Jayne vs Dolin, Breakker Trios Match Added to NXT Roadblock 2023, AEW Dynamite March 1, 2023, Match Card & Preview, WWE RAW March 6: John Cena, Logan Paul to Appear, More Matches Set, Brock Lesnar vs Omos Announced for WWE WrestleMania 39. He's feuded with Velveteen Dream a bit and now he's gone after Timothy Thatcher. I think The Usos will ride the Bloodline train as long as they can until eventually, it is time to get off. 7/3 - Tony Nese seems to be a face now after coming to Isaiah "Swerve" Scott's aid on 205 Live (update: but worked as a heel on 7/8 NXT, sowho knows what's going on? 1/10 - John Morrison is a heel now along with The Miz. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. Here is a list of a few names from AEW whom Tony Khan should keep in mind for possible heel and face turns in the coming months. With Toni Storm's departure from the company, there's no one at Charlotte Flair's level right now, unless you bring in a veteran like Lita to take her on. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. 10/20 - Braun Strowman may not be 100% heel, but he sure as hell is booked like it when he low-blows Keith Lee. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. I have come up with ten possible Heel and Face turns for the end of this year in the final thoughts and then as we head into 2022. 6/14 - Piper Niven (soon to be renamed, most likely) is now a heel after aligning with Eva Marie. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. This was confirmed on 6/29 when she faced The IIconics. I think Rey re-signed his contract last year so he could get Dominik ready for this moment. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. Sasha Banks will be a babyface, but WWE hasn't done anything to 100% lock that down. Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings. This makes a win for Logan Paul against Roman Reigns almost impossible at Crown Jewel 2022. Be the first one to comment on this story. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. The question now remains who will change and evolve over the following year. Because I believe there is a real possibility you will see a reunion of The Bar with Cesaro. Some turns are used to break up tag teams and make way for the members to pursue solo careers. On last week's RAW, Edge issued an open challenge for his opponent at WrestleMania 38. Heel turn at Elimination. After the match, Priest cut a promo on how Balor had the backing of the WWE Universe throughout the match. For the 2020 list, click here. Your email address will not be published. 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. All Rights Reserved. In 2021, she returned from pregnancy at SummerSlam and turned heel upon her arrival. I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. Billie Kay is all over the place. I think her heel turn was designed to eventually get Bianca over as a bigger babyface which I think it has. It's fairly certain he's full-blown babyface at least for now, after having helped out The New Day alongside Mansoor against Mace and T-Bar. 8/12 - Velveteen Dream turned heel by attacking Kushida in frustration after their match on NXT. Another alternative is both members of RK-Bro turning heel to feud with the likes of The Street Profits or even The New Day, if they show up on RAW following the next Superstar Shake-Up. The Sicilian Psychopath, Tommaso Ciampa, was at one point the top heel of NXT and arguably one of the most despised heels in the world. 6/15 - The way Karrion Kross and Scarlett ragged on William Regal shows they're back to being true heels, if they ever left that position to begin with. He did not enjoy an NXT stint and came into the big-time to feud with a top star in Seth Rollins. Michael Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality who is currently signed to WWE and performs on . #5. Yes, he is still entertaining but it's necessary for him to change before the act grows tired. Styles established himself as a babyface after he offered a hand to Damian Priest following the Phenomenal One's loss. Although he has been a good manager and mentor, the seven-foot giant is yet to make an impact on the main roster. There has been a lot of shifting around the foundation of WWE as we head to the big event in Dallas. Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. Moreover, potential WrestleMania plans for The Rock vs. Roman Reigns might continue for as long as they can. 10/12 - Elias turned heel on Raw by hitting Jeff Hardy with a guitar. Fans saw the way that Reigns' heel turn transformed him into a "needle mover" at least according to his WWE catchphraseand . The Usos never ride as heels for too long and two years may be long enough before The Uso Penitentiary makes its return to Smackdown. #WWERaw 2050 339 Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. Most Likely Heel and Face Turns at WWE WrestleMania 38 Kevin Berge March 31, 2022 Credit: WWE.com WrestleMania 38 will be a special show for WWE in so many ways. 6/22 - Ruby Riott turned face by trying to comfort Liv Morgan. Trademark Filings. 9/7 - Cedric Alexander turned heel on Monday Night Raw, 9/8 - It seems Tehuti Miles is now a babyface and has received a name change as Ashante "Thee" Adonis. Let's look at the following names and make educated guesses about their trajectory. 6/22 - It seems Charlotte Flair is a babyface while feuding with Nia Jax, while Natalya is a heel, joining up with Lana. There are tons of wrestlers that need to make that shift within the next year to propel their careers. 