Will John Cena pull off a Robert Downey Jr change in character to be all-time great heel?

Robert Downey Jr recently returned to Marvel but with a change in character. Having played all his life as 'Tony Stark' and 'Iron Man' both being good characters, Downey is set to play the negative character of Dr. Doom. As soon as the announcement came, the WWE universe anticipated a similar return of John Cena, but as a heel playing the negative character.

Robert was in Marvel as a good character in almost all his movies till 2018. It was in this period he took a break and explored different roles outside the cinematic universe. Many observed that the star actor played challenging roles especially that involving negative characters. The most popular of them was in 'Interstellar', where he bagged the Nobel Prize as a Supporting Character.

When MCU made its announcement for future projects where Doctor Doom would have a crucial role, Downey was unmasked as the new actor to play the negative role. The fans went crazy to see him playing the character. The move took the Internet by storm. The WWE fans have since then calculated the chances of Cena turning heel for the first time in years.

Chances of John Cena turning heel

Outside of the Ruthless Aggression Era for a brief period where he was a heel, John Cena has remained a babyface for the majority of his career in the company. The fact that the kids loved him to the core as a good character and he has the most make-a-wish instances for any star in history, he is deemed unfit to be a heel by many.

However, under the new era of Triple H, everything seems to be possible. Hence, the fans are hoping to see Cena returning to WWE but as a heel. It has been a while since Cena had a good long run as a wrestler in WWE. While his brief stints in 2020, 2021, and 2023 have been good where he put over the wrestlers, a longer run is what the fans expect during his retirement tour.