Take any great. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. It may just be a heel/heel feud. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Not just because of the wrestling, but the storytelling and emotion and the connection with the crowd. 5/13 - Timothy Thatcher turned heel on NXT by flipping out on Matt Riddle, leaving him mid-match and attacking him backstage. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. If they cant do it at Wrestlemania 38, I could see them keeping Reigns as a heel until the match at Wrestlemania 39. If it fails at Crown Jewel 2022, expect the 49-year old star to ally with The Monster of All Monsters as a babyface. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. This was pretty much confirmed when he fought Cameron Grimes on 6/29. 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. 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. It shows their lack of plans for a character as marked by The Fiend's run with Alexa Bliss. Reverting to his more comfortable heelish ways is the perfect way to do just that. 1/27 - Randy Orton turned heel by attacking Edge. 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 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. Win/Loss Records. 4/13 - It appears Raquel Gonzalez is a babyface going forward. 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. Alexa is a natural heel if she is in her Goddess persona. Following yet another attack on both competitors, Bayley might just be the last woman standing, literally due to support from the Damage CTRL members. You are welcome to weigh in with your thoughts and comments in the space below. Lots of turns take place across a year in wrestling, with some talents becoming top heels, and others turning to be fan favorites. The WWE fans are always high on their expectations when it comes to the superstars. (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). I think, IF Bayley is healed in time (she might be), Becky Lynch vs Bayley is a realistic possibility for WrestleMania 38. Tweener for the start of 2021. Alongside Rhea Ripley, Finn Balor, and Damian Priest, Dominik . (Jan 13th, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as a babyface). Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Charlotte Flair, with her Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions she worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles she won, her Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, her appearance changes through the years, and more.. Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 5 . Looks like we know who's up for the challenge! 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 Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley Face-to-Face. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. However, the crowd response will eventually be too much to ignore. Alexa Bliss and Asuka winning the tag titles further affirms that babyfaces are going to rule the red brand. 4/8 - Candice LeRae seemingly turned heel by low-blowing Tommaso Ciampa on NXT. For the 2020 list, click here. We saw how their character arcs changed in their iconic TV shows, which is why we were so engrossed in their characters. 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. 2021 was a year of frequent face and heel turns in WWE with around 50 babyface and heel turns in the year. WWE fans believe Logan Paul is fodder for Reigns at a time when the company lacks capable challengers. *Uncle Howdy Hottie Hooper* HOOKsuke. Riddle needs to showcase yet another side of his persona soon. Once Reigns turns, he will cement himself as the hottest and biggest star the business has seen since John Cena stopped being a full-time performer. 6/15 - Big Show turned face on Raw by helping The Viking Profits against Akira Tozawa's ninjas. No real true turning point happened, but WWE certainly kept her against heels from this point on. Ever since The Viking Raiders came up from NXT, they have seemed to just float around with no direction. 10/5 - Mustafa Ali is now a heel after revealing he's in RETRIBUTION. Ironically, Ciampa also turned face because of Gargano; he embraced Johnny after Gargano defeated Adam Cole to . A world title run probably isnt in the cards for either so why not pair them back up? Theyre too popular. WWE hasn't had a good history with tweeners in recent times. January 2 - Alexa Bliss effectively turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking a referee and going overboard against Bianca Belair, January 6 - Hit Row turned heel on SmackDown, PENDING - Alpha Academy keep being positioned more as babyfaces, January 29 - Sami Zayn turned babyface at Royal Rumble, PENDING - Jey Uso didn't quite turn babyface, but by leaving instead of attacking Zayn, he puts a potential babyface turn out there as a possibility, January 31 - Alba Fyre is now a heel aligned with Isla Dawn, February 6 - Piper Niven seems to have reverted back to being a heel; she may not have been a babyface even temporarily, (PENDING) February 6 - Nikki Cross could be in line for a babyface turn to pair up with Dexter Lumis, February 7 - In retrospect, it seems Jacy Jayne's attack on Gigi Dolin has been used as a means for Dolin to turn babyface. We found that out when she turned heel against Charlotte back in 2018. Maybe he accidentally gets eliminated by Riddle. These turns are important because, if handled properly, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or set them up for doom. 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. There has been a lot of shifting around the foundation of WWE as we head to the big event in Dallas. Theyve been planting the seeds for a Mysterios split for months now. He's feuded with Velveteen Dream a bit and now he's gone after Timothy Thatcher. There's been no character development since, as he's just partnered with his father in a series of tag team matches. 3/5 - Buddy Murphy wants to align with Seth Rollins again, meaning he's back to being a heel. Your login session has expired. Win/Loss Records. 11/25 - Xia Brookside seems to be a heel after many weeks of heading in that direction. So it got me thinking. 2/14 - Seems like Adam Cole just turned heel on TakeOver: Vengeance Day by superkicking Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly. This is potentially bad news for Damage CTRL. Chad Gable seems to be more of a babyface lately after partnering with Otis. 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. 