d_henderson1810
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Becky Lynch is currently meant to be playing the role of a heel, and yet is getting more cheers than most in the company.
You may say that you cheer Becky for a whole number of reasons, and you will choose if you boo her or not, not WWE.
But I think they either need to have Becky go face again, or make her a better heel.
....and it isn't just WWE's job to make Becky a better heel. She needs to do it herself as well.
Firstly, she needs to look at Daniel Bryan and his heel turn.
Bryan was once one of the most beloved wrestlers in WWE, who the fans got behind. Now, he is getting booed. Why?
Firstly, Bryan is insulting the fans. He puts down the very people who supported him over the years.
Becky should have done that. The night after she won the belt, you all cried "You deserve it".
Becky should have said "Yes, I deserve to be champion, but you don't deserve me".
Becky should have then run down you fans, and saying that she doesn't want your cheers. She was once a nobody, like them, before the belt. Now, she is a somebody, and you are all still nobodies. She won the belt and did it all on her own.
This would get her heat, since after years of you wanting to see her win, she shows ingratitude to you, and goes from underdog to arrogant bitch.
You see, you all say that YOU determine who you cheer or boo. But Jake Roberts once said that it is important to have the fans in your hands, and you play them anyway you want. A good worker should be able to generate whatever emotion from you is required.
Here are two examples of the perfect heel.
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage- During his heel run, "Macho Man" was booed out of buildings. Why? Did he suck in the ring? No. Was he boring on the mike? No.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage was a great wrestler, who was cool and had a hot lady by his side. He had all the makings of being popular and beloved, and after WMIV, he became that very easily.
But he was booed as a heel, because he "played" the heel. He was good enough to win his matches, but cheated anyway. He had a hot lady, but treated her terribly, making him a cad and a POS in the eyes of the fans. He injured a beloved babyface in Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and when they fought at WM3, a lot of people wanted to see Savage get what he had coming to him. "Macho Man" also bullied George "The Animal" Steele when he tried to protect Elizabeth.
"Macho Man" PLAYED the heel, and had the fans eating out of his hands. They booed him not because he was overhyped or boring, but because he acted despicable.
So, a good heel cheats when he can win on merit, treats others, even those serving him, like garbage, and injures someone the fans love.
-A more modern example is Seth Rollins when he turned on the Shield.
Fans booed Seth like few heels for years. Why? He was entertaining in the ring and on the mike? He wasn't being overpushed, no more at the time than Ambrose and Reigns, and probably he was the favourite member of the Shield for many at the time.
No, he was booed because he "played" a heel. He associated with hated figures, like Triple H and Stephanie. When Seth won, the Authority won, so the fans wanted to see Seth lose so that the Authority would lose.
Seth also acted arrogant, entitled, whiny and was disrespectful to the fans. He also betrayed and broke up the coolest act in WWE at the time, in the Shield.
See what these guys did. They "played" the heel. They manipulated the fans to boo them.
It can be a simple gesture. Fans booed beloved Andre The Giant when he ripped Hogan's shirt and crucifix off his body on "Piper's Pit".
Fans turned on Hogan the night of "Bash At The Beach '96" when he turned heel. and told the fans to "stuff it". Hogan says that he got rubbish thrown at him at arenas after that, and even sent death threats, such was the vitriol and emotion of the fans.
Becky, and many others who are currently playing heels, need to learn the art of "playing heel" not just being a heel.
Becky should have been booked better. I would have had her turn on someone who the fans still loved, and that ain't Charlotte. The fans are sick of Charlotte.
I would have had Becky turn on Asuka (an undefeated Asuka), and have her be the one to finally beat Asuka, and then brag about it. The fans might start booing that this arrogant bitch has beaten their undefeated humble hero. Maybe have Becky injure Asuka after the match, and brag about "retiring" her.
Imagine the rematch. The fans would be hoping Asuka puts Becky in her place. Now, Becky wouldn't be booed because she suddenly stops wrestling well, or starts becoming boring on the mike (that's not going to happen). No, you would boo Becky because Becky is "playing" the ultimate heel.
Secondly, have her associate with someone you will boo. Instead of having Stephanie kick Becky on RAW last Monday, Becky should be a suck-up to Stephanie, and do her bidding. Becky, always an independent soul, sells out and becomes a grovelling lackey. You will then boo Becky, because a win for Becky is a win for Stephanie McMahon and her reign of terror.
Also, if Becky turns face, then Stephanie could screw her over at every opportunity, and you will cheer Becky again, for all the reasons you cheer her now. She can mold the fans like putty in her hands.
Also, maybe do to Becky what WWE did to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in his heel turn, have her change everything they loved about her. Instead of being an underdog, she lets success go to her head, and does anything to win. Instead of being a "Lass Kicker" she runs from fights. Instead of getting in someone's face, she lowblows them from behind.
If Becky wants to fully invest in being a heel, she needs to watch tapes of how "Macho Man", Hogan, and Andre turned heel, and had the fans turn on them. She needs to watch what Daniel Bryan is currently doing at turning the fans on him. If she, or others playing heel, can't do that, then she needs to go face.
I have always thought that the best in the business can get the fans to boo them as a heel, and cheer them as a face. They can make you do what they want you to do. The Rock, Austin, Shawn Michaels, Hogan, Andre, "Macho Man", Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan. They made you boo them.
I think Becky has the chops to be a brilliant heel, but WWE need to make her more "hateable" and she needs to add things to her character so that she becomes the more booed, not cheered wrestler in WWE.
