I think Rey re-signed his contract last year so he could get Dominik ready for this moment. He's at least going to be the babyface in theory while feuding with Elias, at the least. PENDING - Isaiah "Swerve" Scott appears to be heading toward a heel turn as of 12/9. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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. Vote on the 2023 Smark Madness tournament, WWE Superstars Heel and Face Index of Wrestlers on Current Roster. #5. 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. He pointed out that the fans didn't support him during his reign. Im on Twitter @GiftedMoney talking about wrestling among other things, so feel free to message me on there with any thoughts or comments. 5/13 - Timothy Thatcher turned heel on NXT by flipping out on Matt Riddle, leaving him mid-match and attacking him backstage. All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved. Madcap Moss is on the verge of turning babyface. We saw how their character arcs changed in their iconic TV shows, which is why we were so engrossed in their characters. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. You are welcome to weigh in with your thoughts and comments in the space below. 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. That's far too many times for it not to be a heel turn at this point. Bray Wyatt and Karrion Kross are in the development phase. 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Be the first one to comment on this story. 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. The segment was actually between Charlotte Flair and Dominik Mysterio. 4/8 - Candice LeRae seemingly turned heel by low-blowing Tommaso Ciampa on NXT. 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. To me, theyre the best tag team in the business. @Puto_Takagi. The Ballin' Superstar has been at Omos' side since his heel turn on Bobby Lashley in April. 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. World Snore 3: Putin's elite are caught yawning and even sleeping during his marathon anti-West state-of-the-union rant. They changed his music and took away the Arrow pointing from his entrance which was always designed to get a pop. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are definitely heels and not tweeners anymore. Nikki Cross turns heel after costing Bianca. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. This week, he was waiting in the ring for whoever was willing to step up. 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. Balor secured a victory over Priest and captured the US title. In this list, we take a look at five such swerves that could happen on the road to WrestleMania 39. WWE performers often turn babyface or heel to ignite various feuds. The EST of WWE is most likely to continue her dominant reign. 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. In 2021, she returned from pregnancy at SummerSlam and turned heel upon her arrival. Maybe not a 100% confirmation of a heel turn, but it sure seems like it. Lots of turns take place across a year in wrestling, with some talents becoming top heels, and others turning to be fan favorites. Heroes are referred to as babyfaces, or simply faces, in pro wrestling, while villains are referred to as heels. 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. The question now remains who will change and evolve over the following year. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. 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. 11/23 - LA Knight appears to be a babyface to balance out the Waller heel turn. 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. 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. It seems inevitable that we are going to get Rey Mysterio vs. his son Dominik Mysterio at Wrestlemania in Dallas. 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. Required fields are marked *. No one saw that coming, right? 4/1 - Isla Dawn turned heel by attacking Emilia McKenzie to align herself with Kay Lee Ray. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. This shouldnt surprise anyone. KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. AJ has had a pretty good run with Omos as a heel. 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. 12/20 - AJ Styles turned babyface in the split from Omos and his subsequent stuff opposite Grayson Waller and Apollo Crews. 10 Becky Lynch "Big-time Becks" has become one of the top heels in wrestling. Nobody compares. 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). Dominik Mysterio was tossed into the deep end of the pool without fair warning. Be the first one to comment on this story. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. I think The Viking Raiders turning heel would be the spark they needed. There you have it. #3. 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. Until they do something very significant (and I mean. 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. Alexa is a natural heel if she is in her Goddess persona. Win/Loss Records. He did not enjoy an NXT stint and came into the big-time to feud with a top star in Seth Rollins. A weekly column with analysis on the WWE, AEW, other pro wrestling topics, and other topics related to the news cycle. 4/5 - Rhea Ripley turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking Asuka during their tag team match. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Do his choices match yours? 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. