11/18 - Tommaso Ciampa seems to maybe be either a babyface or at least a tweener at this point. The following are the most likely heel and face turns to come at WWE SummerSlam 2022. 4/13 - Rhea Ripley has already reverted back to being a babyface. AJ Styles quickly emerged and accepted The Rated-R Superstar's challenge. 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. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. So instead of 200$ for the average seat for 10k viewers. I think, IF Bayley is healed in time (she might be), Becky Lynch vs Bayley is a realistic possibility for WrestleMania 38. He did not enjoy an NXT stint and came into the big-time to feud with a top star in Seth Rollins. To me, theyre the best tag team in the business. 10/4 - Ridge Holland is a heel as of TakeOver 31. Trident Digital Media Limited. 2021 was a year of frequent face and heel turns in WWE with around 50 babyface and heel turns in the year. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. The Miz is a natural heel, however, he turned face in November of 2012. So it got me thinking. 1/3 - The Miz seemingly turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Kofi Kingston after their match. This'll be updated every time a new face turn occurs. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. 5/18 - Kairi Sane is a face as well as of Asuka's face turn. 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're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. Styles established himself as a babyface after he offered a hand to Damian Priest following the Phenomenal One's loss. 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. 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. 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. It is a weird dynamic, but I believe Becky changes that next year by reverting back to her babyface persona. 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. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2021. Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. Io comes back and fights them off and gives Mandy a rematch. Win/Loss Records. 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. I believe, with the move to Smackdown, that a babyface turn may be on the horizon. 6/7 - It appears Jaxson Ryker may be positioned as a babyface going forward, but it's not confirmed yet. Theyve been planting the seeds for a Mysterios split for months now. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Lets face it. The alliance is now devoid of glory and it is only a matter of time before a member goes to the brighter side. (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). . He pointed out that the fans didn't support him during his reign. The Beast Incarnate has already cost Lashley his United States title and a win could further provoke the latter's rage. This one may not even make it to 2022. Heel: Ronda Rousey 1 of 4 Ronda Rousey has always been better in WWE as a heel. This is another one that I dont think many will be surprised to see. 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. Continue with Recommended Cookies. And if it happens in any of the cricket stadium, crowd is going to be HUGE. Alexa Bliss and Asuka winning the tag titles further affirms that babyfaces are going to rule the red brand. The White Rabbit gets revealed at WWE Extreme Rules End of. Turning from face to heel or heel to face is a big moment for a wrestler regarding impactful moments, storytelling, and audience reception. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2023. Reverting to his more comfortable heelish ways is the perfect way to do just that. Every WWE Babyface Turn Of 2021. Alongside Rhea Ripley, Finn Balor, and Damian Priest, Dominik . Did I miss something? 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. I think Randy Orton vs. Riddle is the plan for Wrestlemania 38. 8/24 - Nia Jax has aligned herself with Shayna Baszler, but I'm not quite sold on it being a true babyface turn. Unlike someone like Rey Mysterio, there is a heel in him waiting to break through. Nobody compares. If they cant do it at Wrestlemania 38, I could see them keeping Reigns as a heel until the match at Wrestlemania 39. When she and her sister - in the Bella Twins - were ever put against each other, Nikki was always the Evil Twin. 2022 is when the crowds need to embrace her again, so she becomes a Champion of the people. 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. More. bayley wwe return 2022 Required fields are marked *. Check here. I think WWE has a chance to totally reset things in 2022. On the latest RAW episode, MVP said he had a surprise in store for Strowman. Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. 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). Note from 4/27, this may not be the case, as the Capitol Wrestling Center was instructed to boo her. Some of the major stars who turned heel include Edge, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch and Sheamus among others. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. He played a heel early on in NXT, but hes been a babyface his entire time on the main roster. Fans will still cheer Bianca, but not boo Becky. This is potentially bad news for Damage CTRL. 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. This makes a win for Logan Paul against Roman Reigns almost impossible at Crown Jewel 2022. Having Heyman turn on Reigns for Brock Lesnar or even another heel on Smackdown, could be a great way to turn Reigns face. 9/6 - Mustafa Ali has been on the babyface spectrum as a tweener for a while. All of this came from his feud against his partner and rival, Johnny Gargano. Here is a list of a few names from AEW whom Tony Khan should keep in mind for possible heel and face turns in the coming months. More. It may just be a heel/heel feud. 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. 2/12 - Cesaro felt more like a babyface after fist-bumping Daniel Bryan. 