Possible new Raw faces??

[iheartfcw]

As you guys are aware of, Raw doesnt have many faces. They have 2 main faces which are Rey, Kofi and Cena. Big Show and Morrison are injured so they do not count and the other faces are jobbers i.e Santino. Raw is currently has an overdose of heels. They have ADR, CM Punk, Miz, R Truth, Ziggler, Drew Mcintyre and Swagger. So I ask you who can Raw have as a midcard face so they don't put on repeated boring fueds/matches i.e Kofi vs Dolph, Kofi vs Drew, Kofi vs Swagger, Rey vs Delrio?

I suggest debuting a new face. I suggest bringing up either Percy Watson, Seth Rollins <3 or Richie Steamboat. They are all very young, good workers and good face potential. They just need to be in that midcard role until people like JoMo come back. By debuting someone new it will be exciting, they will getover quickly, be very popular and can put on some good matches. Some of these fueds will be intresting such as Swagger vs Percy, Ziggler ve Rollins, Ziggler vs Richie, Ziggler vs Percy, Drew vs Rollins, Drew vs Percy.

If WWE feel that they have an overload of talent they should consider changing some heels to faces. Ryder is a good example. People love him and he is a good worker and great on the Mic. He can be a good midcard face. Or they could go down a more predictable route and change Swagger or Drew to a face.

Personally I would debut a new face instead of chainging a current heel, what do you guys think?

 

[wrestler36]

I think Alex Riley is technically a Smackdown star due to the draft, but if they keep him on Raw, this situation can be a HUGE opportunity for him. With the momentum he's got with the Miz, he can get a good rub off the former champion. Also, what's the deal with Skip Sheffield? He could be a huge return if he's healthy.

 

[prosenfi]

Last week they turned Alex Riley face, which in turn neutralized one of the top heels on RAW, i.e. Miz. Cena will feud with Punk. ADR will feud with Kane to gain revenge for the Big Show injury. Evan Bourne will feud with Swagger after last week. R-Truth is feuding with Mysterio. Ziggler and McIntyre will continue to appear on and off but not in any major feuds. So, in conclusion, I don't believe they need to bring anyone up to RAW, they have all the face talent they need right there.

 

[xoxo French Kiss xoxo]

Ziggler could always break away from Vicki and become a big time face, but I don't see that happening hes way to good as a heel.

Ryder has the fans backing him so it wouldn't be impossible to turn him face, he just needs a push and to actually be on Raw.

Bourne should be receiving some sort of little guy vs big guys push by now. Rey's only got a year or two left in his tank and someone needs to step up.

Swagger could of turned face several weeks ago during that segment with Cole and King. Heel Swagger has overstayed its welcome and its time to switch it up. Hes got the talent, hes good in the ring, and on the mic and he's a former WHC.

Any of these four people could be pushed as a face at any time.

 

[Ayatollah]

well i think that Evan Bourne will have a feud with Jack Swagger so you can add Bourne to the face list and there is some news that tells that Percy Watson is going to debut this Summer against some heel maybe R-Truth or idk

 

[NegativeFeedback]

I don't think Ryder should stay on Raw as a face. I'd like for Zack Ryder to debut on Smackdown with a Zack Pack consisting of Primo, Curt Hawkins, Trent Beretta and Scott Stanford. IDK how they can explain the move. Zack should cut a promo saying his contract expired and no one noticed, but it just brought him an opportunity to make a name for himself on Smackdown. The contract expiration would go great with his "underused and unloved" persona on his web-show.

As for the faces on Raw, all they have to do is push Alex Riley, Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne as top faces. Kofi should feud with Del Rio for the US title, Riley should feud with Miz and Evan should feud with Swagger. Rey Mysterio can continue feuding with R-Truth, but I think they should also push Dolph Ziggler into a main event feud as well. Cena vs. Ziggler was great, they should do it again, but this time for the title.

WWE should move up Derrick Bateman and Percy Watson to Raw and have them work the midcard with Santino against the likes of Johnny Curtis, Husky Harris and Joey Mercury (who should all get called up to the main roster as heels).

I also think WWE should release Chris Masters, JTG and Tyler Reks. They're not BAD, but they're not great and they won't ever get pushed to the top and they're just keeping the roster full. I think it's time to get rid of them in a big budget cut.

I would also like to see The Nexus turn on CM Punk, but only Mason Ryan go face. David can bring back Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield and Darren Young and lead his own version of the Nexus while Mason feuds with Punk.

I guess the only guys I left out (other than the injured Big Show, Goldust and Morrison) were David Hart Smith and Drew McIntyre, but I'm sure WWE can find something for both. Bret can manage Smith + Vince can manage Drew and we can have a great feud.

