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John Cena Eviscerates and “Breaks Up” with the WWE Universe in His First Words and Promo Since Epic Heel Turn

By Michael Fairman

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All eyes were on Monday Night Raw on Netflix during its March 17th episode from Brussels, Belgium. The WWE Universe, pro wrestling aficionados, and more were waiting with anticipation for the arrival in the ring of 16-time world champion and motion picture star, John Cena.

This was to be the night that he would have to explain why he turned on Cody Rhodes and the fans at Elimination Chamber, joining forces with the “The Final Boss” The Rock, and sold his soul to try to win a record-breaking 17th title at WrestleMania next month in Las Vegas.

Cena had been planting little seeds on social media leading up to his explanation of why he is now the most hated man in all of pro wrestling including a photo of Cesar Romero as “The Joker” from the Batman TV series. This is the same guy who has granted more wishes to seriously ill children and the Make-A-Wish Foundation than anyone else in history. So how was he going to thread the story to sell the turn?

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Let’s get into it. First and foremost, those expecting perhaps black jorts, a black baseball cap, a style-shift and new theme music were sorely disappointed. As an irate Cena explained to the fans, “they don’t deserve it!”

One thing is for sure, the WWE certainly pegged the right crowd in the right city for Cena’s big moment to trash them. From the minute he came to the ring for his segment, they were spewing chant after chant of venom at the guy, and the crowd was so loud it was deafening and it played perfectly into Cena’s narrative that he was about to unload on them.

Before he got into the guts of his new heel turn he said to the crowd, “You are making this so easy for me. You see, for 25 years, I’ve been the victim, okay? I have been the victim of an abusive relationship.” Next, he really set the tone for this new version of Cena, “Look, I am not a babyface. I am not a heel. I’m a human being. And each and every one of you has been awful to me. You’ve been awful. And it’s been the same damn noise for 25 years.”

In the next section, Cena brought up for years the fans boo’d him even when he won, and won, and won and had a long-winning streak, and how fans hated on him the whole time, even though he worked hard to give them everything: “When I first got here in WWE, you let me know really loud that you hated me. You let me know that I wasn’t worthy of your attention. So what did I do? I went and I changed myself, hoping that you would like me a little bit. And it worked, for a second. But then it wasn’t enough.”

He went on to really tick the WWE universe off, “I put my values on the line to make a very important choice in my life. And all you could think was, ‘What do we get?’ My story changed, and all you asked was, ‘What do we get?’ John Cena is coming to my town—’What do we get?’ This is trending—’What do we get?’ Not one of you sons of bitches asked me how I feel. It’s just, ‘What do we get? What do we get? What do we get? What do we get?’ You get nothing. You get what you have earned. And what you have earned is nothing. You don’t get a new look because you dress like me? I don’t dress like you idiots. You don’t get new music. That is my voice on that song. And your time is finally up. And my time is finally now.”

Next, Cena said all the audience does is steal from him, and for 15 years he has been the butt of a stupid invisible joke for 15 years! Adding. “You are pathetic.” As he pointed to individuals in the crowd, who were wearing his t-shirt, and in particular, singling out a crying kid, which he had to do given how all the kids loved Cena to punctuate the heel turn, he ended with these words.

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“Well, listen to this: I’m breaking up with you. I’m done”, said a frustrated Cena. “I’m breaking up with every single person. Whether you like me or you don’t … you are dumped. I don’t need you anymore. I don’t care about you. And you don’t matter to me. And here’s the thing—there’s no noise you can make. There is nothing you can do. Because you know I’m right. And you know, you are wrong.”

Cody Rhodes eventually interrupts Cena’s rant, and he has come choice words for him and calls the 16-time former champ, a “whiny bitch” much to the delight of the crowd. Eventually, Cena drops the mic andwalks out as the fans hurl insults and chants on him.

Following his appearance on RAW, Cena took to his Instagram and posted a photo from Friends where Ross and Rachel, played by David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston, have clearly broken up in keeping with his narrative of breaking up with the fans.

