Post-Heel Turn Promo lyrics

we begin with the crowd in Brussels giving John Cena a somewhat mixed reaction, though mostly with boos. "LET'S GO CENA! CENA SUCKS!" chants are traded, then both are unified into "YOU SOLD OUT!" chants. After considering leaving the ring, Cena instead picks up the mic to begin his promo.

When someone is properly grounded in life...

the crowd erupts in massive boos once more. Cena smiles, as if he's embracing this unified newfound hate before continuing

...they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval.

the crowd erupts into even more boos, leading a chant before Cena resumes

You are making this so easy for me.

the unanimous boos continue

You see, for 25 years, I've been the victim, OK? I have been the victim of an abusive relationship.

the boos resume, causing Cena to snap

No, no, NO, YOU HAVE LOST YOUR TIME TO TALK!

even more boos, with "You sold out!" chants

Yeah, ok, fine. Take the floor and WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT? ALL YOU DO IS BE HURTFUL. ALL YOU ARE IS ABUSIVE. AND ALL YOU'VE EVER DONE IS BULLY ME INTO BEIN' YOUR DAMN PUPPET, AND EXPECTIN' ME TO DO IT WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE!

the boos resume]
NO MORE!

more boos, joined by "f*ck you Cena" chants, prompting Cena to hold up the mic to the crowd, seeing that they're proving his point

So very classy. Thank you.

more boos

Look, I am not a babyface.

more boos

I am not a heel.

more boos

I'm a human being.

more boos

And each and every one of you has been AWFUL to me!

more boos

Go ahead, go ahead! You've been awful!
more boos

And it's been the SAME DAMN NOISE for 25 years! When I first got here into the WWE, oh, you let me know really loud that you hated me.

a crowd chant goes on

Yeah, yeah. Moments of embarrassment, moments of shame just like this, 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!

more boos

So, what did I do? I worked hard like I always do, and I started to WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN, and WIN!

more boos

Oh, I won a lot, and you HATED it. It WASN'T ENOUGH. So, what did I do? I spent the next ten years of my life trying to give away EVERYTHING I possibly could, and it WASN'T ENOUGH!

more boos, joined by "Shut the f*ck up!" chants

And in my final moments, what's the only thing I can do, right? I can walk away.

for once, we get a bit of a sustained cheer. This only served to prove Cena's points

What a great example. They go from chanting "shut the F up" to cheering when I say I'm gonna walk away.

a chant begins, but then Cena continuess
So I announced my retirement in a move that has never been done before, I'm actually walking away at the end of this year. I try one last time to get along with you guys. I tried ONE LAST TIME to do somethin' NICE FOR YOU, AND YOU RUINED IT! JUST LIKE YOU RUIN EVERYTHING!

more boos

Because just like right here tonight, for two seconds it was great, and then it's NEVER ENOUGH!

the crowd starts chanting "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye"

Each one of these idiots is proving my point with every breath. My point is, no matter what I do, it is never enough and you should all be ashamed of yourself.

more boos

All you ever do is take. You take, you take, and you take, and you only care about yourselves!

more boos

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 change, what do we get? John Cena's coming to my town, what do we get? This is trending, what do we get?" Not one of you sons of b*tches asked me how I feel. NO ONE!

more boos

It's just "What do we get?" "What do we get?" "What do we get?" "What do we get?" YOU GET NOTHING!

the crowd chants "What?" all the way throughout

You get what you have earned and what you have earned is NOTHING!

more boos

You don't get a new look, because you dress like me; I don't dress like you idiots.

more boos

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.