4/5 - Rhea Ripley turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking Asuka during their tag team match. It was the second heel turn in the past few years as she also attempted in 2018. Raw right now has plenty of babyfaces with Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and someone I am going to name shortly. He's at least going to be the babyface in theory while feuding with Elias, at the least. He took Vinci down with a shoulder tackle and tagged in Ricochet. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are definitely heels and not tweeners anymore. Pending on that. 6/22 - Ruby Riott turned face by trying to comfort Liv Morgan. Is this a turn you want to see? 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 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. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. 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. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. Major face turns includes AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Raquel Gonzalez and Shinsuke Nakamura. 6/10 - El Hijo del Fantasma, Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza turned heel as a new stable. Legal. 1/29 - Braun Strowman only attacked heels on SmackDown, so he may be a babyface again, too. Trademark Filings. Thanks for reading. Be the first one to comment on this story. Check here for the complete list of heels and faces in WWE. 5/31 - Alexa Bliss started being booked in a more babyface fashion from around this point onward. The Sicilian Psychopath, Tommaso Ciampa, was at one point the top heel of NXT and arguably one of the most despised heels in the world. The feud would continue on the main roster, after Mandy teams with Bianca Belair and wins the WWE womens tag team championships from the condescending Carmella and the overbearing Zelina Vega. 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. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. Lets get to it. 10/12 - Elias turned heel on Raw by hitting Jeff Hardy with a guitar. Multiple blockbuster matches will be penned for the show on Saturday, November 5. Ironically, Ciampa also turned face because of Gargano; he embraced Johnny after Gargano defeated Adam Cole to . Bayley needs to come back and challenge The Queen to a series of matches that elevates the SmackDown Women's Championship. 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. 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. 11/25 - PENDING: Is Sam Gradwell a babyface? ** 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. A world title run probably isnt in the cards for either so why not pair them back up? 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. 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. Some WWE Superstars are natural heels and Randy Orton is certainly one of them. Somehow his babyface persona didn't really reflect his potential. 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. A weekly column with analysis on the WWE, AEW, other pro wrestling topics, and other topics related to the news cycle. Tournaments. 4/26: Randy Orton is at least in tweener territory after teaming with Matt Riddle. All Rights Reserved. WWE fans believe Logan Paul is fodder for Reigns at a time when the company lacks capable challengers. I feel like it will get progressively worse until the heel turn is complete. Roman Reigns was not accepted universally as a babyface. Current Heels & Faces List From Current RosterWWE Heel & Face Turns in 2022, Your email address will not be published. 8/12 - Velveteen Dream turned heel by attacking Kushida in frustration after their match on NXT. (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. This week, he was waiting in the ring for whoever was willing to step up. Please logout and login again. Both Sheamus and Edge turned both heels and face during the year. Montez Ford's heel turn. The common belief is that Cross is going to cost Bayley her title fight at Crown Jewel 2022. As of 4/13, I'm classifying Karrion Kross (and Scarlett by proxy) as tweeners. Shaking hands, she may hint at a face turn. 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. WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Records & Stats. Updates that I can't remember when to track back to: Lana is definitely a face. Sasha Banks will be a babyface, but WWE hasn't done anything to 100% lock that down. SmackDown Hotel notes that Nikki Cross has been a tweener since she shed her superhero costume. 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. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. However, the odds for the Crown Jewel showdown are in favor of the returning Lesnar. Maybe he accidentally gets eliminated by Riddle. Tamina is a heel again as she's been teaming more with Natalya. Lots of turns take place across a year in wrestling, with some talents becoming top heels, and others turning to be fan favorites. 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. The WWE Universe was sympathetic towards the injured superstar, and this could lead to the protege turning on his mentor. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. We have already witnessed that with Shotzi turning heel on Smackdown last week. Tournaments. 4/6 - Big Show is a heel again. I'm counting it and if they undo it, I'll update this. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. Signs of a fallout in Damage CTRL have been witnessed recently. This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2020. The EST of WWE is most likely to continue her dominant reign. It turned out to be a pivotal change in direction for both competitors. It will be the second Crown Jewel to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after the inaugural 2018 event. 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. , after the inaugural 2018 event Strowman only attacked heels on SmackDown week. 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