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Now comes the lead up to WrestleMania 41. How will Cena make his heel turn even more despicable in the weeks to come? It’s clear now that the WWE Universe is completely behind their babyface Cody Rhodes when it comes time for Cena to try to win the belt for a record 17th time next month. In case you missed the segment, which has now been viewed as of this writing more than 2.5 million times, check it out below.

Now let us know, what did you think of John Cena’s reason for turning on the fans and to the dark side? Was it one of the most epic promos of all-time in the WWE? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Has Dylan’s Mystery Caller/Stalker Been Revealed to Be an Alive Luna Nozawa?

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We have another scream machine on her hands at The Bold and the Beautiful after the dramatic ending of the May 1 episode, and that would be Dylan (Sydney Bullock)!

B&B is finally making some headway on just who was the person behind the mystery call that Dylan received telling her they have some “unfinished business.” At the time of the mysterious call, it was clear that the voice was altered to disguise the true identify of the person on the the other line.

On today’s show, after Dylan and Electra (Laneya Grace) exchange words in the wardrobe room about Dylan wanting to rebuild their trust and friendship and how Electra has issues stemming from way back trusting anyone after what Remy (Christian Weissmanm) did to her by befriending her and then plastering deep fake nude photos of her across social media.

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The timing of Electra bringing up Remy is also interesting to us, as we had previously reported now that Christian Weissmann is back and on on contract with The Bold and the Beautiful, he’s already teased that Remy has another connection to someone on the canvas, which many are still believing its Dylan.

At the end of the episode, after Electra leaves the room, Dylan hears noises coming from behind the dress rack. She asks, “Jamie” is that with you? After no answer and a bit more hangar and dress ruffling, a figure steps out behind it, while Dylan is looking down at her tablet trying to get back to work.

When Dylan looks up, she lets out a scream that could be heard to Nebraska, as viewers see partial view of what looks to be a woman with long dark hair from the back. Dylan in shock, says, “It’s you!” We fade to black.

So, what’s going on here? Is the reason the caller said to her that we have “unfinished business” because on Monday, it will be revealed to actually be an alive and well, Luna (Lisa Yamada)? Did the two strikes some sort of deal, that allowed Dylan to help Luna escape after Luna supposedly died after Dylan ran her down with her car, which was all off-screen? Another theory, is the mystery caller is Remy and he is doing some sort of Luna fakeout on Dylan for a yet to be revealed reason.

What do you think is going on? Did Lisa Yamada just make an on-screen return to The Bold and the Beautiful? Share your thoughts and theories below, but first check out our recent interview from back in March on the Michael Fairman Channel when Lisa who attended the BBTV app launch party.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Nick Confesses His Drug Problem to Victor; Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman, Eric Braeden Bring the Newman Bond

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When The Young and the Restless can deliver an emotional side to their stories and their family dynamics, it usually makes for some great scenes delivered by their A-list cast.

Such was the case on the Friday, May 1 episode when Adam (Mark Grossman) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) returned to Genoa City and gave their father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), an update on what had gone down with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) in Las Vegas.

As Victor questioned, “What the hell happened?” Nick piped up, “We both made mistakes along the way, but we’re here now and we’re sorry for giving you so much worry on top of everything else that you’re dealing with,” which was in reference to Victor trying to reclaim his company Newman Enterprises et al.

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NICK’S CONFESSION

Next, Nick, explains one of the ways he messed up while trying to go after Matt Clark, when he admitted to this father with tears in his eyes, “That’s one of the ways I messed up … I took Fentanyl willingly. Some of it was because of Matt, but most of it was on me. I was in a lot of pain, dad, after my accident, I was burning through my prescription meds really quickly after I left the hospital. I could see that it was becoming a problem. But honestly, I thought that I could manage it.  I was wrong. I was out in LA and Matt had taken Noah (Lucas Adams) and Sienna (Tamara Braun) and he gave me this bag of pills and said I could use it to trade for information. When I went out to that drug warehouse, he was trying to convince me and Sharon (Sharon Case) that Noah was a drug addict. I just put the pills in my pocket of my jacket and I came back to Genoa City and I was in a lot of pain, dad, and I was wearing that jacket. I put my hands in the pocket and the pills were there.”

