Some WWE Superstars are natural heels and Randy Orton is certainly one of them. Babyface turns happen on a regular basis in the industry, and these wrestlers really need to make the turn in 2022. 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. 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). Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. 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. 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. WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. 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 (Update: Ashante "Thee" Adonis has been solidified as a babyface since he came out to help Isaiah "Swerve" Scott at NXT TakeOver 31 on October 4th). Damian Priest was scheduled to face Finn Balor for the United States championship this week. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. Which WWE stars will go over to the dark side and which ones will remain on the path of light, over the coming year? It shows their lack of plans for a character as marked by The Fiend's run with Alexa Bliss. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. It also depends on The Rock. This was pretty much confirmed when he fought Cameron Grimes on 6/29. WWE wants that Rock vs. Roman Reigns match so bad. Damian Priest was scheduled to face Finn Balor for the United States championship this week. 10/4 - Ridge Holland is a heel as of TakeOver 31. 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. The White Rabbit gets revealed at WWE Extreme Rules End of. 6/22 - It seems Charlotte Flair is a babyface while feuding with Nia Jax, while Natalya is a heel, joining up with Lana. 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. Take any great. #WWERaw 2050 339 Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. Her attack on Bianca Belair and Bayley on RAW as well as Live Events highlights her as a dangerous component in the upcoming Crown Jewel match. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. They'll remain tweeners for now. 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? Note from 4/27, this may not be the case, as the Capitol Wrestling Center was instructed to boo her. 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. To me, theyre the best tag team in the business. Trademark Filings. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. Brock Lesnar will fight Bobby Lashley, while Omos and Braun Strowman are set for a groundbreaking showdown. Please logout and login again. 1/27 - Charlotte Flair is at least starting to turn heel with how she's reacted to her Royal Rumble win. Shaking hands, she may hint at a face turn. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2021. So instead of 200$ for the average seat for 10k viewers. Executives and board members are also listed. 6/15 - I'm cool with classifying Ever-Rise as tweeners, if not full babyfaces at this point, based on their brewing feud with Hit Row. 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. 6/10 - El Hijo del Fantasma, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza turned heel as a new stable. These turns are important because, if handled properly, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or set them up for doom. Suddenly, Dakota Kai, Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin show up to challenge Bianca and Mandy, but a newly-crowned Raw womens champion, Rhea Ripley stands with Bianca and Mandy, making it a 6 woman tag team match(a dejected former Raw womens champion Becky Lynch would be serving a suspension for her post-match actions, after losing to Rhea Ripley). Theyve already planted the seeds. Putin took to the stage in Moscow today to deliver a mammoth national address 2/12 - Cesaro felt more like a babyface after fist-bumping Daniel Bryan. Theyre both in the later stages of their careers. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Turning from face to heel or heel to face is a big moment for a wrestler regarding impactful moments, storytelling, and audience reception. Nikki Bella has perpetually been a heel for most of her WWE run. I think The Viking Raiders turning heel would be the spark they needed. 2/19 - Forgotten Sons may have turned babyface when taking offense with Grizzled Young Veterans' anti-USA comments. It may just be a heel/heel feud. 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. The Royal Rumble is in St. Louis, the hometown of Randy Orton. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. 8/26 - Tommaso Ciampa turned heel by excessively attacking Jake Atlas after their match. It gives another tag team that could work as heels or babyfaces. As soon as RK-Bro formed, the countdown started on when Randy Orton would turn on Riddle. PENDING - Isaiah "Swerve" Scott appears to be heading toward a heel turn as of 12/9. So it got me thinking. The fourth edition of WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is the next stop for the business in its premium live event schedule. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. 11/23 - Grayson Waller is now a heel, I guess. 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. WWE Heel and Face Turns in 2021 List of Superstars Who Turned Babyface or Heel This Year Posted by Anthony Mango Friday, January 1, 2021 This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2021. 5/6 - Dilsher Shanky (now just Shanky) and Veer (formerly Rinku Singh) turned heel to join Jinder Mahal on Main Event. . We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. 