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The only thing you get is to take a long look in the mirror to see how AWFUL each and every one of you has been for 25 years to me!

now "We Want Cody!" chants break out

You're chanting for Cody!

the fans cheer

Of course, of course! Your brand-new shiny toy, because you're about to put this one out to pasture.

the fans cheer

Like I said, with every breath you've proved my point that you're awful people. And that's EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this room; NO ONE is safe! NO ONE can hide, especially the people I can pick out in a crowd.

more boos

Yeah, yeah! Yeah, I see you! *points to crowd* And you in the front row, and you in the front row. Yes, I can identify you VERY EASILY! You're the "Let's go Cena" people.

mixed crowd reaction

Yeah, you're the people who are like, "Man, I support you!"

a "Let's go Cena!" "Cena sucks!" chant emerges

You hear that, world? The "Cena sucks" jackoffs, they've already proven themselves awful people. I am about to tell you why the "Let's go Cena" people are just as awful.

more boos

You *laughs* You claim to support me? What have you ever done-you, what have you, you, you. What have you ever done to support me, huh? What have you EVER done for me? All you ever do is STEAL from me. You STEAL-you STEAL my personal moments. You STEAL my time. You have made me your freaking TOY. I am an OBJECT to you. You have made me the butt of a STUPID invisible joke for 15 years and you STILL THINK IT'S FUNNY! IT IS NOT FUNNY! It is pathetic. You are pathetic.

more "Shut the f*ck up!" chants

Oh, you don't want to hear this; this is tough for you! Oh, you're not ready to hear this! You're not ready to lean into an uncomfortable conversation. The truth is *holds up T-shirt* you don't wear this for support, you wear it to make you FEEL good. You WEAR words like hustle, loyalty and respect; I LIVE them every day. You think you can BUY the words "Never Give Up?" I am the definition of perseverance and EVERY. PERSON. HERE. KNOWS IT!

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You, you DO NOT support me. What you do is you USE me as an excuse for your pathetic failure of a life. Because all you've ever done there for 25 YEARS is SIT ON YOUR ASS AND WATCH ME BE GREAT! NO MORE!

more boos

THIS, THIS, EVERYBODY INCLUDING THAT ONE KID RIGHT HERE is a TOXIC, DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP.

the camera cuts to said traumatized kid, and more "Shut the f*ck up!" chants start

Oh, you don't wanna hear it, it's too tough for ya, huh?

even more "Shut the f*ck up!" chants

Well, listen to this, I'm breaking up with you. I'm done. I'm breaking up with every single person; whether you like me or you don't, you're 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.

suddenly, familiar bongo drums hit, followed by the whispered "Wrestling has more than one royal family." Yes, it's the theme song of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, the man Cena attacked over two weeks ago; as Cody enters the ring, fans sing along to his theme song, and he does his usual gestures to hype up the crowd while Cena just watches. As Cody enters the ring, the fans do a "Cody, Cody Rhodes!" chant. Once their "Cody!" chants warm up, Cody is obviously moved, whispering a "Thank you" while Cena remains cold with no emotion. Their chants continue, now "Cody's a legend, he is a legend!" After a while, Cody's finally able to find a good place to start

[CR:] I think everybody was willing to hear you out, even myself; if I understood correctly from what you just said, they've given you their worst. Sure, they might have given you their worst; they have also given you their best for 25 years, and they did that-

more applause and cheers

[CR:] They did that because you were special, they did that because you could take it, they did that because you could CARRY it.

more applause and cheers. But Cena starts up

Listen, kid-

[CR:] ENOUGH! And it's certainly not "kid," it's "WWE Champion."

more applause and cheers

[CR:} And let me ask you...

more "Cody!" chants

[CR:] ...who the hell are you? *points to Cena's T-shirt* Where's the guy on this shirt...right here? Even after what you did, I was EXCITED about the prospect of going week-to-week, face-to-face with John Cena, and instead, I got THIS?

more boos, the crowd recognizing that this isn't the Cena they'd known and loved for so long

[CR:] Well, THIS better not show up at WrestleMania. Because if it does, I run it over, I run it out, because I already took its best shot and it wasn't good enough; I RETIRE IT EARLY.

more applause and cheers

[CR:] So go find John Cena, 'cause I wanna wrestle him at WrestleMania 41, not this WHINY b*tch.

Cody drops the mic and leaves the ring, once more soaking in the crowd's applause, cheers, chants and all-around adoration. With Cena all alone in the ring, the fans resume their massive boos; as he drops the mic and walks out, his reaction is the polar opposite of Cody's. After heading up the ramp, Cena pauses, once more affirming that he has turned his back on the WWE universe.