Major WWE Star Could Have Been ‘Ric Flair Level’ Heel Claims Jim Cornette

One of the biggest things in wrestling that never happened was the heel turn of John Cena, and Jim Cornette has shared that he thinks the 16-time World Champion had the potential to be one of the biggest bad guys in the history of the industry.

John Cena joined WWE in 2001 as part of the Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental brand, which Jim Cornette was running at the time. Cornette revealed on the Drive Thru podcast that he thought that Cena would go one to become a ‘Ric Flair level’ heel:

“When I first saw John I thought he was going to be the Ric Flair level heel of the next 10 years. Because he had the physique, he had the athletic ability, he had the promo, he was incredible even then. He could talk about anything off the top of his head. And he was working as a heel and he got the idea of how to ‘heel’. And he was a very good one, he was just green.

I thought that with a few years experience if his work kept progressing like that, his promo was insane off the charts already. And as mentioned before, his work ethic, his personality, no bad habits […] he came in and was more self-sufficient than almost any trainee we’d ever gotten. He had such responsibility, he was driving the ring truck before too long.”

Speaking of John Cena, the former WWE Champion has explained that he will be unable to make the WrestleMania 37 event in April. You can find out exactly what Cena had to say on the matter by clicking here.

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Thanks to Ringside News for the transcription.

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