Empathy in Wrestling? John Cena Turns Heel

May 24, 2025

How do you turn a hero into a villain? Andrea and Ray dip into the world of professional wrestling to explore unconventional and surprisingly subtle uses of empathy in John Cena’s recent storyline of becoming a “heel”.

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