10 Wrestlers Who Drew REAL Heat In The Post-Kayfabe Age

10. FTR

FTR were exceptional as the Revival in NXT.

Modernising the classic live-and-die feeling of southern-style tag drama with what was a restoration and advancement of the art, they highlighted the peak of NXT in their amazing wars with American Alpha and #DIY. Those triumphs in which the babyface teams rose above - genuine scenes of life-affirming elation celebrated by thousands upon thousands of fans - would not have resonated with a spirit uncharacteristic of the 21st century, were it not for the expert heel work of Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler.

The two men engineered a different but no less potent strain of heat upon arriving in All Elite Wrestling.

They remain a fantastic tag team, but made the decision to really, really lean hard on the Jim Cornette-adjacent anti-new school schtick to an extent that worked several diehards. With their almost tedious ranting, FTR willingly invited a backlash. They did so at the perfect time - right at the precipice of their seminal Full Gear match with the Young Bucks - to make those fans want that babyface victory and want it badly.

Almost like they knew what they were doing.