10 Precise Turning Points Where WWE Did The Impossible
9. The New Day Turn Heel
Or in this case, WWE listen to and observe their talent doing the impossible and actually trust them to see it through.
Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E knew their babyface New Day gimmick was doomed from the start. It wasn't even the original idea for the trio, but after their initially serious demeanours were turned into motivational singers-and-clappers, the three tenured stars knew that being as infuriatingly positive as possible was the play.
Years removed from the early teething troubles, the three have spoken about how although they were following instructions ostensibly designed to get them cheers, they'd instantly picked up how detestable the whole vibe stood to get. "New Day Sucks" chants proved them right, but they'd been ahead of the curve - the demeanours were irritating by design even if an out-of-touch Vince McMahon didn't see it that way. When WWE were left with no choice to turn them heel, the wrestlers themselves were able to simply turn up the machinations they'd been pushing forward from the very beginning.
Suddenly, what scanned as a midcard disaster was a money-drawing (and eventually Hall-Of-Fame worthy) act.