10/5 - Murphy is a babyface after fighting with Seth Rollins, unless this is all a ruse. 1/29 - Shinsuke Nakamura turned babyface after helping Big E and Daniel Bryan fight off Sami Zayn, Cesaro and AJ Styles on SmackDown. Based on WWEs history, when they start stripping everything away that made you a likable babyface, that usually means a heel turn is imminent. As a babyface, he struggled to connect with the crowd. Multiple blockbuster matches will be penned for the show on Saturday, November 5. Later, the Archer of Infamy brutally attacked the Demon, establishing himself as a heel. 2/19 - Forgotten Sons may have turned babyface when taking offense with Grizzled Young Veterans' anti-USA comments. 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. The alliance is now devoid of glory and it is only a matter of time before a member goes to the brighter side. WWE Battle of the Brands: Raw vs. SmackDown - Best Show of the Week (June 6-10, 2022) Smark Out Moment Today at 5:35 AM WWE Power Rankings Top 10 Superstars This Week: #402 - In Your Cell & Hell In A House Smark Out Moment Yesterday at 7:35 PM WWE Title Change: New Intercontinental Champion Crowned on Friday Night SmackDown (1) BRAUN STROWMAN, RICOCHET, & MADCAP MOSS vs. IMPERIUM (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, & Giovanni Vinci) Moss started against Vinci. 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. It is a weird dynamic, but I believe Becky changes that next year by reverting back to her babyface persona. Turning from face to heel or heel to face is a big moment for a wrestler regarding impactful moments, storytelling, and audience reception. When she and her sister - in the Bella Twins - were ever put against each other, Nikki was always the Evil Twin. 8/10 - Mickie James returned as a babyface on Monday Night Raw. Raw right now has plenty of babyfaces with Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and someone I am going to name shortly. The Miz turned heel on September 1, 2006, against his match with Tatanka. 1/27 - Jessi Kamea has been paired with Aliyah and booed heavily by the crowd in attendance at NXT, signifying she's now a heel, at least temporarily. Some WWE Superstars are natural heels and Randy Orton is certainly one of them. I think it happens soon. This list examines those two stars and all the best heel turns of the past five years. 2/19 - Chad Gable and Otis turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Rey Mysterio after their match. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. During his match with Drew McIntyre at Elimination Chamber, Moss took a horrifying bump to the head. I think Bayley and Becky is still a feud that WWE wants to do. 1/6 - Drew McIntyre may be a face now. 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. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Sheamus, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.. Stephen Farrelly was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland on January 28, 1978, and he is . Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. I think the matches between Shotzi and Sasha Banks will be excellent. 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. We need to confirm your email address. I believe, with the move to Smackdown, that a babyface turn may be on the horizon. 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. The Usos never ride as heels for too long and two years may be long enough before The Uso Penitentiary makes its return to Smackdown. 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. It started in 2019 when he reunited with The Club and two years later, he is still a heel. Maybe the babyface character that he's played for so very long has run its course and now there's the need to evolve, to transform, to change into a vicious heel. 2/1 - Sheamus turned heel with a Brogue Kick to Drew McIntyre on Monday Night Raw, 2/12 - Apollo Crews has teetered on a heel turn for a few weeks and pretty much sealed the deal here by interfering in Big E's match with Shinsuke Nakamura. Damian Priest was scheduled to face Finn Balor for the United States championship this week. 2022 has been a wild year for WWE. This one was a little tough as I feel Romans heel run has been the best of his career, including The Shield. At her peak,. I feel like the old Alexa Bliss may return sooner or later and the old Alexa Bliss is not a very good babyface. 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. 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. Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. 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. 4/1 - Isla Dawn turned heel by attacking Emilia McKenzie to align herself with Kay Lee Ray. Do his choices match yours? 10/20 - Braun Strowman may not be 100% heel, but he sure as hell is booked like it when he low-blows Keith Lee. . When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. 6/15 - Cameron Grimes is definitely a babyface now, after speculation from the past 2 weeks or so. 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. 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. 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 . 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. Roman Reigns will defend his undisputed WWE Universal title against Logan Paul. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Sheamus has been a heel for the better part of the last five years. Please share your opinions in the comments section below. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. 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. 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). We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. I think The Viking Raiders turning heel would be the spark they needed. Current Heels & Faces List From Current RosterWWE Heel & Face Turns in 2022, Your email address will not be published. I think RK-Bro loses the tag team titles before that show. Some are kind of obvious while some are risky picks. Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. 8/12 - Velveteen Dream turned heel by attacking Kushida in frustration after their match on NXT. However, Dakota Kai is still up in the air. The Last Woman Standing stipulations are usually introduced to put an end to a feud. Major face turns includes AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Raquel Gonzalez and Shinsuke Nakamura. It is a money match if played right. 4/6 - Big Show is a heel again. 4/13 - Rhea Ripley has already reverted back to being a babyface. 5) Santana & Ortiz Now that the Lucha Bros have had a run as the AEW Tag Team Champions, Santana & Ortiz is the team. Thanks for reading. ** 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. . Stay tuned for random updates to this page! We will see if they can do it. We'll see where she ends up down the line. The EST of WWE is most likely to continue her dominant reign. That's far too many times for it not to be a heel turn at this point. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. All Rights Reserved. 