Kevin Owens is so unique in his mannerisms and how he speaks that some fans completely miss the fact that hes a nearly perfect dirtbag heel. As mentioned before, Owens doesnt yell his promos. He doesnt automatically run away from a fight, but he also will beat a retreat if the situation dictates it. He works in snide comments constantly, getting himself over as a bully without resorting to every cheap tactic in the book. Following on the heels of a wildly successful appearance on Raw where he laid out John Cena, Owens owned Unstoppable. Right away, he dropped a gem as he walked by the scene of Hideo Itami beaten up, muttering, Thats a shame, as he kept walking. Interviewed backstage, Owens shot Greg Hamilton a look for apologizing for interrupting him but still asking a question. Youre sorry, but you did it anyway? he sneered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKSS0VmZm6M The other thing Owens did to really push things was mocking John Cena (his veteran advice line from Raw, the You cant see me hand wave) and then wearing Cenas U.S. Championship T-shirt during his ring entrance. If you dont get Owens or dont like him, hopefully you will give him a fair shot. Hes got all the tools to be something pretty special and something very different than every other cookie-cutter superstar we seemingly get. In less than two weeks, well get to see how he fares against John Cena, which could be an eye-opener for most fans. Set your DVRs.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