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. Reverting to his more comfortable heelish ways is the perfect way to do just that. Heel turn at Elimination. 2021 was a year of frequent face and heel turns in WWE with around 50 babyface and heel turns in the year. 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. Ivar got injured and missed a bunch of time. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. In this list, we look at five possibilities with three potential heel turns and two face turns that could happen this Saturday night in Saudi Arabia: #3. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. 42 Real-Life WWE Couples In Pictures. However, I also believe that Paul Heyman could be the catalyst for Reigns turning babyface. It gives another tag team that could work as heels or babyfaces. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. Damian Priest was scheduled to face Finn Balor for the United States championship this week. We'll see. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. Five potential heels and five potential babyfaces. Knight is ready-made to take on a similar role to The A-Lister for SmackDown, playing the charismatic personality off top names. We'll see in the coming weeks. 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. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Your login session has expired. 3/13 - Drew Gulak has forged an alliance with Daniel Bryan and appears to be a babyface now. Which WWE stars will go over to the dark side and which ones will remain on the path of light, over the coming year? 1/10 - John Morrison is a heel now along with The Miz. His failures might be difficult to cope with for MVP, such that a loss at Crown Jewel 2022 might make him steer towards Braun Strowman. Executives and board members are also listed. 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. Heel: Ronda Rousey 1 of 4 Ronda Rousey has always been better in WWE as a heel. Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. 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. We can trace his heel turn back to then, though, as he's likely to be a heel going forward. 8/24 - Nia Jax has aligned herself with Shayna Baszler, but I'm not quite sold on it being a true babyface turn. 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. 2/14 - Seems like Adam Cole just turned heel on TakeOver: Vengeance Day by superkicking Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly. WWE continues to struggle for big names as heels and faces. 6/22 - It looks like Ari Sterling is now a heel after badmouthing Ted DiBiase. . However, Dakota Kai is still up in the air. 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 and i expect them to go there swinging if there hosting the rumble there. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. We need to confirm your email address. She'll likely keep swapping back and forth over the rest of the year per usual. 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. What realistic possibilities do we have to turn Babyface or Heel in 2022? The fans generally do not want to boo these guys. 6/15 - Big Show turned face on Raw by helping The Viking Profits against Akira Tozawa's ninjas. 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. 10/5 - Murphy is a babyface after fighting with Seth Rollins, unless this is all a ruse. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. In this list, we will look at three superstars who may turn heel and three who could turn babyface at Extreme Rules 2022. Read our Privacy and Data Policy. 6/7 - It appears Jaxson Ryker may be positioned as a babyface going forward, but it's not confirmed yet. 8/10 - Mickie James returned as a babyface on Monday Night Raw. More. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. We're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Your login session has expired. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. 5/10: Shelton Benjamin is possibly in babyface transition, depending on if his feud with Cedric Alexander expands to other heels. 6/14 - Akira Tozawa's been positioned as the antagonist for The Viking Profits. 6/14 - Piper Niven (soon to be renamed, most likely) is now a heel after aligning with Eva Marie. Sami Zayn: January 28, 2023: Sami turned babyface at Royal Rumble after being removed from the Bloodline. 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. 10/4 - Ridge Holland is a heel as of TakeOver 31. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. With the lack of dominant heel tag teams, I feel like a heel turn for The Viking Raiders may be coming in 2022. The same is true of Lynch's real-life husband Seth Rollins. 2022 is when the crowds need to embrace her again, so she becomes a Champion of the people. 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. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Check out the running list of heel and face turns for this year here. 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. For the 2020 list, click here. Dave Meltzer's Star Ratings. . 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. They played off each other well in an effective segment. 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. Alongside Rhea Ripley, Finn Balor, and Damian Priest, Dominik . ), 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. That "one lucky shot" might not be the end of Roman Reigns' historic title reign. 