5/31 - Alexa Bliss started being booked in a more babyface fashion from around this point onward. Madcap Moss is on the verge of turning babyface. I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. In WWE and in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. PS. 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. Dakota takes issue with Mandy getting the headlines and after Mandy loses the NXT womens championship to Io Shrai, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne join Dakota in attacking Mandy. Bayley needs to come back and challenge The Queen to a series of matches that elevates the SmackDown Women's Championship. I feel like it will get progressively worse until the heel turn is complete. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. 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) Your email address will not be published. 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. 10 Tommaso Ciampa. Heel Turns & Face Turns. A consecutive loss to Bianca Belair could finally make Bayley acknowledge her rival at Crown Jewel 2022. I'm counting it and if they undo it, I'll update this. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 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? ), 7/10 - Lacey Evans seems to have turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Naomi after losing that stupid karaoke competition, 7/31 - Shorty G turned heel on SmackDown by aligning with King Corbin against Matt Riddle and Drew Gulak. On this week's SmackDown, Happy Corbin was scheduled to face McIntyre. 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. 10/28 - Pete Dunne turned heel at Halloween Havoc by turning on Kyle O'Reilly and aligning himself with Pat McAfee, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan. 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. 1/29 - Braun Strowman only attacked heels on SmackDown, so he may be a babyface again, too. 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. Brock Lesnar will fight Bobby Lashley, while Omos and Braun Strowman are set for a groundbreaking showdown. Your email address will not be published. Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings. Check here for the complete list of heels and faces in WWE. Usually every time there's a draft, you can count on at least one character change. There are tons of wrestlers that need to make that shift within the next year to propel their careers. 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? 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). You saw the glimpses of a more aggressive Priest this past Monday on Raw. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. 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. Vinci took Moss down. What theyre doing right now with Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman is some of the best stuff I have ever seen them do. We'll see. Villains turning on villains does not make the beaten down person suddenly a hero, but the actions that come out of that dictate whether a turn happens or not. 4/5 - Bianca Belair turned babyface at WrestleMania 36 by making the save for The Street Profits. 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. Roman Reigns was not accepted universally as a babyface. I see parallels to The Rock. Heroes are referred to as babyfaces, or simply faces, in pro wrestling, while villains are referred to as heels. 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. I think Sheamus turning face is more likely than Cesaro turning heel at this point. WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, producers, script writers, and various other positions. 2/12 - Cesaro felt more like a babyface after fist-bumping Daniel Bryan. Becky Lynch returned at Summerslam and, to the surprise of everyone, effectively turned heel by beating Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. Be the first one to comment on this story. A weekly column with analysis on the WWE, AEW, other pro wrestling topics, and other topics related to the news cycle. I also think that moment will be the beginning of a character change. Required fields are marked *. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. 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. KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. 6/22 - It looks like Ari Sterling is now a heel after badmouthing Ted DiBiase. He's at least going to be the babyface in theory while feuding with Elias, at the least. Lets get to it. 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. 6/7 - It appears Jaxson Ryker may be positioned as a babyface going forward, but it's not confirmed yet. Unlike someone like Rey Mysterio, there is a heel in him waiting to break through. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. That's random. Sure, they achieved a little success, but mostly theyve been stagnant. 10 Possible WWE Heel And Babyface Turns In 2022 By Joel McIntyre Published 1st November 2021 The WWE Draft has come and gone and with it hopefully comes some fresh matchups. Trident Digital Media Limited. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2023. There you have it. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. 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. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. The Miz is a natural heel, however, he turned face in November of 2012. Throughout his . Putin took to the stage in Moscow today to deliver a mammoth national address Styles established himself as a babyface after he offered a hand to Damian Priest following the Phenomenal One's loss. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. 1/29 - Sheamus is certainly a babyface at least at this point after coming out voluntarily to help babyfaces fight off heels in their 10-man tag team match on SmackDown. The same is true of Lynch's real-life husband Seth Rollins. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. 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. Is this a turn you want to see? Trademark Filings. The question now remains who will change and evolve over the following year. 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. Legal. Who are the 5 AEW stars that would most benefit from a heel/face turn? 4/26: Randy Orton is at least in tweener territory after teaming with Matt Riddle. Until they do something very significant (and I mean. Check out the running list of heel and face turns for this year here. 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. He took Vinci down with a shoulder tackle and tagged in Ricochet. The Usos never stay heel for very long. 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. Trademark Filings. Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. 10/8 - Amale seems to have settled in to a role as a heel. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. 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