February 18 - At this point, Elimination Chamber, I'm classifying Brock Lesnar as a perpetual tweener, and moving Bobby Lashley into that pending spot as well, as I think he'll turn heel soon. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. As a babyface, he struggled to connect with the crowd. As soon as RK-Bro formed, the countdown started on when Randy Orton would turn on Riddle. The WWE Universe was sympathetic towards the injured superstar, and this could lead to the protege turning on his mentor. She was already incredibly over when she returned at SummerSlam to a massive pop. This list examines those two stars and all the best heel turns of the past five years. Instead, Corbin forced Moss to face the Scottish Warrior despite not being medically cleared, where he lost. PS. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Sami Zayn: January 28, 2023: Sami turned babyface at Royal Rumble after being removed from the Bloodline. 4/5 - Mandy Rose turned babyface at WrestleMania 36 by aligning herself with Otis. 4/26 - Rhea Ripley is seemingly "whatever WWE wants her to be that week", meaning I'm not updating her as a heel/face constantly. WWE Face Turns in 2023 Gigi Dolin: February 7, 2023: Jacy Jayne turned on Gigi Dolin on NXT who will work as a face in this feud. Check here. February 14 - Drew Gulak turned heel by aligning with Charlie Dempsey and ditching Hank Walker, (PENDING) February 17 - Emma and Madcap Moss are likely heading toward a heel turn after their frustrations following Moss losing to Gunther and blaming it on the fans. Theyre both in the later stages of their careers. In 2022, Id like to see Mandy Rose turn face, after getting blasted with a shovel by Dakota Kai(the shovel shot was intended for Io Shirai). 5/14 or so - Natalya and Tamina have transitioned to babyfaces after feuding with Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, becoming adversarial with Alexa Bliss and helping Bianca Belair fight off Jax, Baszler and Bayley on the 5/21 SmackDown. The founder, editor-in-chief, head writer, podcast host, and more for Smark Out Moment and all branches under A Mango Tree including Fanboys Anonymous. Current Heels & Faces List From Current RosterWWE Heel & Face Turns in 2022, Your email address will not be published. 10/30 - Jey Uso turned heel by aligning with Roman Reigns and attacking Daniel Bryan after their match. 8/22 - Tony Nese is back to being a heel again after attacking Jake Atlas in frustration after losing a match to him on 205 Live, 8/23 - Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam and has been a heel ever since, 8/24 - Aleister Black turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking Kevin Owens. Until they do something very significant (and I mean. Not just because of the wrestling, but the storytelling and emotion and the connection with the crowd. Putin took to the stage in Moscow today to deliver a mammoth national address Nikki Cross turns heel after costing Bianca. Theyve been planting the seeds for a Mysterios split for months now. 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. . Isaiah "Swerve" Scott refused to shake Jake Atlas' hand in December, but hasn't gone full-blown "point of no return" heel yet in my mind. Win/Loss Records. That may be a soft face turn or it could just be some random booking. He came in as a babyface and the fans just didnt accept him so he turned heel. So it got me thinking. . A frustrated Bayley might even put the blame on IYO SKY and Dakota Kai for her loss. 2/12 - Cesaro felt more like a babyface after fist-bumping Daniel Bryan. The violent side of Bobby Lashley has been seen in the past few weeks. 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). Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. 5/31 - Alexa Bliss started being booked in a more babyface fashion from around this point onward. Required fields are marked *. 8/3 - After Shayna Baszler's interactions with Nia Jax and Sasha Banks, it seems she might be a babyface now, especially after teaming with Asuka and being attacked by Nia Jax on August 17th. A new assistant authority figure, Victoria(Sonya Deville is fired and is ordered to return to the ring to wrestle, joining the main roster version of the Robert Stone Brand) bans Carmella and Zelina Vega, entirely from ringside. @Puto_Takagi. Tweener for the start of 2021. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Updates that I can't remember when to track back to: Lana is definitely a face. I feel like that changes next year. Once his partnership with Omos ends, I feel a return back to his babyface character is in the cards. Please share your opinions in the comments section below. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . 10/21 - Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan turned heel when they aligned with Pat McAfee to screw over The Undisputed ERA and Breezango and become NXT tag team champions. 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. Bray Wyatt and Karrion Kross are in the development phase. Is this a turn you want to see? 5/18 - Kairi Sane is a face as well as of Asuka's face turn. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. Some WWE Superstars are natural heels and Randy Orton is certainly one of them. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. Roman Reigns will defend his undisputed WWE Universal title against Logan Paul. 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. 8/24 - Nia Jax has aligned herself with Shayna Baszler, but I'm not quite sold on it being a true babyface turn. 10 Becky Lynch "Big-time Becks" has become one of the top heels in wrestling. If it ends up being solidified, I'll go back and change this. 10 Best Face Turns In Wrestling History WhatCulture Wrestling 1.5M views 6 years ago Macho Man Randy Savage picks the Perfect Partner (11-16-1992) Kingdom of Madness 466K views 3 years ago. In 2022, after feuding for a brief time, the team disbanded. Alexa Bliss and Asuka winning the tag titles further affirms that babyfaces are going to rule the red brand. This is another one that I dont think many will be surprised to see. That's far too many times for it not to be a heel turn at this point. This is potentially bad news for Damage CTRL. 5/10: Shelton Benjamin is possibly in babyface transition, depending on if his feud with Cedric Alexander expands to other heels. The Royal Rumble is in St. Louis, the hometown of Randy Orton. What theyre doing right now with Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman is some of the best stuff I have ever seen them do. 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. A weekly column with analysis on the WWE, AEW, other pro wrestling topics, and other topics related to the news cycle. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. 10/25 - Tucker turned heel at Hell in a Cell by hitting Otis with the Money in the Bank briefcase. However, the odds for the Crown Jewel showdown are in favor of the returning Lesnar. Babyface turns happen on a regular basis in the industry, and these wrestlers really need to make the turn in 2022. Pending on that. 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. 9/6 - Mustafa Ali has been on the babyface spectrum as a tweener for a while. Turning from face to heel or heel to face is a big moment for a wrestler regarding impactful moments, storytelling, and audience reception. Win/Loss Records. WWE continues to struggle for big names as heels and faces. I think Sheamus turning face is more likely than Cesaro turning heel at this point. 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. Your login session has expired. 6/22 - Mercedes Martinez is firmly in tweener territory while she feuds with Xia Li and Boa, but will team with Jake Atlas, 6/22 - Roderick Strong turned heel on NXT with the debut of the Diamond Mine faction, 6/24 - Rohan Raja turned heel by aligning himself with Teoman and attacking Oliver Carter, 6/28 - WWE is at least temporarily positioning Natalya and Tamina back as heels. The founder, editor-in-chief, head writer, podcast host, and more for Smark Out Moment and all branches under A Mango Tree including Fanboys Anonymous. This will cause Randy to snap, either at the Royal Rumble or the next night on Raw because he didnt win it in his hometown. In WWE and in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. 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. 7/20 - Hit Row seems to be in a more babyface position now that they're feuding with Legado del Fantasma, 7/23 - Toni Storm is now a babyface as of her SmackDown match against Zelina Vega as exhibited by her crowd interactions and her choice of opponent, 7/30 - Sasha Banks turned heel by attacking Bianca Belair after their match on SmackDown, 8/17 - Indi Hartwell has fully transitioned to a babyface role at this point after teaming with Dexter Lumis against Jessi Kamea and Robert Stone, 8/21 - Doudrop cut ties with Eva Marie and likely turned babyface in the process, 8/21 - Brock Lesnar returned at SummerSlam and was booked as a babyface against Roman Reigns since then, 8/23 - John Morrison is no longer partnered with The Miz and has seemingly turned babyface, 8/24 - WWE is definitely treating Raquel Gonzalez as more of a babyface, 8/24 - Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne are heels going forward, seemingly with Mandy Rose, 8/24 - Elektra Lopez turned heel to align with Legado del Fantasma, 8/31 - Grayson Waller has seemingly transitioned to a babyface role after teaming with Drake Maverick to face Imperium on NXT. 1/6 - Drew McIntyre may be a face now. 2022 has been a wild year for WWE. 10/7 - Killian Dain is a reluctant babyface, but he's definitely more babyface now after helping Drake Maverick out post-teaming with him. Stay tuned for random updates to this page! 10/8 - Amale seems to have settled in to a role as a heel. I think, IF Bayley is healed in time (she might be), Becky Lynch vs Bayley is a realistic possibility for WrestleMania 38. