10 Ways WWE Completely Buries Babyfaces In 2017
7. They Make Stupid Decisions
If Stone Cold Steve Austin comes up a lot in this piece, it's because of all top babyfaces the company has ever produced, he seemed to have a deep-rooted understanding of what his character would and wouldn't do.
It's a slightly unfair comparison of course, in that Austin was the top star in the entire industry and had more than enough political power to fight his corner on any issue he felt worthy of debate. Furthermore, it was often at the detriment of his colleagues, but then 'The Rattlesnake' himself also once stated 'I ain't no socialist', so he accepted the business he was in and cracked on.
In 2017, wrestlers may not feel like they have the individual influence to go and make adjustments to what their characters are scripted to get up to, but if somehow they are, they're making it much worse. There's never been a time where good guys have been so imbecilic, and it's the sort of stupidity that sticks in the memory for fans who so desperately want to remain loyal to their favourites.
Becky Lynch has been turned on by a supposed friend around five times since debuting in 2015, but has then gone on to team with three of the former rivals less than two years on. She's pure, but now it's to a fault. It's one thing to be a modern day Sting, it's risky business trying to ape 'The Icon's formula on the woefully incoherent main roster.
Her rising frustrations may eventually turn her heel, but then the company have only flushed away yet another hugely popular act in the process.