On the April 6 edition of RAW, it appeared that all three members of the New Day were criticizing their own gimmick and seemed to embrace the boos that were coming their way, which was repeated on that weeks episode of SmackDown. Most people agree: their heel turn is coming, but it would be truly memorable if they were to go full heel at Extreme Rules. In doing so, they would abandon their Gospel-inspired gimmick and adopt what should have been their gimmick in the first place: a 21st century version of the Nation of Domination. While its true that WWE might be afraid to pull the trigger on this kind of gimmick, especially given the continuing controversy surrounding the deaths of African Americans and the serious race issues in parts of the country, this gimmick wouldnt be a pseudo-Black Power stable that defined the old Nation. This would be the kind of were fighting for our right to be treated fairly, and would be based on how theyve been relegated to the undercard undeservedly. Long-term, the idea behind this gimmick would present a story around these three men trying to break a glass ceiling, and could later include them capturing the Tag Team and/or US/IC championships. But for Extreme Rules, the New Day should be booked in a multi-team match for the Tag titles. In it, they would be eliminated, but afterwards, once all the other teams are exhausted from competition, the New Day would attack all of them in brutal fashion, and would stand tall afterwards holding the titles.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
