What's in store for Cena at Survivor Series?

So Sunday is Survivor Series, which will likely feature the climax of the John Cena/Nexus storyline – one of the better written feuds of recent memory. They have a lot of intriguing possibilities. One sees Cena helping Wade Barrett win the title, only to beat him to oblivion, allowing Miz to come in and win the championship. This could continue the Cena/Barrett storyline, or lead to another Cena/Orton storyline – albeit with a different dynamic than their past feuds – or a full blown Cena/Barrett/Orton/Miz blow out for the championship.

Here’s another idea: Barrett cheats to win, however Cena doesn’t see it. Cena counts the pin, allowing Barrett to win the title. This effectively ends the Cena/Nexus feud without turning Cena heel and without creating a significant rift between him and Orton. Then who does Cena feud with next? How about R-Truth, who has rather needlessly and harshly stirred the pot between Orton and Cena. At first Truth’s intervention made sense. But over time his comments have become increasingly antagonistic, almost as if he’s instigating problems that aren’t necessarily there.

The endgame most people are asking for, however, is a Cena heel turn. I’m not necessarily against this move, but I feel like the story didn’t reach that point yet. If Cena turns heel, what sense will it make? The only logical explanation is that he did it to save his job, which isn’t evil as much as it is selfish, and that isn’t necessarily a strong enough reason to hate the guy (not to mention that this would also leave Randy Orton the undisputed top face, despite being awfully self centered himself). In order for this heel turn to truly work, it needs to be monstrous and heartbreaking. And in order for that to happen, Cena has to have a sensible reason to turn against his beliefs. And that’s just not the story they’ve been telling.

Preferably, they would have had Cena put in precarious situations, only for him to slowly but surely realize that there’s a great benefit to having six or so people watching your back. But we’ve actually gotten the opposite story. On his own, Cena won the WWE Tag Team Championship. And due to Nexus politics, he lost that championship. A greater story would have been if Cena won the championship BECAUSE the gang is fighting on his side. And through it all, Otunga could be buttering Cena up in an attempt to overthrow Barrett as leader. In fact, Cena and Otunga can actually develop a bit of a friendship. Initially Otunga is using Cena for the reasons above, while Cena is manipulating Otunga in order to create a rift within the faction (which was his initial intention). But through time, they’ll actually start working together and relying on one another. This alliance could be the catalyst to him turning full blown heel.

I’d say there’s about a 50/50 chance that Cena turns heel on Sunday. If this does happen, I can’t help but feel like they missed out on telling a great story. A story that, in many ways, can only be told once.