All this needs to be done to fix up Raw. It's current state really is lackluster.

 

[Dzone]

Fuck yeah Skip Sheffield as face is what I want, honestly don't want another small guy as a face either him or Swagger should be faces.

A realistic option at the moment would be Alex Riley and I'd love him as a face because he seems so natural when he's around the ring, a bit like CM Punk, let him fued with the Miz and get over as a face IMO.

 

[iheartfcw]

I don't think Ryder should stay on Raw as a face. I'd like for Zack Ryder to debut on Smackdown with a Zack Pack consisting of Primo, Curt Hawkins, Trent Beretta and Scott Stanford. IDK how they can explain the move. Zack should cut a promo saying his contract expired and no one noticed, but it just brought him an opportunity to make a name for himself on Smackdown. The contract expiration would go great with his "underused and unloved" persona on his web-show.

As for the faces on Raw, all they have to do is push Alex Riley, Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne as top faces. Kofi should feud with Del Rio for the US title, Riley should feud with Miz and Evan should feud with Swagger. Rey Mysterio can continue feuding with R-Truth, but I think they should also push Dolph Ziggler into a main event feud as well. Cena vs. Ziggler was great, they should do it again, but this time for the title.

WWE should move up Derrick Bateman and Percy Watson to Raw and have them work the midcard with Santino against the likes of Johnny Curtis, Husky Harris and Joey Mercury (who should all get called up to the main roster as heels).

I also think WWE should release Chris Masters, JTG and Tyler Reks. They're not BAD, but they're not great and they won't ever get pushed to the top and they're just keeping the roster full. I think it's time to get rid of them in a big budget cut.

I would also like to see The Nexus turn on CM Punk, but only Mason Ryan go face. David can bring back Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield and Darren Young and lead his own version of the Nexus while Mason feuds with Punk.

I guess the only guys I left out (other than the injured Big Show, Goldust and Morrison) were David Hart Smith and Drew McIntyre, but I'm sure WWE can find something for both. Bret can manage Smith + Vince can manage Drew and we can have a great feud.

All this needs to be done to fix up Raw. It's current state really is lackluster.

I like some of your idea's. Especially the Drew vs Smith one. That would be a great fued.

I'm suprised you were in the favour of Derrick Bateman to be called up instead of Seth Rollins. If you don't know who Seth Rollins is search him on Youtube or search 'Tyler Black'. I think you'll find he is a much better talent than Bateman.
I also agree with the people you want to release. But I do think they should keep JTG so he along with Yoshi, Primo, Vladmir and unfortunatley Zack Ryder can be used as jobbers to put over the new heel/face on the scene.

The Zack Pack would be immense!!!

 

[Syborgg]

Is everyone forgetting that A-Ry is a Smackdown! Superstar? Once his deal with The Miz is done, he'll head to Smackdown! to get out from under the shadow of The Miz. It seems they feel he's ready to go it alone and the best way to find out is to get him away from Miz.

As for bringing people up, I don't think that solves the "Top face" issue. There are so many un-used talents toiling on Superstars waiting for their chance. To me, this is their chance. With a few guys injured(Show, JoMo), this is the time to bring in a DH Smith and start giving him a personality. Whether they give him a Bulldog to come to the ring with, or a valet/manager, or whatever. Maybe put him in a match with Ziggy who could maybe carry him abit, but still allow him to showcase his talents.

The point is, why bring in new FCW talent when there is talent on the roster that isn't doing much? To be fair to that talent, either use them or let them go.

 

[HorsemenNo4]

An article a few weeks ago said Vince was unhappy with the draft and the faces/heels in the company. Riley could easily make a move back to RAW. Just because he was drafted there doesn't mean he's locked in. With the current attitude backstage he may remain/return to RAW to continue a feud with Miz.

I agree, RAW needs some new faces. They could bring in some of the guys from NXT that made the final 3-4 but were eliminated. I heard Percy Watson was well liked by people backstage. Why not bring in someone whose been on WWE before on NXT and use that. It would be better than debuting a new person AGAIN when WWE has gone through 20+ stars on NXT with only a few being used on current programming.

 

[MMK]

The lack of babyfaces speaks volumes to the mediocrity and lack of passion of todays supposed superstars.

It's very difficult to be a babyface. Much much easier to be a heel. Its easy to get 20,000 people to hate you, or at the very least not care about you. But to get 20,000 people to cheer when walk out is not an easy task. So when I look at the roster and see an overabundance of heels that tells me that they either dont have the passion to put in the effort to be a babyface and would rather take the easy route and be a heel, OR, more likely, Vince knows that they simply don't have the natural charisma it takes to be a babyface.