5) Santana & Ortiz Now that the Lucha Bros have had a run as the AEW Tag Team Champions, Santana & Ortiz is the team. The WWE fans are always high on their expectations when it comes to the superstars. | Home Current EVENTS 4/23 - Dexter Lumis is a face after helping Velveteen Dream on NXT, 5/11 - Asuka turned face on Monday Night Raw. 9/21 - Dominik Dijakovic (T-Bar), Dio Maddin (Mace), and Mia Yim are now heels while Shane Thorne and Mercedes Martinez already were before RETRIBUTION even started. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. Shotzi is somebody I thought was a natural babyface that shouldnt turn heel but then again, I also thought the same about Sami Zayn and hes been killing it as a heel for four years now. On the latest RAW episode, MVP said he had a surprise in store for Strowman. More. She's fighting with Bayley, but that doesn't mean she won't go back to being a heel after the feud. 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? 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. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. Based on WWEs history, when they start stripping everything away that made you a likable babyface, that usually means a heel turn is imminent. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . Styles established himself as a babyface after he offered a hand to Damian Priest following the Phenomenal One's loss. (Jan 13th, he made another step in that direction and possibly confirmed his position as a babyface). Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out. Why is that you ask? 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? That may be a soft face turn or it could just be some random booking. 10/30 - Jey Uso turned heel by aligning with Roman Reigns and attacking Daniel Bryan after their match. 6 Face Turn: Anna Jay Anna Jay may have only just turned heel, but she was far better as a babyface. Please logout and login again. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. With more capacity/viewers, costs are going to go down. Unlike someone like Rey Mysterio, there is a heel in him waiting to break through. 6/5 - Mojo Rawley is back to being a heel since making fun of Shorty G on SmackDown. Bayley has been away from the company for far too long, and she needs to return as a fan-favorite to take Charlotte Flair down for good. Check here for the complete list of heels and faces in WWE. Later, the Archer of Infamy brutally attacked the Demon, establishing himself as a heel. After cricket and bollywood WWE is next big thing. Brock Lesnar will fight Bobby Lashley, while Omos and Braun Strowman are set for a groundbreaking showdown. Nikki Bella has perpetually been a heel for most of her WWE run. Let's look at the following names and make educated guesses about their trajectory. It would give them fresh opponents. 8/12 - Velveteen Dream turned heel by attacking Kushida in frustration after their match on NXT. Roman Reigns was not accepted universally as a babyface. It is a money match if played right. The following are the most likely heel and face turns to come at WWE SummerSlam 2022. A consecutive loss to Bianca Belair could finally make Bayley acknowledge her rival at Crown Jewel 2022. 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. 5/6 - Dilsher Shanky (now just Shanky) and Veer (formerly Rinku Singh) turned heel to join Jinder Mahal on Main Event. I feel like Alexa Bliss may not come back as the one we last saw. I feel like a change might be in order. 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. 4/13 - Rhea Ripley has already reverted back to being a babyface. The alliance is now devoid of glory and it is only a matter of time before a member goes to the brighter side. However, WWE could pull off a swerve and put a lot of heel heat on Nikki. What do you think of all the heel and babyface switches that have taken place recently as we head towards WrestleMania? 10 Cody Rhodes 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. 8/28 - Alexa Bliss did a pretty heelish thing by smashing the mug she bought for Nikki Cross and flipping out at her. 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. I think the matches between Shotzi and Sasha Banks will be excellent. Do you think the following heel and face turns will happen? 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. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. 9/6 - Mustafa Ali has been on the babyface spectrum as a tweener for a while. 1/27 - Randy Orton turned heel by attacking Edge. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. I feel like eventually, Dominik is going to get tired of his dad always messing things up for him until eventually, he snaps. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. They locked up and Vinci took the advantage. 3/5 - Buddy Murphy wants to align with Seth Rollins again, meaning he's back to being a heel. Michael Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality who is currently signed to WWE and performs on . Riddle needs to showcase yet another side of his persona soon. . 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. 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. However, the odds for the Crown Jewel showdown are in favor of the returning Lesnar. Like any form of entertainment, professional wrestling is built on the backbone of "good vs. evil" storytelling. Bianca eventually defeating Becky will be a great moment for her. 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. 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. Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. 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