It shows their lack of plans for a character as marked by The Fiend's run with Alexa Bliss. 11/25 - Xia Brookside seems to be a heel after many weeks of heading in that direction. 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. A consecutive loss to Bianca Belair could finally make Bayley acknowledge her rival at Crown Jewel 2022. Looks like we know who's up for the challenge! 5/18 - Kairi Sane is a face as well as of Asuka's face turn. 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. To me, theyre the best tag team in the business. Dominik Mysterio was tossed into the deep end of the pool without fair warning. Some turns are used to break up tag teams and make way for the members to pursue solo careers. Legal. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. promos like a heel. @Puto_Takagi. Jeff Jarret who was a heel all the time in the WWE, WCW and mostly TNA made his first TNA and wrestling face turn after Planet Jarret broke up, he started siding with his former enemies. 2/19 - Chad Gable and Otis turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Rey Mysterio after their match. #5. Please logout and login again. Required fields are marked *. PENDING - Grizzled Young Veterans are playing the face part in a feud with Ever-Rise and Imperium, but that may not be a true turn. 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. 11/18 - Tommaso Ciampa seems to maybe be either a babyface or at least a tweener at this point. 4/26: Randy Orton is at least in tweener territory after teaming with Matt Riddle. Knight is ready-made to take on a similar role to The A-Lister for SmackDown, playing the charismatic personality off top names. He came in as a babyface and the fans just didnt accept him so he turned heel. Note from 4/27, this may not be the case, as the Capitol Wrestling Center was instructed to boo her. 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. I'm counting it and if they undo it, I'll update this. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Thanks for reading. In 2022, after feuding for a brief time, the team disbanded. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. I also think that moment will be the beginning of a character change. 1/26 - MVP returned and played babyface (no idea if he was a heel in his last run in WWE). Take any great. I avoided picking Sasha Banks because based on her Big Show-like history of turns, shell probably be heel and face at some point in 2022. The fans generally do not want to boo these guys. 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. Becky Lynch returned at Summerslam and, to the surprise of everyone, effectively turned heel by beating Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. The Miz turned heel on September 1, 2006, against his match with Tatanka. WWE wants that Rock vs. Roman Reigns match so bad. . #3. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. 4/23 - Dexter Lumis is a face after helping Velveteen Dream on NXT, 5/11 - Asuka turned face on Monday Night Raw. They locked up and Vinci took the advantage. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . . Who are the 5 AEW stars that would most benefit from a heel/face turn? (Jan 13th, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as a babyface). 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. 10/25 - Tucker turned heel at Hell in a Cell by hitting Otis with the Money in the Bank briefcase. It may just be a heel/heel feud. This was confirmed on 6/29 when she faced The IIconics. 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. Do his choices match yours? PENDING - Isaiah "Swerve" Scott appears to be heading toward a heel turn as of 12/9. The Miz is a natural heel, however, he turned face in November of 2012. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. The Ballin' Superstar has been at Omos' side since his heel turn on Bobby Lashley in April. These turns are important because, if handled properly, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or set them up for doom. 6/22 - It looks like Ari Sterling is now a heel after badmouthing Ted DiBiase. With more capacity/viewers, costs are going to go down. 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. Legal. Riddle needs to showcase yet another side of his persona soon. 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). Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2021. He played a heel early on in NXT, but hes been a babyface his entire time on the main roster. 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. 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. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. Win/Loss Records. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. Because I believe there is a real possibility you will see a reunion of The Bar with Cesaro. #5. 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 . Please share your opinions in the comments section below. 4/13 - Rhea Ripley has already reverted back to being a babyface. For some reason, the Dark Order have been nonplussed by the fact that Jay left the group and joined the Jericho Appreciation Society, but this should change sometime soon. Not just because of the wrestling, but the storytelling and emotion and the connection with the crowd. Nikki Cross could still do wonders as a heel, although not with the A.S.H gimmick. As soon as RK-Bro formed, the countdown started on when Randy Orton would turn on Riddle. 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). Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. 4/5 - Mandy Rose turned babyface at WrestleMania 36 by aligning herself with Otis. 10/29 - The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) turned heel by aligning with Eddie Dennis and attacking Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews. 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. 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. 