10/20 - Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax came off more like heels than in recent weeks on Raw, but they're still booked against both heels and faces, while arguing with each other. 11/25 - Toni Storm turned heel by feeding Ember Moon to Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez. Ever since The Viking Raiders came up from NXT, they have seemed to just float around with no direction. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. Please logout and login again. Isn't it insane that Big E was the Champion of the company's flagship brand not long ago, and suddenly, he's nowhere to be seen? I think The Viking Raiders turning heel would be the spark they needed. 5/13 - Timothy Thatcher turned heel on NXT by flipping out on Matt Riddle, leaving him mid-match and attacking him backstage. Do his choices match yours? We can trace his heel turn back to then, though, as he's likely to be a heel going forward. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. In this list, we take a look at five such swerves that could happen on the road to WrestleMania 39. 10/30 - Jey Uso turned heel by aligning with Roman Reigns and attacking Daniel Bryan after their match. Major face turns includes AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Raquel Gonzalez and Shinsuke Nakamura. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. I'll "confirm" this down the line and put a date on it, but we know she's been feuding with Bayley since she was attacked. Every WWE Face & Heel Turns 2022 Pro Wrestling Mania 14.2K subscribers Subscribe 51 2.5K views 1 month ago In this video , I have shown every FACE AND HEEL turn in WWE in the year. Granted, I feel that coming out of WrestleMania, this ship will right itself and Flair will be the heel and Rhea Ripley will be the big time babyface (while also distancing herself from Judgement Day . (Jan 13th, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as a babyface). That prompted The Ultimate Opportunist to attack Styles and deliver the Con-Chair-To to the Phenomenal One, turning him into a villain in the process. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. The White Rabbit gets revealed at WWE Extreme Rules End of. 1/26 - MVP returned and played babyface (no idea if he was a heel in his last run in WWE). 1/27 - Randy Orton turned heel by attacking Edge. 12/20 - AJ Styles turned babyface in the split from Omos and his subsequent stuff opposite Grayson Waller and Apollo Crews. Villains turning on villains does not make the beaten down person suddenly a hero, but the actions that come out of that dictate whether a turn happens or not. I think the matches between Shotzi and Sasha Banks will be excellent. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. I do believe you start to see a slow turn after Wrestlemania 38 and by the halfway point of 2022, a babyface AJ Styles will emerge and hell likely finish his career in that role. That's far too many times for it not to be a heel turn at this point. (1) BRAUN STROWMAN, RICOCHET, & MADCAP MOSS vs. IMPERIUM (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, & Giovanni Vinci) Moss started against Vinci. Your login session has expired. The WWE Universe was sympathetic towards the injured superstar, and this could lead to the protege turning on his mentor. 2/19 - Chad Gable and Otis turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Rey Mysterio after their match. That's random. Throughout his . Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, WWE Superstars Heel and Face Index of Wrestlers on Current Roster. Even when the sisters were faces for the early 2014 period, it was still being set up for Nikki to turn on Brie. Heel Turns & Face Turns. 5) Santana & Ortiz Now that the Lucha Bros have had a run as the AEW Tag Team Champions, Santana & Ortiz is the team. After cricket and bollywood WWE is next big thing. No one saw that coming, right? #3. 10 Cody Rhodes Villains turning on villains does not make the beaten down person suddenly a hero, but the actions that come out of that dictate whether a turn happens or not. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. The Ballin' Superstar has been at Omos' side since his heel turn on Bobby Lashley in April. It is the culmination. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I think Randy Orton has taken a liking to Riddle and is going to do everything he can to make Riddle the next babyface star at Wrestlemania. I see parallels to The Rock. This is a man who needs to turn heel on his father for an engrossing feud. There are also "tweeners"characters who are more in the gray area between the black and white extremes, who may be also referred to as anti-heroes. When she and her sister - in the Bella Twins - were ever put against each other, Nikki was always the Evil Twin. Maybe the babyface character that he's played for so very long has run its course and now there's the need to evolve, to transform, to change into a vicious heel. 6/10 - El Hijo del Fantasma, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza turned heel as a new stable. AJ has had a pretty good run with Omos as a heel. He is the hottest star with the best storyline in the business. We saw how their character arcs changed in their iconic TV shows, which is why we were so engrossed in their characters. 3/8 - If we're counting Shane McMahon, he's certainly a heel after the way he's treated Braun Strowman and then ran off like a coward. Alright, everyone wants RK-Bro to split up down the line with Randy Orton becoming 'The Apex Predator' once more. 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