This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2021. Theyre both in the later stages of their careers. 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. On this week's SmackDown, Happy Corbin was scheduled to face McIntyre. ** 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. And one of the most anticipated moments from that expectation list arguably the heel turn on John Cena.Cena has . However, the crowd response will eventually be too much to ignore. 5/18 - Kairi Sane is a face as well as of Asuka's face turn. 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. All Rights Reserved. Ricochet came off the top rope and got a near fall. Raw right now has plenty of babyfaces with Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and someone I am going to name shortly. Riddle needs to showcase yet another side of his persona soon. 4/1 - Kenny Williams turned heel by striking his tag team partner, Amir Jordan, with a NXT UK Tag Team Championship belt. That's random. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Be the first one to comment on this story. Tournaments. This is another one that never stays heel for very long. There's been no character development since, as he's just partnered with his father in a series of tag team matches. But it will be interesting to see if Riddle can split away from Randy Orton and swerve the world by going heel. Chad Gable seems to be more of a babyface lately after partnering with Otis. 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. The Last Woman Standing stipulations are usually introduced to put an end to a feud. Rhea, Bianca and Mandy win the 6 woman tag team match as Mandy Rose finishes Dakota Kai with the Bed of Roses move. 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? This shouldnt surprise anyone. Check below for the complete list of WWE Heels and Face Turns in 2021. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2020. Trademark Filings. (In a future updatenever mind.). Theyve already planted the seeds. Montez Ford's heel turn. Every WWE Heel Turn Of 2021. 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. 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. Listen, the WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch may be a heel, but the crowds love her. Alexa is a natural heel if she is in her Goddess persona. 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. Tony Mango is not just a pundit/analyst, but also a creative director/consultant, media manager and more. Some WWE Superstars are natural heels and Randy Orton is certainly one of them. Damian Priest was scheduled to face Finn Balor for the United States championship this week. 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. 5/6 - Dilsher Shanky (now just Shanky) and Veer (formerly Rinku Singh) turned heel to join Jinder Mahal on Main Event. 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. 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. 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. Current Heels & Faces List From Current RosterWWE Heel & Face Turns in 2022, Your email address will not be published. 2/19 - Forgotten Sons may have turned babyface when taking offense with Grizzled Young Veterans' anti-USA comments. Please share your opinions in the comments section below. All Rights Reserved. Take any great. 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. 10/21 - Xia Li attacked Kacy Catanzaro again after her loss. 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. I feel like that changes next year. World Snore 3: Putin's elite are caught yawning and even sleeping during his marathon anti-West state-of-the-union rant. 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. I believe, with the move to Smackdown, that a babyface turn may be on the horizon. Trademark Filings. They locked up and Vinci took the advantage. I have come up with ten possible Heel and Face turns for the end of this year in the final thoughts and then as we head into 2022. Win/Loss Records. 10/4 - Ridge Holland is a heel as of TakeOver 31. The following are the most likely heel and face turns to come at WWE SummerSlam 2022. In WWE and in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Babyface turns happen on a regular basis in the industry, and these wrestlers really need to make the turn in 2022. KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. Win/Loss Records. Heel turn at Elimination. WWE RAW and SmackDown need a reboot in 2022. After the match, Priest cut a promo on how Balor had the backing of the WWE Universe throughout the match. If it fails at Crown Jewel 2022, expect the 49-year old star to ally with The Monster of All Monsters as a babyface. *Uncle Howdy Hottie Hooper* HOOKsuke. 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) More. 6/10 - Damian Priest may be a face now as of NXT following TakeOver: In Your House. Win/Loss Records. Tournaments. 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. Did I miss something? 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. With just two months flipped on the calendar, there have been many ups and downs. 10/2 - Carmella is now a heel as of SmackDown's promo running down the WWE Universe. AJ Styles quickly emerged and accepted The Rated-R Superstar's challenge. Tamina is a heel again as she's been teaming more with Natalya. We'll see where she ends up down the line. What do you think of all the heel and babyface switches that have taken place recently as we head towards WrestleMania? ** 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. The fans do not want to boo Becky Lynch. As soon as RK-Bro formed, the countdown started on when Randy Orton would turn on Riddle. We're keeping track of all the bad guys turned good in WWE in the year of 2021. Who are the 5 AEW stars that would most benefit from a heel/face turn? I feel like it will get progressively worse until the heel turn is complete. This is potentially bad news for Damage CTRL. To me, theyre the best tag team in the business. I think Sheamus turning face is more likely than Cesaro turning heel at this point. Im on Twitter @GiftedMoney talking about wrestling among other things, so feel free to message me on there with any thoughts or comments. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Edge, 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.. Adam Joseph Copeland was born in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada on October 30, 1973, and . It seems inevitable that we are going to get Rey Mysterio vs. his son Dominik Mysterio at Wrestlemania in Dallas. 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 . 8/22 - Tony Nese is back to being a heel again after attacking Jake Atlas in frustration after losing a match to him on 205 Live, 8/23 - Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam and has been a heel ever since, 8/24 - Aleister Black turned heel on Monday Night Raw by attacking Kevin Owens. 1/3 - The Miz seemingly turned heel on SmackDown by attacking Kofi Kingston after their match. No one saw that coming, right? 11/18 - Tommaso Ciampa seems to maybe be either a babyface or at least a tweener at this point. Certain key players need for their characters to evolve interestingly so that fans are invested in them over the long haul. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. In defeat, The Maverick might snap and turn on the audience. This makes a win for Logan Paul against Roman Reigns almost impossible at Crown Jewel 2022. Legal. Based on WWEs history, when they start stripping everything away that made you a likable babyface, that usually means a heel turn is imminent. 2022 is when the crowds need to embrace her again, so she becomes a Champion of the people. And yet, Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard decided to go against the grain, swim against the tide, and turn her into a villain. I think Bayley and Becky is still a feud that WWE wants to do. We can trace his heel turn back to then, though, as he's likely to be a heel going forward. 1/6 - Drew McIntyre may be a face now. Even when the sisters were faces for the early 2014 period, it was still being set up for Nikki to turn on Brie. WWE wants that Rock vs. Roman Reigns match so bad. 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. Michael Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality who is currently signed to WWE and performs on . Copyright 2009-2023: Smark Out Moment - a web branch off A Mango Tree, an Anthony Mango company. 10/5 - Murphy is a babyface after fighting with Seth Rollins, unless this is all a ruse. Bray Wyatt and Karrion Kross are in the development phase. 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 think RK-Bro loses the tag team titles before that show. 5) Santana & Ortiz Now that the Lucha Bros have had a run as the AEW Tag Team Champions, Santana & Ortiz is the team. 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. Sasha Banks will be a babyface, but WWE hasn't done anything to 100% lock that down. This list examines those two stars and all the best heel turns of the past five years. Continue with Recommended Cookies. I think her heel turn was designed to eventually get Bianca over as a bigger babyface which I think it has. Do his choices match yours? 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. Install the TJR Wrestling web app for instant access to the very latest news and reviews! To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. She's fighting with Bayley, but that doesn't mean she won't go back to being a heel after the feud. Superstars Edge and Damian Priest turned heel on this week's episode of RAW. AJ Styles was part of the heel tag team with Omos last year. Heel: Ronda Rousey 1 of 4 Ronda Rousey has always been better in WWE as a heel. Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below. 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. I also think Randy Orton does not win the Royal Rumble. 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. I think The Viking Raiders turning heel would be the spark they needed. Check here for the complete list of heels and faces in WWE. Required fields are marked *. Thanks for reading. 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. 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