Monkey_Mania
I Am The One Who Knocks
Ok, so I created this thread over a year ago and it garnered some good discussion. So with it being buried way down in the annals of this forum and being so old I thought I would recreate it. Seeing as there have been a lot of discussion on who the best heel is. I want your opinions on it. What makes a good heel. Is it how they can go out and get straight up solid heat the whole time they are out in fron of the crowd. Or is it based on how they portray the role, and the acting involved? I think it is a combination of both. Good heels will have you booing there ass off the whole time they are out there. Unlike some heels where when their music hits the crowd first cheers, then they realize they are supposed to boo them.
Yet, instead they rile the crowd up so much, that they want to see that said wrestler get the absolute shit kicked out of them. Where they will pay their hard earned money to see it happen. So many people state that Edge is a great heel. He is decent yes. But you really don't hate him do you? Chris Jericho is a guy that can get alot of people to boo him, but still have people cheer him. Although lately he is getting some serious heat. Hulk Hogan was a guy that could straight up get some full on riots to occur. Same with Roddy Piper and Ric Flair. Don't forget about wrestlers like Killer Kowalski, Harley Race, The Assasin, Bob Orton, Yokozuna, Triple H. These guys also got heat so much heat it was uncanny.
Then you also have Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels. Who were very over as a babyface, but when the roles were reversed you had people wanting to see them get their asses kicked. People Like Vince McMahon and Eric Bichoff got people to get so worked up they couldn't wait to see someone take them down a peg. There are so many others as well. Don't just think about the males either. There were some great female heels too.
So I leave to you this. What makes a good heel, who are some of the best. Please list reasons as to why you think this way. Who were some heels that didnt quite cut it as heels, who were the best at getting the crowd riled up? Let's see some good discussion.
Yet, instead they rile the crowd up so much, that they want to see that said wrestler get the absolute shit kicked out of them. Where they will pay their hard earned money to see it happen. So many people state that Edge is a great heel. He is decent yes. But you really don't hate him do you? Chris Jericho is a guy that can get alot of people to boo him, but still have people cheer him. Although lately he is getting some serious heat. Hulk Hogan was a guy that could straight up get some full on riots to occur. Same with Roddy Piper and Ric Flair. Don't forget about wrestlers like Killer Kowalski, Harley Race, The Assasin, Bob Orton, Yokozuna, Triple H. These guys also got heat so much heat it was uncanny.
Then you also have Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels. Who were very over as a babyface, but when the roles were reversed you had people wanting to see them get their asses kicked. People Like Vince McMahon and Eric Bichoff got people to get so worked up they couldn't wait to see someone take them down a peg. There are so many others as well. Don't just think about the males either. There were some great female heels too.
So I leave to you this. What makes a good heel, who are some of the best. Please list reasons as to why you think this way. Who were some heels that didnt quite cut it as heels, who were the best at getting the crowd riled up? Let's see some good discussion.