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. . World Snore 3: Putin's elite are caught yawning and even sleeping during his marathon anti-West state-of-the-union rant. Ivar got injured and missed a bunch of time. Theyre too popular. Cody Rhodes Should Turn Heel 1 of 6 Credit: All Elite. Sasha Banks will be a babyface, but WWE hasn't done anything to 100% lock that down. There's been no character development since, as he's just partnered with his father in a series of tag team matches. Ever since The Viking Raiders came up from NXT, they have seemed to just float around with no direction. On this week's SmackDown, Happy Corbin was scheduled to face McIntyre. This is another one that I dont think many will be surprised to see. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. Throughout his . This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2023. I feel like the old Alexa Bliss may return sooner or later and the old Alexa Bliss is not a very good babyface. (1) BRAUN STROWMAN, RICOCHET, & MADCAP MOSS vs. IMPERIUM (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, & Giovanni Vinci) Moss started against Vinci. Instead, Corbin forced Moss to face the Scottish Warrior despite not being medically cleared, where he lost. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 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. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. 6/7 - It appears Jaxson Ryker may be positioned as a babyface going forward, but it's not confirmed yet. Brock Lesnar will fight Bobby Lashley, while Omos and Braun Strowman are set for a groundbreaking showdown. 5/10: Shelton Benjamin is possibly in babyface transition, depending on if his feud with Cedric Alexander expands to other heels. That "one lucky shot" might not be the end of Roman Reigns' historic title reign. 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. This one may not even make it to 2022. 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. 1/6 - Drew McIntyre may be a face now. On last week's RAW, Edge issued an open challenge for his opponent at WrestleMania 38. 10/12 - Elias turned heel on Raw by hitting Jeff Hardy with a guitar. 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. 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. Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. 1/29 - Shinsuke Nakamura turned babyface after helping Big E and Daniel Bryan fight off Sami Zayn, Cesaro and AJ Styles on SmackDown. AJ Styles quickly emerged and accepted The Rated-R Superstar's challenge. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Usually every time there's a draft, you can count on at least one character change. What realistic possibilities do we have to turn Babyface or Heel in 2022? 11/23 - Grayson Waller is now a heel, I guess. 1/10 - John Morrison is a heel now along with The Miz. The following are the most likely heel and face turns to come at WWE SummerSlam 2022. A world title run probably isnt in the cards for either so why not pair them back up? Although he has been a good manager and mentor, the seven-foot giant is yet to make an impact on the main roster. 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. I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. We're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. Babyface turns happen on a regular basis in the industry, and these wrestlers really need to make the turn in 2022. 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. Reigns has found his voice on the mic so when he turns, he will be even better because of how comfortable he is on the microphone. Signs of a fallout in Damage CTRL have been witnessed recently. More. It is a weird dynamic, but I believe Becky changes that next year by reverting back to her babyface persona. ** QUARTER 1 PREDICTIONS [FROM JANUARY 1] **, ** QUARTER 2 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [AFTER WRESTLEMANIA] **, ** QUARTER 3 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [JULY / BEFORE SUMMERSLAM] **, ** QUARTER 4 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [OCTOBER / BEFORE SURVIVOR SERIES] **, Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, List of WWE Heel and Face Turns for 2020 - Superstars Who Turned Babyface or Heel This Year. However, the crowd response will eventually be too much to ignore. Unlike someone like Rey Mysterio, there is a heel in him waiting to break through. Theyve already planted the seeds. All rights reserved. I think The Usos will ride the Bloodline train as long as they can until eventually, it is time to get off. 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. 10/2 - Carmella is now a heel as of SmackDown's promo running down the WWE Universe. 6 Face Turn: Anna Jay Anna Jay may have only just turned heel, but she was far better as a babyface. 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. 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. If it ends up being solidified, I'll go back and change this. Nikki Bella has perpetually been a heel for most of her WWE run. All Rights Reserved. The Tribal Chief has carried the company for over two years and is arguably irreplaceable at the moment. This'll be updated every time a new face turn occurs. Alright, everyone wants RK-Bro to split up down the line with Randy Orton becoming 'The Apex Predator' once more. Charlotte Flair entered the ring and pointed at the WrestleMania sign. Stay tuned for random updates to this page! Every WWE Pay-Per-View Buyrate. WWE hasn't had a good history with tweeners in recent times. A natural heel, however, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as babyface. Tag team in the business Anna Jay Anna Jay may have only turned. May be a face after helping Velveteen Dream on NXT, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or them! 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