Chris Jericho Talks Being Heel, Why John Cena Won't Turn, and More

Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by The Independent, a United Kingdom news outlet. Jericho spoke about a number of topics, including John Cena possibly turning heel, the time “Y2J” angered a London “Monday Night Raw” crowd, young up-and-coming talents like Bray Wyatt, and many other topics.

Jericho talked about some of WWE’s up-and-coming wrestlers, mentioning experiences with Cesaro and Bray Wyatt:

“I kind of am like the Nostradamus of WWE, I predicted that all of those guys will get over, with Cesaro we had a tour of Japan last year and I specifically asked to work with him and with Bray Wyatt when I went to work with NXT I said to put me with that guy.”

“The Man of 1,004 Holds” also talked about the lost art of being a heel both in and out of the ring, bringing up a time in London in which the crowd pelted him with D-generation X sticks:

“I remember in Madison Square Garden there was a dad with his son in the elevator who asked for an autograph and as much as it pained me as I have a son, I just stared ahead, it’s all part of it and nowadays no one wants to do it.”

“Vince loves it because it’s old school, he gets it, it’s heat, Vince had my back with anything I did, for example when I caused the crowd to pelt me with glow sticks in London, DX were furious, Stephanie was furious, they wanted me fined and suspended but Vince goes ‘no you’re a heel’.”

Continuing, Jericho gave his reasoning for why WWE will never turn John Cena heel:

“I learnt in WCW that NWO were cool heels, just by being up there they were so likable and cool, there was nothing I could do to get a reaction, and I might as well have been a heel.”

“That’s why they don’t turn John Cena heel, all the people that booed him will end up loving him, it would be a waste of time.”

Be sure to read the entire interview, here.

Editor’s Note

Good interview with Jericho. I do agree that if Cena were to turn heel, he’d be getting more cheers than boos, making a turn futile in the minds of some people.