I don't see any passion in ANY of the current "stars" that leads me to believe they could be a top draw as a babyface. None. No one. They all make fine heels, but thats because being a heel is relatively easy at least compared to what it takes to get over as a face. R-Truth is a prime example. They tried and tried to get him over as a face and failed each time. Whereas he gets over as a heel on the first try. Because its not that difficult. And its a lot more fun to play the bad guy.

Todays wrestlers could learn a lot from the Macho Man. He didnt sit back and idly wait for Vince to give him a "Push". He burst in the door and said "I can be a star and Im not waiting for Hogan to step aside." He made it happen. Nowadays guys just wait there turn. Thats not a good sign.

Zack Ryders the only guy I can think of trying to get noticed as opposed to sitting around waiting for someone to notice him. If theres gonna be more top babyfaces, more guys have to start thinking outside the box like Zack.

I just dont see any passion or intensity from any member of the current roster that would make me think they could be a top draw as a babyface. They're all way too cookie cutter. Part of that is a byproduct of a overly scripted show where wrestlers can't show there true personalities on camera. Unfortunately, even if they were allowed to do that, Im not sure how much of a personality some of these guys have.

If I were to make a prediction: Jack Swagger. Blonde hair, blue eyes, all american persona. Do the names Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger ring a bell? Will Swagger be any good as a face? I doubt it. But it's inevitable.

 

[silverwraith720]

I feel the love for Swagger. As the guys from CSR pointed out a few weeks ago, Swagger does have what it takes to be a major face. He's got a good look (I know most of the guys are over 6', but he always looks massive especially when he stretches out his arms during his intro), he's got the ability in the ring, he FINALLY got his swagger/charisma back. I could see him being a single star with a gimmick like that of Edge and Christian, bringing a sense of humor to the main event but with the ability to back it up. I think a lot of people WANT to like him as a face, but he just hasn't been given the chance yet.

 

[NegativeFeedback]

I like some of your idea's. Especially the Drew vs Smith one. That would be a great fued.

I'm suprised you were in the favour of Derrick Bateman to be called up instead of Seth Rollins. If you don't know who Seth Rollins is search him on Youtube or search 'Tyler Black'. I think you'll find he is a much better talent than Bateman.
I also agree with the people you want to release. But I do think they should keep JTG so he along with Yoshi, Primo, Vladmir and unfortunatley Zack Ryder can be used as jobbers to put over the new heel/face on the scene.

The Zack Pack would be immense!!!

Of course I know about Black, but would you really want him working the Raw midcard with the likes of Santino and Kozlov? I would prefer for him to go to Smackdown, you know, the wrestling show.

 

[iheartfcw]

Of course I know about Black, but would you really want him working the Raw midcard with the likes of Santino and Kozlov? I would prefer for him to go to Smackdown, you know, the wrestling show.

I too would prefer him to debut on Smackdown as a heel and fued with Orton, that would be a good fued. But having Black on Raw means he can fued with Midcard heels such as Swagger, Drew and Ziggler. Anyway, I wouldn't class Santino and Kozlov as Midcarders, their more like jobbers.

 

[NegativeFeedback]

Yeah, but think about it, Kofi Kingston and Drew McIntyre put on great *** matches on Smackdown. But when they got to Raw, they put on 4 minute matches. Raw won't ever have the quality matches Smackdown has, and Tyler Black isn't that good on the mic, if he's going to get over, it has to be in the ring. I personally think he needs to be on Smackdown.

 

[iheartfcw]

Yeah, but think about it, Kofi Kingston and Drew McIntyre put on great *** matches on Smackdown. But when they got to Raw, they put on 4 minute matches. Raw won't ever have the quality matches Smackdown has, and Tyler Black isn't that good on the mic, if he's going to get over, it has to be in the ring. I personally think he needs to be on Smackdown.

I agree with you Tyler is rubbish on the Mic, thats most likely why a star of his caliber is still on FCW where he can learn mic skills. Hopefully the won't F*CK up his debut and make him irrelivant on the roster i.e Drew McIntyre. I hope they make him have a big impact i.e Del Rio preferably as a heel on Smackdown. All I am saying I'd prefer to watch a Tyler Black vs Ziggler match rather than a Kofi vs Ziggler.

A superstar who is good on the mic and good midcard face material is Percy Watson. I really want him to debut soon as a face on Raw. Not only does he have good mic skills, he is pretty good in the ring, unique look, bags of potential and this can help him to get over as a face.

