John Cena Shares Iconic ‘Become the Villain’ Batman Quote After Turning Heel

Following his surprising heel-turn at this past weekend's Elimination Chamber match, John Cena aligned himself with Batman.

Cena has been a face character for most of his WWE career but on Saturday, March 1, he shocked fans by kicking Cody Rhodes in the groin and beating him to a pulp. It was a dramatic turn for Cena, siding with his former rival and one of the biggest stars in the history of WWE, The Rock. The way the events unfolded has set things in motion for the Road to Wrestlemania, with Rhodes set to face off against Cena.

Cena fully embraced his heel-turn by sharing a screenshot from an iconic scene from Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Posted without context, the scene features Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, talking to Bruce Wayne about the nature of Batman's vigilantism. "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain," Dent tells Wayne in the scene, which foreshadows his turn from upstanding district attorney to the murderous Two-Face.

Cena is gearing up to retire from the WWE this year, with his final match scheduled for December. So his heel turn comes at an integral moment, delivering the unthinkable after 22 years of wrestling. Fans are still in shock, with countless reactions and memes going viral on social media moments after the shocking moment went down.