, and it STILL isn't good enough."

[theryno665]

Mar 28, 2011 16:17:14 GMT -5 Robbymac said:

Entitled Cena...right out of the Hogan playbook. Or even Bret Hart.

Cena doesn't have to turn heel. He needs to turn the fans heel. "I do everything right, give everything for you people, and it STILL isn't good enough."

That or be such a babyface that no one could believe that any person can be that good all the time, and thus think its fake and boo him.

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

[Robbymac]

Mar 28, 2011 16:24:51 GMT -5 Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift said:

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

That's like a really extreme version of what I was talking about...

...I LOVE it.

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Mar 28, 2011 16:24:51 GMT -5 Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift said:

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

Fantastique.

(That's French for fantastic, by the way.)

(It's probably not.)

[FailedGimmick]

He needs to do something like CM Punk did. Something that causes him to go off on another equally loved Face, that makes the fans hate him.

Not saying a MITB, but perhaps something like on the SmackDown after Night Of Champions in 2009, or what Batista did to Rey at Bragging Rights of the same year.

[BigWill]

Mar 28, 2011 16:24:51 GMT -5 Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift said:

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

Hmm I kind of like your idea better than mine. And it would play into the way CM Punk has been describing him.

[Trout Stratus]

Mar 28, 2011 16:24:51 GMT -5 Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift said:

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

Yes! Love it, just seeing it happen has me cracking up and cheering Cena on for being so darn crazy.

[machomuta]

Corporate Cena

[joebob27]

Kurt Angle's original "smarmy fish out of water" gimmick. Thus, you change nothing about Cena at all. Of course, this would require a huge change in direction of the show. Then he progressively gets more heelish, but kind of old school cheating type heel, no a psycho who runs people over with a car.

[Raja Lion]

Mar 28, 2011 16:24:51 GMT -5 Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift said:

Heel Who Thinks He's A Babyface Cena

The ideal heel Cena for me would be to have him behave almost exactly as he does now, except be ruthless and sociopathic. He's still the smiling, joking, "poopy" face of the company, but he randomly attacks faces, and freaks out when he gets boo'd, like "WHY ARE YOU BOOING ME? YOU LOVE ME. YOU KIDS LOVE ME. CHEER ME, I'M YOUR CHAMPION. I'M JUST LIKE YOU, I AM THIS BUSINESS."

The ideal way to do this would be using Miz at Wrestlemania, or another hated heel at some point. Basically have him unable to beat them during a match (three AAs no three count or something), and he just wigs out and beats the crap out of them with a weapon to the point where it's like "Dude, jesus, stop!"

Then the next night he cuts a promo saying "WELL I DON'T SEE WHY YOU'RE BOOING ME, THERE WAS NO WAY MIZ COULD BEAT ME YOU ALL KNOW THAT. I JUST DID WHAT I HAD TO TO END THE MATCH. STOP BOOING ME. STOP BOOING ME, I'M THE GOOD GUY."

That's my "perfect world" heel Cena.

Thats very good. I like it.

My intro to it would be simpler though. At the end of the Miz match (after his wig out, which would help get Miz sympathy) Id have Rock in the ring with him and Rock goes to shake his hand and Cena spits in his face.