WWE Survivor Series 2011: Why the Rock or Cena Must Turn Heel

Survivor Series is right around the corner and one of the matches getting a lot of attention is John Cena and The Rock teaming up to take on Awesome Truth.

Miz and Truth have been getting some decent exposure lately and look to be gaining momentum going into Survivor Series.

Cena and Rock despite being opponents at WrestleMania have set aside their differences to rid the WWE of Miz and Truth.

The problem I see with this is unless one of these guys turns heel before Mania then we will have two of the biggest babyfaces of all time facing off. While I see why that kind of match us appealing I think WWE needs to turn one of them heel.

To have a guy like The Rock, who is still incredibly popular with fans, to face the current top guy and have them both be good guys will not be the best atmosphere.

My guess is Cena will win at Mania simply because there is nothing to gain with a Rock victory. Having Rock turn heel prior to the match would allow for a similar situation to when Rock faced Hogan so many years ago.

Hogan went into the match a heel with the new NWO but came out of the match a babyface. This is the same thing that could happen with The Rock.

I would love to see Cena turn heel and run a muck in WWE but I have a feeling those dreams will never come to pass, at least not anytime soon.

The only logical choice would be to have Rock turn heel. He is going to be cheered by people whether he is a heel or not but if he goes into the match a face then he will probably have a bigger ovation than Cena would get.

Cena going into the match as the only babyface would help the crowd get behind him a little more. Despite Cena's popularity he still gets mixed reactions from the people who prefer their wrestlers not to tow the company line.

I like Cena and I think he has done a lot for WWE but I don't think he is universally popular enough to pull off a face vs face match with Rocky.

I am looking forward to Survivor Series because I know it will be a good event based on what has been set so far. The tag match may not be the one I want to see the most but I am looking forward to seeing The Rock wrestle again.

I just hope he takes the time to practice with someone so he doesn't have too much ring rust.

What do you think, is it necessary for one of them to be a heel going into WrestleMania?