In one of the biggest twists in WWE history, John Cena turned heel for the first time in his career and aligned with The Rock after winning the 2025 Elimination Chamber.

John Cena turned heel for the first time since the beginning of his 23-year WWE career, aligning with The Rock. He double-crossed Cody Rhodes after winning the men’s Elimination Chamber match to earn an Undisputed WWE championship match against the “American Nightmare” — whom he mentored in real life — at WrestleMania.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque promised an industry-changing weekend heading into WWE’s Elimination Chamber. Despite such strong words from WWE’s Chief Content Officer, no one predicted that John Cena would become a bad guy.