8 Horribly Outdated Wrestling Acts

6. The Smiling Babyface

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If you smile when you’re in a fight, or as you’re about to fight someone, you look like a cheesy a**hole. That works well for heels like Brock Lesnar, but otherwise it makes it feel like you're not taking things seriously.

It’s amazing that WWE willingly acknowledges how much people hated The Rock when he first debuted, because he was cast in a dated smiling babyface role. And yet, the company still continue to make that same mistake time and time again.

They keep making someone's entire character revolve around them "having fun" and "having a great time." The announcers keep telling us this, as if the wrestler's big, dumb smile didn't give things away. It's like they're screaming "PLEASE LIKE ME!"

The worst offender of this right now is Apollo Crews. He has a lot of talent, but no character to speak of, just a nice, pleasant smile. He’s not the only one, though, as whenever Big Show turns, that’s what his act consists of, same with Mark Henry, as well as The Usos (until their recent heel turn).

If The Rock, the most charismatic man to ever step foot in a wrestling ring, couldn't get a smiling babyface act over, then it's time to do away with it.

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