Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. 11/25 - Toni Storm turned heel by feeding Ember Moon to Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez. Please share your opinions in the comments section below. In this list, we take a look at five such swerves that could happen on the road to WrestleMania 39. Based on WWEs history, when they start stripping everything away that made you a likable babyface, that usually means a heel turn is imminent. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. Balor. Not just because of the wrestling, but the storytelling and emotion and the connection with the crowd. Roman Reigns will defend his undisputed WWE Universal title against Logan Paul. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Cody Rhodes Should Turn Heel 1 of 6 Credit: All Elite. 2/19 - Forgotten Sons may have turned babyface when taking offense with Grizzled Young Veterans' anti-USA comments. 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. Win/Loss Records. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. Check here. The fans do not want to boo Becky Lynch. 2/12 - Cesaro felt more like a babyface after fist-bumping Daniel Bryan. (PENDING) February 13 - Santos Escobar could be turning babyface after showing respect to Rey Mysterio and talking about how much he's looked up to him. After stints in The Nation of Domination and The Corporation, The Rock became one of the biggest stars in the history of the business when he turned babyface again because he finally found his voice. Legal. It is the culmination. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. I think Sheamus turning face is more likely than Cesaro turning heel at this point. At the beginning of this year, I've made some predictions for who I think will end up turning face or heel at some point. Why is that you ask? I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. 6/7 - Io Shirai felt like a tweener to me on TakeOver: In Your House, but was cheered by the crowd with her title win and followed up those actions with some babyface stuff afterward. The Road to WrestleMania has always been a crucial period for the company. All rights reserved. No one saw that coming, right? 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. It shows their lack of plans for a character as marked by The Fiend's run with Alexa Bliss. Flair called out Ripley, but she didn't respond. 1/6 - Drew McIntyre may be a face now. 6/22 - It looks like Ari Sterling is now a heel after badmouthing Ted DiBiase. Sheamus has been a heel for the better part of the last five years. Based on the father and son dynamic, it could be one of the more fantastic and emotional turns in recent memory if WWE plays it right. 2/10 - MVP is now a heel again (if he returns to WWE in the future), 2/14 - Tony Nese and Mike Kanellis were booked as faces against Ariya Daivari and The Brian Kendrick. Take any great. In this list, we will look at three superstars who may turn heel and three who could turn babyface at Extreme Rules 2022. Montez Ford's heel turn. She's fighting with Bayley, but that doesn't mean she won't go back to being a heel after the feud. 6/14 - Piper Niven (soon to be renamed, most likely) is now a heel after aligning with Eva Marie. 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. Im on Twitter @GiftedMoney talking about wrestling among other things, so feel free to message me on there with any thoughts or comments. In 2022, after feuding for a brief time, the team disbanded. 5) Santana & Ortiz Now that the Lucha Bros have had a run as the AEW Tag Team Champions, Santana & Ortiz is the team. That may be a soft face turn or it could just be some random booking. That "one lucky shot" might not be the end of Roman Reigns' historic title reign. Lately, Omos has been on a downwards trend. | Home Current EVENTS We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. There will also be one for heel turns when the first one of those has happened. Please logout and login again. 5/6 - Dilsher Shanky (now just Shanky) and Veer (formerly Rinku Singh) turned heel to join Jinder Mahal on Main Event. We're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. Lets face it. Timothy Thatcher seems to be a babyface after teaming with Tommaso Ciampa in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. The Last Woman Standing stipulations are usually introduced to put an end to a feud. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. Hes arguably the most popular hes ever been now as the top heel in the company, so much so that I think that changes in 2022. Shinsuke Nakamura When: January 15 I won't be altering these predictions at all throughout the entire year, but I will be adding some revised guesses quarterly around the big events, so it'll be interesting to see who I'm right and wrong about. Multiple blockbuster matches will be penned for the show on Saturday, November 5. I think it happens soon. 1/29 - Shinsuke Nakamura turned babyface after helping Big E and Daniel Bryan fight off Sami Zayn, Cesaro and AJ Styles on SmackDown. She was already incredibly over when she returned at SummerSlam to a massive pop. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. 1 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (with Omos) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2 TNA World Heavyweight Championship 3 NWA World Heavyweight Championship 6 TNA X Division Championship 2 TNA Legends/Global/Television Championship 2 TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 with Tomko, 1 with Kurt Angle) Lets get to it. This post will be updated around once per month or so to reflect a list of all the current wrestlers on the WWE roster, breaking down the superstars who are heels, faces, tweeners and unknown variables. AJ Styles quickly emerged and accepted The Rated-R Superstar's challenge. All Rights Reserved. They played off each other well in an effective segment. Having Orton take Riddle out for a month or two in the lead-up could be enough to keep it fresh without having them confront each other every week for three months. Stay tuned for random updates to this page! Styles established himself as a babyface after he offered a hand to Damian Priest following the Phenomenal One's loss. Do you think the following heel and face turns will happen? The feud would continue on the main roster, after Mandy teams with Bianca Belair and wins the WWE womens tag team championships from the condescending Carmella and the overbearing Zelina Vega. He lost the feud against Bobby Lashley and also got pulverized at Money in the Bank. 6/7 - It appears Jaxson Ryker may be positioned as a babyface going forward, but it's not confirmed yet. 12/5 - Von Wagner turned heel by trying to attack Kyle O'Reilly behind his back at WarGames, 12/10 - Xia Li is now a babyface after making the save for Naomi on SmackDown. She's a sympathetic babyface-esque character who isn't fully one way or the other. The fourth edition of WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is the next stop for the business in its premium live event schedule. 2/19 - Chad Gable and Otis turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Rey Mysterio after their match. 1/26 - MVP returned and played babyface (no idea if he was a heel in his last run in WWE). It started in 2019 when he reunited with The Club and two years later, he is still a heel. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. 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. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. . Until they do something very significant (and I mean. Trident Digital Media Limited. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. Install the TJR Wrestling web app for instant access to the very latest news and reviews! 8/28 - The Brian Kendrick seems to be a babyface now after being a good sport and supportive of teaching Tehuti Miles (who is a heel, so maybe it's not so much a face turn as much as it's a friendly thing for two heels to do together). Please logout and login again. 9/9 - Saxon Huxley is now essentially a babyface after teaming with Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter on NXT UK to face Symbiosis, 9/10 - Becky Lynch's anti-crowd language was rather firmly heel, 9/10 - Katrina Cortez appears to be a heel now as of 205 Live, 9/14 - Josh Briggs has been repackaged as a babyface, 9/14 - Carmelo Hayes seems to have turned heel alongside his new partner, Trick Williams, 9/14 - Andre Chase is now a heel as of the InDex wedding, 9/20 - Humberto Carrillo seems to be a heel now after forming a tag team with Angel Garza, 9/21 - Joe Gacy has possibly settled on being a heel with his "safe space" gimmick, 9/27 - Shelton Benjamin has turned heel to rejoin The Hurt Business, 10/11 - Mustafa Ali turned heel on Mansoor, 10/19 - Johnny Gargano turned babyface on NXT, 10/22 - Katrina Cortez's heel turn of whatever sorts you can call that is over as on 205 Live, she and Yulisa Leon were full-blown babyfaces showing respect to Valentina Feroz and Amari Miller, 10/29 - Sasha Banks is now a babyface for her feud with Charlotte Flair on SmackDown, 10/29 - Shotzi Blackheart turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Sasha Banks post-match, 11/9 - Pete Dunne is a babyface now, it seems. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. 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Your email address will not be published. 4/8 - Candice LeRae seemingly turned heel by low-blowing Tommaso Ciampa on NXT. The Ballin' Superstar has been at Omos' side since his heel turn on Bobby Lashley in April. Designed and Developed by Arren Marketing, Every WWE Money In The Bank Winner & Cash-In, WWE 2K23 Confirmed Roster & Overall Ratings, AEW Console Game Fight Forever Confirmed Roster, List Of Released Stars To Be Included In WWE 2K22, WWE Network Weekly Top 10 Most-Watched Shows 2021, Every WWE & AEW Dave Meltzer Star Rating Of 2023, Every WWE & AEW Dave Meltzer Star Rating Of 2022, Every Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Winner, AEW Injury Tracker Injuries & Expected Return Dates, WWE Injury Tracker Injuries & Expected Return Dates, Every WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Surprise Entrant. 