#3. It started in 2019 when he reunited with The Club and two years later, he is still a heel. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. Shinsuke Nakamura When: January 15 Nobody compares. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. The segment was actually between Charlotte Flair and Dominik Mysterio. 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. Tweener for the start of 2021. Install the TJR Wrestling web app for instant access to the very latest news and reviews! 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 is the culmination. Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. With the lack of dominant heel tag teams, I feel like a heel turn for The Viking Raiders may be coming in 2022. 2021 was a year of frequent face and heel turns in WWE with around 50 babyface and heel turns in the year. Do you think the following heel and face turns will happen? The Royal Rumble is in St. Louis, the hometown of Randy Orton. Heel: Ronda Rousey 1 of 4 Ronda Rousey has always been better in WWE as a heel. Tamina is a heel again as she's been teaming more with Natalya. 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. 2/16 - Johnny Gargano turned heel by nailing Tommaso Ciampa with the NXT Championship and costing him his match at TakeOver: Portland. 2/19 - Chad Gable and Otis turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Rey Mysterio after their match. 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. Alpha Academy pair turned heel on SmackDown, Current Heels & Faces List From Current Roster, Jayne vs Dolin, Breakker Trios Match Added to NXT Roadblock 2023, AEW Dynamite March 1, 2023, Match Card & Preview, WWE RAW March 6: John Cena, Logan Paul to Appear, More Matches Set, Brock Lesnar vs Omos Announced for WWE WrestleMania 39. 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. 2022 is when the crowds need to embrace her again, so she becomes a Champion of the people. Babyface turns happen on a regular basis in the industry, and these wrestlers really need to make the turn in 2022. 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. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. Jimmy isn't involved yet, but we can assume he's a heel going forward, too. Updates that I can't remember when to track back to: Lana is definitely a face. #5. Heel Turns & Face Turns. 5/31 - Alexa Bliss started being booked in a more babyface fashion from around this point onward. As soon as RK-Bro formed, the countdown started on when Randy Orton would turn on Riddle. 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. Check here for the complete list of heels and faces in WWE. 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. In defeat, The Maverick might snap and turn on the audience. 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. We'll see where she ends up down the line. 4/1 - Isla Dawn turned heel by attacking Emilia McKenzie to align herself with Kay Lee Ray. A weekly column with analysis on the WWE, AEW, other pro wrestling topics, and other topics related to the news cycle. 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.. It was the second heel turn in the past few years as she also attempted in 2018. Please logout and login again. Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, WWE Heel and Face Turns in 2021 List of Superstars Who Turned Babyface or Heel This Year. 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. The fourth edition of WWE Crown Jewel 2022 is the next stop for the business in its premium live event schedule. (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. Bianca eventually defeating Becky will be a great moment for her. 1/3 - The Miz seemingly turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Kofi Kingston after their match. 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. No real true turning point happened, but WWE certainly kept her against heels from this point on. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Throughout his . I feel like Alexa Bliss may not come back as the one we last saw. After cricket and bollywood WWE is next big thing. 12/9 - Tyler Rust (aka Russ Taylor) tried to help Timothy Thatcher distract/interfere with Tommaso Ciampa's match and then partnered up with Malcolm Bivens, meaning he's gone from a blank slate to a heel. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. We'll see. 4/5 - Mandy Rose turned babyface at WrestleMania 36 by aligning herself with Otis. Chad Gable seems to be more of a babyface lately after partnering with Otis. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. It will be the second Crown Jewel to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after the inaugural 2018 event. I think Rey re-signed his contract last year so he could get Dominik ready for this moment. Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, WWE Superstars Heel and Face Index of Wrestlers on Current Roster. Trident Digital Media Limited. Sasha Banks will be a babyface, but WWE hasn't done anything to 100% lock that down. 