5 Most Sympathetic Babyfaces In AEW

It’s hard not to feel sorry for the man Seth Rollins. If only because it’s so hard to feel sorry for the character of Seth Rollins.

Every awkward, badly acted promo, every impression of Brock Lesnar, every promise to, “survive and prevail,” only makes him less likeable and sympathetic. The man sacrificed his finishers to The Fiend at Hell In A Cell and was rewarded with boos.

From his touchy, defensive Twitter game we know how much this all means to him but we can’t bring ourselves to warm to the guy.

It’s a fine line with wrestling babyfaces. A promotion needs to take big, tough dudes who could easily beat you up and make them sympathetic but not go too far and make them pitiable. Provide them with some jeopardy but whatever you do don’t make them look stupid. A good babyface results from a finely tuned balance of storytelling, in-ring psychology, fiery promos, commentary cues... it’s incredibly difficult to get right.

Oh no, wait, not difficult. Easy. Surprisingly so. How do we know? Because after years of watching WWE make it look difficult, AEW suddenly have a roster full of them.

After a skirmish on episode one of Dynamite, The Lucha Bros picked a fine time to reignite hostilities with So Cal Uncensored.

SCU were heading to the ring all set to face Best Friends in the AEW tag team tournament, a shot at the tag belts on the line, when Rey Fénix and Pentagón Jr attacked from behind. Frankie Kazarian was hurt and Christopher Daniels was left incapacitated by a vicious package piledriver.

Scorpio Sky ran out to make the save. Then, as medics took Daniels away he pleaded for the chance to fight in his place. He went on to put in a spirited performance that kept SCU in contention despite having to wrestle in street clothes with his trainers slipping off his feet.

He wrestled with such heart that his shoes returning to the ring drew a bigger pop than anything Seth Rollins has done since WrestleMania.

Gutsy responses to believable motivation. It really is that simple.