You may say that you cheer Becky for a whole number of reasons, and you will choose if you boo her or not, not WWE.
But I think they either need to have Becky go face again, or make her a better heel.
....and it isn't just WWE's job to make Becky a better heel. She needs to do it herself as well.
Firstly, she needs to look at Daniel Bryan and his heel turn.
Bryan was once one of the most beloved wrestlers in WWE, who the fans got behind. Now, he is getting booed. Why?
Firstly, Bryan is insulting the fans. He puts down the very people who supported him over the years.
Becky should have done that. The night after she won the belt, you all cried "You deserve it".
Becky should have said "Yes, I deserve to be champion, but you don't deserve me".
Becky should have then run down you fans, and saying that she doesn't want your cheers. She was once a nobody, like them, before the belt. Now, she is a somebody, and you are all still nobodies. She won the belt and did it all on her own.
This would get her heat, since after years of you wanting to see her win, she shows ingratitude to you, and goes from underdog to arrogant bitch.
You see, you all say that YOU determine who you cheer or boo. But Jake Roberts once said that it is important to have the fans in your hands, and you play them anyway you want. A good worker should be able to generate whatever emotion from you is required.
Here are two examples of the perfect heel.
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage- During his heel run, "Macho Man" was booed out of buildings. Why? Did he suck in the ring? No. Was he boring on the mike? No.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage was a great wrestler, who was cool and had a hot lady by his side. He had all the makings of being popular and beloved, and after WMIV, he became that very easily.
But he was booed as a heel, because he "played" the heel. He was good enough to win his matches, but cheated anyway. He had a hot lady, but treated her terribly, making him a cad and a POS in the eyes of the fans. He injured a beloved babyface in Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and when they fought at WM3, a lot of people wanted to see Savage get what he had coming to him. "Macho Man" also bullied George "The Animal" Steele when he tried to protect Elizabeth.
"Macho Man" PLAYED the heel, and had the fans eating out of his hands. They booed him not because he was overhyped or boring, but because he acted despicable.
So, a good heel cheats when he can win on merit, treats others, even those serving him, like garbage, and injures someone the fans love.
-A more modern example is Seth Rollins when he turned on the Shield.
Fans booed Seth like few heels for years. Why? He was entertaining in the ring and on the mike? He wasn't being overpushed, no more at the time than Ambrose and Reigns, and probably he was the favourite member of the Shield for many at the time.
No, he was booed because he "played" a heel. He associated with hated figures, like Triple H and Stephanie. When Seth won, the Authority won, so the fans wanted to see Seth lose so that the Authority would lose.
Seth also acted arrogant, entitled, whiny and was disrespectful to the fans. He also betrayed and broke up the coolest act in WWE at the time, in the Shield.
See what these guys did. They "played" the heel. They manipulated the fans to boo them.
It can be a simple gesture. Fans booed beloved Andre The Giant when he ripped Hogan's shirt and crucifix off his body on "Piper's Pit".
Fans turned on Hogan the night of "Bash At The Beach '96" when he turned heel. and told the fans to "stuff it". Hogan says that he got rubbish thrown at him at arenas after that, and even sent death threats, such was the vitriol and emotion of the fans.
Becky, and many others who are currently playing heels, need to learn the art of "playing heel" not just being a heel.
Becky should have been booked better. I would have had her turn on someone who the fans still loved, and that ain't Charlotte. The fans are sick of Charlotte.
I would have had Becky turn on Asuka (an undefeated Asuka), and have her be the one to finally beat Asuka, and then brag about it. The fans might start booing that this arrogant bitch has beaten their undefeated humble hero. Maybe have Becky injure Asuka after the match, and brag about "retiring" her.
Imagine the rematch. The fans would be hoping Asuka puts Becky in her place. Now, Becky wouldn't be booed because she suddenly stops wrestling well, or starts becoming boring on the mike (that's not going to happen). No, you would boo Becky because Becky is "playing" the ultimate heel.
Secondly, have her associate with someone you will boo. Instead of having Stephanie kick Becky on RAW last Monday, Becky should be a suck-up to Stephanie, and do her bidding. Becky, always an independent soul, sells out and becomes a grovelling lackey. You will then boo Becky, because a win for Becky is a win for Stephanie McMahon and her reign of terror.
Also, if Becky turns face, then Stephanie could screw her over at every opportunity, and you will cheer Becky again, for all the reasons you cheer her now. She can mold the fans like putty in her hands.
Also, maybe do to Becky what WWE did to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in his heel turn, have her change everything they loved about her. Instead of being an underdog, she lets success go to her head, and does anything to win. Instead of being a "Lass Kicker" she runs from fights. Instead of getting in someone's face, she lowblows them from behind.
If Becky wants to fully invest in being a heel, she needs to watch tapes of how "Macho Man", Hogan, and Andre turned heel, and had the fans turn on them. She needs to watch what Daniel Bryan is currently doing at turning the fans on him. If she, or others playing heel, can't do that, then she needs to go face.
I have always thought that the best in the business can get the fans to boo them as a heel, and cheer them as a face. They can make you do what they want you to do. The Rock, Austin, Shawn Michaels, Hogan, Andre, "Macho Man", Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan. They made you boo them.
I think Becky has the chops to be a brilliant heel, but WWE need to make her more "hateable" and she needs to add things to her character so that she becomes the more booed, not cheered wrestler in WWE.