Logan Paul has offered his perspective on John Cena’s recent heel turn, suggesting Cena realized the advantages of being a villain and opining that strong negative fan reactions are often a precursor to admiration.
“I think John finally realized it’s just better on this side of the fence. The grass is much greener on the side of the heel,” Paul stated. “Normally it’s not. They say the grass isn’t greener. In this case, it is because I’ll tell you why. You could be real. You can say what you want to say. You’re not worried about always being liked or selling tickets or getting your merchandise or hitting the bottom line, or even if your boss has come to you with notes and you’re like, ‘Yo, do this.’ You’re like, ‘Bro, I’m gonna do whatever the fk I want, and enjoy the fucking show’, and that’s the wave I think John is on right now, and I love it.”
Paul then spoke about fan reactions, including to himself:
“I’m just gonna say this. They don’t actually hate you, bro. It’s forced hatred. You’re in your seats, ‘Fuck you Logan’, but deep down, eventually I know the cheers will be, ‘Thank you Logan’ like they are for John.”** He elaborated on this theory: “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference, and if they’re silent, that’s the problem. If you are capable of hating someone, of disliking someone to a degree where you’re really, really forcing yourself to say, ‘Fk you’ or whatever it is, you’re this close to loving them. All they have to do is flip that switch.”**
He cited examples: “John did it. Dominik might be doing it soon. We see it with Dom right. Biggest heel ever. Couldn’t get a fucking word out and now champion, he’s turning the corner a little bit, and everyone’s like, ‘Oh, Dom’s Awesome.’ Yeah, I’ve been saying he’s fucking sick.”** Paul concluded, “Whether you’re a heel or a baby face, if you are getting the crowd to react, you are sick. John Cena is getting some of the biggest reactions he’s ever had. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s puppeteering the crowd… You are an instrument in John Cena’s orchestra, and I’m here for all of it.”
