8 WWE Stars Who Should Turn Heel
They're not yet the bad guys, but they could be.
Inside all of us there is the seed of both good and evil. We human beings are equally capable of committing the most saintliest, and the most Satanic of deeds. This conflict between the light and dark side is never more apparent than in pro wrestling, where you're probably just a hair's length from throwing your best mate through a barbershop window. This is what separates the heel, from the face.
Without a good heel, a good face is nothing and the WWE isn't short of some good heels at the moment. On Raw we have Kevin Owens, who can expertly draw vitriol from even the smarkiest of smarks. And we have Queen Charlotte too, who's up there as one of the best female heels in the business - long may she reign.
On the SmackDown roster we have Bray Wyatt, who's still selling his evil cult leader shtick with creepy aplomb. AJ Styles, despite the pops he gets, remains perfectly placed as the cynical mirror image to Cena's "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect" mantra. And then there's The Miz. Well, everybody hates The Miz.
Who will be the WWE's next number one "bad guy" though and spit apples in the faces of fans? Here are our 8 picks.
8. John Cena
Let's get the obvious choice out of the way first, shall we? It's the leader of Cenation himself (although questions still remain if he won the popular vote), John Cena. It may not have escaped your attention that Cena is something of a divisive character in the WWE universe. Hated by the smarks and loved by the kids, Cena is able to generate very conflicting emotions among the audience. He's basically the WWE's version of Brexit.
The doctor of Thuganomics (a questionable doctorate) has also replaced The Rock as the public face of the company. He's managed to cross over into mainstream entertainment, which means he'll do endless promotional work for the WWE across all kinds of media streams. Because of this your parents probably know who John Cena is and for the WWE, that means a baby-faced John Cena is good for business.
For these reasons alone, it must make them incredibly reluctant to do the decent thing and turn Cena full heel. Which is a shame because time is running short on his career, and one last heel run would be the ideal death knell for his character. He'd be perfect as an ageing, arrogant Superman-type who stubbornly refuses to accept the dawn of the new era. And then he raps about it.
OK, maybe without the rapping.