The Rock blamed for massive John Cena failure by former WWE champion: "Chicken salad out of chicken sh*t" (Exclusive)

John Cena joined forces with The Rock at Elimination Chamber 2025, turning heel for the first time in over 20 years. Ever since the turn in March, though, both Cena and The Rock haven't been seen together on screen, leading to frustration among fans.

Many expected The Great One would help Cena win against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41, but that didn't happen. Instead, Cena won with help from Travis Scott and is now all set to face R-Truth at Saturday Night's Main Event in a non-title match.

Speaking on BroDown on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, former World Heavyweight Champion and former WWE head writer Vince Russo called out the lackluster build to the match. Russo called out The Rock for his absence on WWE programming since aligning with John Cena.

"Cena and Truth are trying to make chicken salad out of chicken s**t. That's really what they're trying to do. And you know, you've never explained anything to us. There was never a narrator of this story. Nobody understands it. These guys are going out trying to make chicken salad out of chicken s**t, but it doesn't make sense, man. When Cena made the heel turn, you had to have Rock go out the following night and lay out the story. Nobody did that," Russo said. [From 43:15 onwards]

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R-Truth is all set to face John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event following their altercation at the Backlash post-show press conference. Their interaction at the presser ended with Cena putting Truth through the table, which laid the seeds for their match at SNME.

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Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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