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. Alexa Bliss and Asuka winning the tag titles further affirms that babyfaces are going to rule the red brand. The Usos never stay heel for very long. . Please share your opinions in the comments section below. Signs of a fallout in Damage CTRL have been witnessed recently. Your email address will not be published. All Rights Reserved. I think it happens soon. I think Sheamus turning face and winning the one title thats eluded him, the Intercontinental Title, is a strong possibility in the next six or eight months. Reverting to his more comfortable heelish ways is the perfect way to do just that. #5. Tournaments. In this list, we will take a look at three superstars who could turn heel and two who could turn babyface at WWE Crown Jewel 2022. 8/28 - Alexa Bliss did a pretty heelish thing by smashing the mug she bought for Nikki Cross and flipping out at her. A heel Orton against a saddened babyface Riddle who is more hurt over his friend turning his back on him than even losing the tag titles sounds like a WrestleMania 38 match if there ever was one . Knight is ready-made to take on a similar role to The A-Lister for SmackDown, playing the charismatic personality off top names. On the latest RAW episode, MVP said he had a surprise in store for Strowman. Besides the brawl on RAW, the All Mighty crushed Brock Lesnar through a table to make a statement to the audience. 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.. Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. 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 Let's look at the following names and make educated guesses about their trajectory. 11/23 - LA Knight appears to be a babyface to balance out the Waller heel turn. Some surprising character changes could take place in the upcoming event. Pro-wrestling has its own terminology for many things, including how they describe heroes and villains in their storytelling. KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. And if it happens in any of the cricket stadium, crowd is going to be HUGE. 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. We will see if they can do it. 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). However, the odds for the Crown Jewel showdown are in favor of the returning Lesnar. The Alexa Bliss of 2016-2018 was some of the best stuff from a heel in the Womens division that Ive seen since Trish Stratus turned heel at Wrestlemania 20. 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. Take any great television character, be it Rick Grimes, Walter White, Dexter, or Daenerys Targaryen. 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. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. 4/13 - Rhea Ripley has already reverted back to being a babyface. This list examines those two stars and all the best heel turns of the past five years. We found that out when she turned heel against Charlotte back in 2018. I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. *Uncle Howdy Hottie Hooper* HOOKsuke. More. 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Ironically, Ciampa also turned face because of Gargano; he embraced Johnny after Gargano defeated Adam Cole to . WWE performers often turn babyface or heel to ignite various feuds. Your login session has expired. 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. Dominik Mysterio was tossed into the deep end of the pool without fair warning. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. 11/23 - Kay Lee Ray apparently transitioned to a babyface somewhere during my honeymoon, so I'm calling it official for tonight but it may have been before that. 1/26 - MVP returned and played babyface (no idea if he was a heel in his last run in WWE). The violent side of Bobby Lashley has been seen in the past few weeks. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. This was confirmed on 6/29 when she faced The IIconics. 6/21 - Jaxson Ryker appears to have transitioned to a babyface role after not only feuding with Elias, but also being welcoming and supportive to Mansoor backstage. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Even when the sisters were faces for the early 2014 period, it was still being set up for Nikki to turn on Brie. Alexa turning heel and reverting back to her Goddess persona and blaming the fans for turning her into that creepy version would be perfect to establish her as a top heel again. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. 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. 11/18 - Tommaso Ciampa seems to maybe be either a babyface or at least a tweener at this point. In 2022, after feuding for a brief time, the team disbanded. 11/25 - Xia Brookside seems to be a heel after many weeks of heading in that direction. 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. Sami Zayn: January 28, 2023: Sami turned babyface at Royal Rumble after being removed from the Bloodline. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. I think RK-Bro loses the tag team titles before that show. As the card takes shape, this looks to be the last of the major shake-ups, but we will have to stay tuned to see if more curveballs are headed our way. With the lack of dominant heel tag teams, I feel like a heel turn for The Viking Raiders may be coming in 2022. WWE has booked Roman Reigns as its unbeatable heel champion for more than two years, but the ultimate goal of his unprecedented reign is to transform "The Head of the Table" into a fan favorite. The Bloodline is a villainous professional wrestling stable currently performing in WWE.The stable is led by Roman Reigns and features his real-life cousins The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and Solo Sikoa, members of the renowned Anoa'i family.The group also includes Paul Heyman, who serves as their manager, and had also included Sami Zayn as an honorary member from mid-2022 to early 2023. We'll see in the coming weeks. Becky Lynch returned at Summerslam and, to the surprise of everyone, effectively turned heel by beating Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. 4/5 - Rhea Ripley turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking Asuka during their tag team match. 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