8/10 - Mickie James returned as a babyface on Monday Night Raw. Legal. 10/20 - Braun Strowman may not be 100% heel, but he sure as hell is booked like it when he low-blows Keith Lee. There are tons of wrestlers that need to make that shift within the next year to propel their careers. Heroes are referred to as babyfaces, or simply faces, in pro wrestling, while villains are referred to as heels. 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. 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 . 6/22 - It seems Charlotte Flair is a babyface while feuding with Nia Jax, while Natalya is a heel, joining up with Lana. 1/27 - Charlotte Flair is at least starting to turn heel with how she's reacted to her Royal Rumble win. 42 Real-Life WWE Couples In Pictures. 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. Balor secured a victory over Priest and captured the US title. 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). I feel like Alexa Bliss may not come back as the one we last saw. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. 10/25 - Tucker turned heel at Hell in a Cell by hitting Otis with the Money in the Bank briefcase. It is also the longest run he has had as a heel in WWE. Current Heels & Faces List From Current RosterWWE Heel & Face Turns in 2022, Your email address will not be published. 6 Face Turn: Anna Jay Anna Jay may have only just turned heel, but she was far better as a babyface. 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. . 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. 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. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Because I believe there is a real possibility you will see a reunion of The Bar with Cesaro. It is a weird dynamic, but I believe Becky changes that next year by reverting back to her babyface persona. 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. 3/13 - Drew Gulak has forged an alliance with Daniel Bryan and appears to be a babyface now. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. Unlike someone like Rey Mysterio, there is a heel in him waiting to break through. Bray Wyatt and Karrion Kross are in the development phase. That just doesn't mean it makes Banks a babyface by default. I think RK-Bro loses the tag team titles before that show. And if it happens in any of the cricket stadium, crowd is going to be HUGE. Check out the running list of heel and face turns for this year here. Pro-wrestling has its own terminology for many things, including how they describe heroes and villains in their storytelling. The fans generally do not want to boo these guys. We can trace his heel turn back to then, though, as he's likely to be a heel going forward. 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. In this list, we take a look at five such swerves that could happen on the road to WrestleMania 39. 10 Cody Rhodes 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. He's feuded with Velveteen Dream a bit and now he's gone after Timothy Thatcher. 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. 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. Before The Showcase of the Immortals graces us with its presence, World Wrestling Entertainment undergoes several shifts in storyline to enhance their grandest event of the year.. One of the major changes that manifests prior to 'Mania is a superstar changing their persona. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2023. Maybe he accidentally gets eliminated by Riddle. 6/10 - El Hijo del Fantasma, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza turned heel as a new stable. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. These turns are important because, if handled properly, they could propel a wrestler to greatness or set them up for doom. So instead of 200$ for the average seat for 10k viewers. If they cant do it at Wrestlemania 38, I could see them keeping Reigns as a heel until the match at Wrestlemania 39. 10/5 - Murphy is a babyface after fighting with Seth Rollins, unless this is all a ruse. In this list, we will look at three superstars who may turn heel and three who could turn babyface at Extreme Rules 2022. 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. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. All Rights Reserved. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. This one was a little tough as I feel Romans heel run has been the best of his career, including The Shield. Michael Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality who is currently signed to WWE and performs on . After the match, Priest cut a promo on how Balor had the backing of the WWE Universe throughout the match. 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. 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. 10/2 - Carmella is now a heel as of SmackDown's promo running down the WWE Universe. Lets get to it. The EST of WWE is most likely to continue her dominant reign. Tweener for the start of 2021. It would give them fresh opponents. WWE performers often turn babyface or heel to ignite various feuds. However, WWE could pull off a swerve and put a lot of heel heat on Nikki. 1/29 - Shinsuke Nakamura turned babyface after helping Big E and Daniel Bryan fight off Sami Zayn, Cesaro and AJ Styles on SmackDown. Win/Loss Records. They changed his music and took away the Arrow pointing from his entrance which was always designed to get a pop. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. Thanks for reading. 5/10: Shelton Benjamin is possibly in babyface transition, depending on if his feud with Cedric Alexander expands to other heels. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . He could even destroy the ring and everything in his path to clearly hint at a heel turn in the future. Alexa Bliss and Asuka winning the tag titles further affirms that babyfaces are going to rule the red brand. 4/13 - It appears Raquel Gonzalez is a babyface going forward. 10/29 - The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) turned heel by aligning with Eddie Dennis and attacking Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews. 8/28 - Alexa Bliss did a pretty heelish thing by smashing the mug she bought for Nikki Cross and flipping out at her. Nikki Cross turns heel after costing Bianca. Moreover, potential WrestleMania plans for The Rock vs. Roman Reigns might continue for as long as they can. Billie Kay is all over the place. 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. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. 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KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Chad Gable seems to be more of a babyface lately after partnering with Otis. 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. 2/10 - MVP is now a heel again (if he returns to WWE in the future), 2/14 - Tony Nese and Mike Kanellis were booked as faces against Ariya Daivari and The Brian Kendrick. I believe, with the move to Smackdown, that a babyface turn may be on the horizon. This'll be updated every time a new face turn occurs. He's at least going to be the babyface in theory while feuding with Elias, at the least. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. 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.. 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? 10 Becky Lynch "Big-time Becks" has become one of the top heels in wrestling. This week, he was waiting in the ring for whoever was willing to step up. Cody Rhodes Should Turn Heel 1 of 6 Credit: All Elite. If you bring Bayley back as a heel, and turn Alexa heel as I mentioned earlier, suddenly you can afford to turn Becky Lynch babyface. Theyve been planting the seeds for a Mysterios split for months now. 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. 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. I see parallels to The Rock. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. Timothy Thatcher seems to be a babyface after teaming with Tommaso Ciampa in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. 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. promos like a heel. There are also "tweeners"characters who are more in the gray area between the black and white extremes, who may be also referred to as anti-heroes. 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. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. 5/31 - Alexa Bliss started being booked in a more babyface fashion from around this point onward. *Uncle Howdy Hottie Hooper* HOOKsuke. Check here. 10 Tommaso Ciampa. 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 out the running list of heel and face turns for this year here. Why is that you ask? 4/5 - Mandy Rose turned babyface at WrestleMania 36 by aligning herself with Otis. No real true turning point happened, but WWE certainly kept her against heels from this point on. More. AJ has had a pretty good run with Omos as a heel. Stay tuned for random updates to this page! The White Rabbit gets revealed at WWE Extreme Rules End of. 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. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. Nobody compares. I think her heel turn was designed to eventually get Bianca over as a bigger babyface which I think it has. 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. At her peak,. Balor. 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. Executives and board members are also listed. 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