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2021. Considering that Bayley and Bianca Belair have been at each other's throats since last year, Crown Jewel 2022 might be the platform for their final showdown. Balor. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. 11/25 - PENDING: Is Sam Gradwell a babyface? We're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. More. Theyve already planted the seeds. AJ has had a pretty good run with Omos as a heel. Trident Digital Media Limited. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. 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. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2020. 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 took Vinci down with a shoulder tackle and tagged in Ricochet. Heroes are referred to as babyfaces, or simply faces, in pro wrestling, while villains are referred to as heels. 10/5 - Murphy is a babyface after fighting with Seth Rollins, unless this is all a ruse. Flair called out Ripley, but she didn't respond. I feel like Alexa Bliss may not come back as the one we last saw. Heel Turns & Face Turns. I think WWE has a chance to totally reset things in 2022. Becky Lynch returned at Summerslam and, to the surprise of everyone, effectively turned heel by beating Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. On the latest RAW episode, MVP said he had a surprise in store for Strowman. 42 Real-Life WWE Couples In Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Please logout and login again. promos like a heel. . 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. Moreover, potential WrestleMania plans for The Rock vs. Roman Reigns might continue for as long as they can. 10/29 - The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) turned heel by aligning with Eddie Dennis and attacking Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews. 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. WILL TURN HEEL: AJ Styles, Alba Fyre, Alexa Bliss, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Asuka, B-Fab, Braun Strowman, Cameron Grimes, Charlotte Flair, Elias, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Randy Orton, Top Dolla WILL TURN BABYFACE: Bayley, Dakota Kai, Dominik Mysterio, Doudrop, Iyo Sky, Sami Zayn, Tommaso Ciampa Do his choices match yours? Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, WWE Superstars Heel and Face Index of Wrestlers on Current Roster. Maybe not a 100% confirmation of a heel turn, but it sure seems like it. There's been no character development since, as he's just partnered with his father in a series of tag team matches. Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. Fans saw the way that Reigns' heel turn transformed him into a "needle mover" at least according to his WWE catchphraseand . Shinsuke Nakamura When: January 15 The WWE fans are always high on their expectations when it comes to the superstars. 3/13 - Drew Gulak has forged an alliance with Daniel Bryan and appears to be a babyface now. Ever since The Viking Raiders came up from NXT, they have seemed to just float around with no direction. He could even destroy the ring and everything in his path to clearly hint at a heel turn in the future. Looks like we know who's up for the challenge! Major face turns includes AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Raquel Gonzalez and Shinsuke Nakamura. 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 . Im on Twitter @GiftedMoney talking about wrestling among other things, so feel free to message me on there with any thoughts or comments. The Miz turned heel on September 1, 2006, against his match with Tatanka. Jimmy isn't involved yet, but we can assume he's a heel going forward, too. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. However, Dakota Kai is still up in the air. 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. The Miz is a natural heel, however, he turned face in November of 2012. 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. She'll likely keep swapping back and forth over the rest of the year per usual. No real true turning point happened, but WWE certainly kept her against heels from this point on. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2023. 4/8 - Candice LeRae seemingly turned heel by low-blowing Tommaso Ciampa on NXT. 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