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? Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. Sami Zayn: January 28, 2023: Sami turned babyface at Royal Rumble after being removed from the Bloodline. 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. 5/18 - Kairi Sane is a face as well as of Asuka's face turn. We will see if they can do it. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. 8/26 - Tommaso Ciampa turned heel by excessively attacking Jake Atlas after their match. The fans generally do not want to boo these guys. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. It would give them fresh opponents. Major face turns includes AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Raquel Gonzalez and Shinsuke Nakamura. Alexa is a natural heel if she is in her Goddess persona. 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. It seems at this point, they're probably going to put them in the "whatever we need at the moment" territory, meaning I'm not going to track their minor adjustments going forward. 8/17 - Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir aligned themselves once more with Shayna Baszler in a united front against Nia Jax to indicate Duke and Shafir are now babyfaces along with Baszler. Becky Lynch returned at Summerslam and, to the surprise of everyone, effectively turned heel by beating Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. Putin took to the stage in Moscow today to deliver a mammoth national address 10 WWE/WWE World Heavyweight Championship 4 World Heavyweight Championship 1 WWE Intercontinental Championship 1 WWE United States Championship 1 World Tag Team Championship (with Edge) 2 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (with Riddle) 1 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (with Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper - Freebird Rule) Ohio Valley Wrestling If Priest, Mysterio, and Orton turn heel as I predicted earlier, there would be more than enough heels to allow Styles to make that switch. Within the world of sports entertainment, these characters are referred to as babyfaces (the heroes) and heels (the villains). Fans will still cheer Bianca, but not boo Becky. They'll remain tweeners for now. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. There's been no character development since, as he's just partnered with his father in a series of tag team matches. Moss escaped Vinci and ran the ropes. Some surprising character changes could take place in the upcoming event. 7/13 - Aliyah may have turned babyface after splitting from The Robert Stone Brand and blowing kisses to the crowd. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. World Snore 3: Putin's elite are caught yawning and even sleeping during his marathon anti-West state-of-the-union rant. 2022 is when the crowds need to embrace her again, so she becomes a Champion of the people. It seems inevitable that we are going to get Rey Mysterio vs. his son Dominik Mysterio at Wrestlemania in Dallas. 10/25 - Tucker turned heel at Hell in a Cell by hitting Otis with the Money in the Bank briefcase. Lots of turns take place across a year in wrestling, with some talents becoming top heels, and others turning to be fan favorites. He could even destroy the ring and everything in his path to clearly hint at a heel turn in the future. 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. He's feuded with Velveteen Dream a bit and now he's gone after Timothy Thatcher. Also, it's pretty official at this point that all members of The Undisputed ERA are babyfaces, so they're off the pending list. All Rights Reserved. Nikki Cross turns heel after costing Bianca. 9/6 - Mustafa Ali has been on the babyface spectrum as a tweener for a while. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. And if it happens in any of the cricket stadium, crowd is going to be HUGE. 10/5 - Mustafa Ali is now a heel after revealing he's in RETRIBUTION. 6/15 - Big Show turned face on Raw by helping The Viking Profits against Akira Tozawa's ninjas. She's likely a face as of that point, if not a little earlier when she teamed with Rhea Ripley against Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green. Looks like we know who's up for the challenge! No real true turning point happened, but WWE certainly kept her against heels from this point on. This'll be updated every time a new face turn occurs. The violent side of Bobby Lashley has been seen in the past few weeks. Bayley needs to come back and challenge The Queen to a series of matches that elevates the SmackDown Women's Championship. On the latest RAW episode, MVP said he had a surprise in store for Strowman. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. WWE fans believe Logan Paul is fodder for Reigns at a time when the company lacks capable challengers. Jeff Hardy with a guitar until they do something very significant ( and I.. 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