Post by Heresy on Jun 12, 2008 16:51:55 GMT -5
It seems like the majority of wrestlers are at their best playing the heel... Triple H, JBL, Orton, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Batista, Kennedy, and Edge for example. This is because when a face turn occurs attitude and intensity is usually replaced by good humor and sportsmanship. The character becomes a watered down, friendlier, less interesting version of his heel counterpart... other times, like with Orton and Kennedy, heel mannerisms shine through face actions, making it look forced.
Other guys can work as a heel or face and make them both work pretty equally... Austin, Rock, Angle, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker spring to mind here.
Now my question... what wrestler makes for a better face than a heel? Now you can answer this question in two ways. First, what wrestler has so much love as a face that it overrides any desire to turn him heel? Second, who lacks the acting ability to make for a better heel?
For the first category...
Eddie Guerrero - He was an amazing heel, but the love Eddie got as a face I don't think could be easily duplicated. His "lie, cheat, steal" gimmick, the low rider, and his care free personality got him over huge as the good guy.
RVD - Obviously his laid back personality, weed references, and unique style made him the "cool" guy, and therefore made him superior face.
Second category...
Bobby Lashley - Without a manager, there is no way he could get over heel like he did face as the soft-spoken black Superman.
Jeff Hardy - Between his strong fanbase and great lack of mic/acting skills, Hardy is at the top of his game as the crowd pleasing hero.
Other guys can work as a heel or face and make them both work pretty equally... Austin, Rock, Angle, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker spring to mind here.
Now my question... what wrestler makes for a better face than a heel? Now you can answer this question in two ways. First, what wrestler has so much love as a face that it overrides any desire to turn him heel? Second, who lacks the acting ability to make for a better heel?
For the first category...
Eddie Guerrero - He was an amazing heel, but the love Eddie got as a face I don't think could be easily duplicated. His "lie, cheat, steal" gimmick, the low rider, and his care free personality got him over huge as the good guy.
RVD - Obviously his laid back personality, weed references, and unique style made him the "cool" guy, and therefore made him superior face.
Second category...
Bobby Lashley - Without a manager, there is no way he could get over heel like he did face as the soft-spoken black Superman.
Jeff Hardy - Between his strong fanbase and great lack of mic/acting skills, Hardy is at the top of his game as the crowd pleasing hero.