Nick sadly added, “I was desperate. I couldn’t get anymore prescription meds, so I took the fentanyl  I’m deeply ashamed that I was so weak, but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth that I’m going to make this right and I’ll get better.”

BROTHER TO BROTHER

Adam stood up for his brother and reconfirmed to Victor the plan for help Nick through his pill addiction, “Nick is already on his way to doing that. Sharon has set up an appointment with an outpatient facility. He’s going to do the meetings and he’s going to push through this better than ever.”

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“You should also know that the only reason I’m standing here is because of Adam,” Nick confessed to Victor. “Every time I fell, you were there to pick me up. You risked your life to save me, and that’s not something I will ever forget.”

In the climatic and emotional ending of the scene, Nick in tears admits his shame to his dad, who comes in to give him hug. Nick says, “I’m so sorry. I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs.”

All three actors, Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman and Eric Braeden, were excellent in this exchange in their scenes, but at its epicenter continues to be the Emmy-worthy performances by Y&R MVP, Joshua Morrow. Nick’s heartbreaking journey and fall from grace with his pill addiction problem has finally shown the clinks in the armor of the man who is always on the ready to help others … now he needs to let others help him through this. Can we do it?

So, what did you think of the scenes between the Newman man featuring Joshua, Mark and Eric on the Friday episode of Y&R? And though who watched also know that at the very end, Matt Clark who clearly has been injured wakes up from being conked out, so there is more revenge to come on the Newman clan. Share your thoughts below, but take a look at these scenes from a Canadian viewers who saw them air yesterday.

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sophia Seemingly Plans to End Her Life, But Not Before Setting Fire to Johnny’s Apartment With Him Trapped Inside

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The final few moments of the Thursday, April 30 episode of Days of our Lives, will pave the way, to what just may be the end of Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) life, but not as you may think!

After an unhinged Sophia paid a visit to Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), maced him in the eyes, knocked him out and then tied up to a chair, now conscious, she lets him know that she holds him responsible for all the trouble and trauma she has gone through from adopting her child, and her being sent to a mental institution.

So instead of the unregistered gun Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) gave her to finish off Johnny, Sophia sets up a plan to light candle, use nail polish remover and turn on the gas on the stove to ultimately create a mass explosion, which although Johnny pleaded to her not to that to all the innocent people inside his apartment building, she doesn’t seem to care.

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FIERY FACE OFF

The plan was supposed to be, after she takes care of Johnny she will toss the gun in the Salem River, then focus on payback to Holly Jonas before leaving town to start a new life.

Now, Sophia makes her exit, leaving Johnny to be a few moments away from an explosion or gas inhalation, when Chanel (Raven Bowens) comes home after awaiting the results of her mammogram. She sees Johnny tied up, as he panics and tells her to put out the flame on the candle, things go awry, and a fire has begun and everything may go up in flames with Johnny and Chanel inside.

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A BROKEN SOPHIA

Back in her room, Sophia breaks down after reading the social media comments about her, she planted, and then starts writing a suicide or farewell note which says. “I’m tired of begging for forgiveness for my mistakes. All I wanted was to move forward, to be loved and understood. But it’s clear that I was never going to get that. Holly Jonas said that I was dead to her. So, as her former BFF, I’m going to make her dream a reality.”

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A DEADLY TRAP

Now, the fate of Johnny, Chanel and Sophia will be revealed on tomorrow’s May 1st cliffhanger, which may be the end of Sophia when she crosses paths with Kirsten at the bridge near the river. We do know Rachel Boyd is no longer appearing in the show credits section and is now off contract with the soap.

So, what did you think of the climatic final moments of DAYS? What did you think of the performance of Rachel Boyd as Sophia Choi? Let us know via the comment section.

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