 

[Daniel]

Raw is OK for faces. You've got John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley as your top guys. All very, very over and capable of being one of Raw's top faces. None of them look out of their depth in that position. Add John Morrison (who should be back to work a SummerSlam program), Big Show (should be back in a few weeks) and Triple H (who will apparently also be back to work a SummerSlam program) to the mix and you've got a Raw very strong for top faces.

So does a new face needs to be introduced? No. That said, the sooner Seth Rollins is on WWE TV, the better.

 

[iheartfcw]

Raw is OK for faces. You've got John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley as your top guys. All very, very over and capable of being one of Raw's top faces. None of them look out of their depth in that position. Add John Morrison (who should be back to work a SummerSlam program), Big Show (should be back in a few weeks) and Triple H (who will apparently also be back to work a SummerSlam program) to the mix and you've got a Raw very strong for top faces.

So does a new face needs to be introduced? No. That said, the sooner Seth Rollins is on WWE TV, the better.

This thread was created before Riley turned face. I still think they need to bring in a midcard face, just purely midcard. Kofi can't do it by himself. Possibily a FCW guy or push Bourne which I think they might.

Riley should be more of a uppermidcard/maineventer. He's got the mic skills, the look and the ability to be the new 'Cena'? Too soon to tell but he is better as a face than a heel.

And I agree, Rollins should debut! Rollins vs Bryan vs Punk 30minute Iron Man Match would be EPIC!

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, John Morrison who is inactive, Triple H who is inactive and Big Show whose kayfabe injured.

And although it might have been mentioned above, I will restate. Yes, Alex Riley is on the RAW brand. Not Smackdown.

They could do with the odd face thrown in there. Black would be one, Richie Steamboat, Mike Dalton in FCW has been compared by many to a young Chris Jericho, hell, if you can get a replacement for Chris Jericho you've a pretty good deal going on. Derrick Batemen had a fucking wave of support when he was on NXT, he could even fill a void.

Zack Ryder is seemingly a face now too. He appears on Superstars though, so that really disqualifies him.

 

[Mustang Sally]

It's very difficult to be a babyface. Much much easier to be a heel. ........
Todays wrestlers could learn a lot from the Macho Man.

Very true. It's much easier to make people hate you than like you. And, since some of the heels on RAW are going to have to turn face in order to balance things out, a lot of them can take a lesson from the Macho Man: when he turned uber-face after having been uber-heel, he didn't really act any differently. He wrestled the same way, preened in front of fans the same way, and treated Miss Elizabeth essentially the same way. (Yes, he was kinder to her, but I still cringed when he dragged her around by one arm to put her where he wanted her to be)

Before Savage, when a heel became a face, he stopped breaking the rules and suddenly was seen fighting on the side of law & order. From a scowling, vicious roughneck, the guy immediately transformed into a smiling, charming hero. The concept was kind of ridiculous, when you consider it.

With today's stars, I enjoyed Randy Orton's "tweener" status before he became a full-fledged face. For a long time, we never really knew whether he had turned or not. One minute, he's punting Vince McMahon's head.....the next, he's attacking John Cena. You couldn't figure which side he was finally going to touch down on, and it was exciting to speculate.

If a few of today's RAW heels are to go face, they can emulate Orton; but they should keep Randy Savage in mind as an example of how to do it right.

 

[iheartfcw]

Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, John Morrison who is inactive, Triple H who is inactive and Big Show whose kayfabe injured.

And although it might have been mentioned above, I will restate. Yes, Alex Riley is on the RAW brand. Not Smackdown.

They could do with the odd face thrown in there. Black would be one, Richie Steamboat, Mike Dalton in FCW has been compared by many to a young Chris Jericho, hell, if you can get a replacement for Chris Jericho you've a pretty good deal going on. Derrick Batemen had a fucking wave of support when he was on NXT, he could even fill a void.

Zack Ryder is seemingly a face now too. He appears on Superstars though, so that really disqualifies him.

Good post bro. This was actually was created before Riley turned face and was drafted back to Raw. But I think of him more on the status of Punk due to how impressed I have been with his face turn.

As you can tell by the name I am a FCW mark and I like most of the talent they have to offer. If you want to check out a few superstars Roman Leakee, Xavier Woods and Calvin Raines are reaslly impressive unsung talents.

Leakee is very charsmatic and from Samoa wrestling family, don't judge me but he may be the next Rock?

Xavier Woods again made his name from TNA days but sort of like a smaller Kofi Kingston and has a look of a Booker T.

And Raines, well just look at Raines for yourself. I don't know who to compare him to but he is very impressive.

Well anyway I would want Percy to be a new midcard face as I am sure you are aware of because I would like Richie + Rollins to Debut with a bang and debut with a credible fued with a big player like CM Punk or possibly Orton if he is chasing the gold.