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. Pro-wrestling has its own terminology for many things, including how they describe heroes and villains in their storytelling. Now, after tagging with him and being booked as part of the babyface side of the Elimination Chamber six, it's pretty solid he's a babyface. Balor secured a victory over Priest and captured the US title. 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. Later, the Archer of Infamy brutally attacked the Demon, establishing himself as a heel. However, WWE could pull off a swerve and put a lot of heel heat on Nikki. Afterwards, Rhea, Bianca and Mandy stand with each other, raising their respective championship belts, then greeting the WWE universe fans!!! The question now remains who will change and evolve over the following year. 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. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. The Road to WrestleMania has always been a crucial period for the company. 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 . That may be a soft face turn or it could just be some random booking. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. 11/23 - Bron Breakker was on the heel side for Team 2.0 for WarGames, but reverted back to being a babyface on the 12/7 episode of NXT, proving it was just a temporary thing. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Some surprising character changes could take place in the upcoming event. 2/14 - Seems like Adam Cole just turned heel on TakeOver: Vengeance Day by superkicking Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly. 11/23 - LA Knight appears to be a babyface to balance out the Waller heel turn. He is the hottest star with the best storyline in the business. 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. 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. 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. It is a money match if played right. Your email address will not be published. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. He did not enjoy an NXT stint and came into the big-time to feud with a top star in Seth Rollins. The EST of WWE is most likely to continue her dominant reign. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. At her peak,. 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. 7/13 - Aliyah may have turned babyface after splitting from The Robert Stone Brand and blowing kisses to the crowd. AJ Styles quickly emerged and accepted The Rated-R Superstar's challenge. Theyre too popular. 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. 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. In WWE and in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. These turns are important because, if handled properly, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or set them up for doom. (In a future updatenever mind.). Your login session has expired. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. 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. 6/15 - Cameron Grimes is definitely a babyface now, after speculation from the past 2 weeks or so. The White Rabbit gets revealed at WWE Extreme Rules End of. I think Randy Orton vs. Riddle is the plan for Wrestlemania 38. (Jan 13th, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as a babyface). 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? 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. Fans will still cheer Bianca, but not boo Becky. ** QUARTER 1 PREDICTIONS [FROM JANUARY 1] **, WILL TURN HEEL: Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Asuka, August Grey, Brian Kendrick, Dave Mastiff, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Isla Dawn, Kenny Williams, Kevin Owens, Naomi, Ricochet, Sasha Banks, Tamina, WILL TURN BABYFACE: Alexa Bliss, Bobby Lashley, Bray Wyatt, Cedric Alexander, MVP, Natalya, Peyton Royce, Shelton Benjamin, WILL BOUNCE AROUND BACK AND FORTH: Akira Tozawa, Charlotte Flair, Drew Gulak, ** QUARTER 2 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [AFTER WRESTLEMANIA] **, WILL TURN BABYFACE: Bray Wyatt, Cedric Alexander, Omos, Raquel Gonzalez, Reckoning/Mia Yim, Seth Rollins, Shelton Benjamin, ** QUARTER 3 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [BEFORE SUMMERSLAM] **, WILL TURN HEEL: Andre Chase, Ari Sterling, Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne, Jaxson Ryker, Kevin Owens, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Randy Orton, Rhea Ripley, Shelton Benjamin, WILL TURN BABYFACE: Alexa Bliss, Doudrop, Indi Hartwell, Raquel Gonzalez, Seth Rollins, WILL BOUNCE AROUND BACK AND FORTH: Drew Gulak, Reginald Thomas, ** QUARTER 4 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [POST-DRAFT, BEFORE SURVIVOR SERIES] **, WILL TURN HEEL: Aliyah, Dominik Mysterio (maybe not until 2022), Keith Lee, Kevin Owens, Jaxson Ryker, WILL TURN BABYFACE: Mia Yim, Sasha Banks, Xia Li, WILL BOUNCE AROUND BACK AND FORTH: Akira Tozawa, Drake Maverick, Drew Gulak. 8/26 - Tommaso Ciampa turned heel by excessively attacking Jake Atlas after their match. 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