ExtremeSwagga93
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Recently I've noticed posts stating that the main reason guys like John Cena and CM Punk shouldn't turn heel is because they are major babyfaces, that are over with the crowd, and sell the kiddies merchandise. Although that sounds like a valid reason, I can't help but disagree, with that being a reason not to switch them to heels to freshen them up every now and then.
I'd like to start by saying, I'm a fan of Cm Punk as either a heel or a face, and Cena, well I'm not a fan nor a hater. I'm a firm believer in switching things up to keep things interesting, and sometimes to keep a character from becoming one dimensional, you kinda switch them from heel to face, or in some cases face to heel. And the surprise factor that comes when you switch a big time face to a heel adds to the excitment of the program. For the sake of argument, I'm gonna go over two cases of major faces turning heel and then ask the question, if they did it why can't guys like Cena or CM Punk?
First and foremost, Stone Cold Steve Austin. At Wresltemania X-Seven (17) after a heck of a match with The Rock, Stone Cold allied himself with Vince McMahon in a shocking heel turn. At that time Stone Cold was already a major face, the Austin Era had begun and he was way over with the crowd arguably more than Cena is now, and to this day Stone Cold's popularity is outdoes Cena's.
Secondly, Hulk Hogan. It cannot be argued, Hulk Hogan is the all time biggest face of all time! Surpassing every major faces popularity. A heel turn for Hogan seem highly unlikely. But when hogan made his move over to WCW, the most shocking and unlikely heel turn took place when he allied himself with The Outsiders. Look how well that turned out, it helped form one of the if not, the biggest faction in wrestling history. And i'm pretty sure it didn't hurt WCW (until the end when the nWo faction storyline got way out of hand) and it certainly didn't hurt Hogan. It opened the way for new feuds and angles.
So that brings me to the last question, if major faces like Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, even The Rock can make successful heel turns, why can't Cena of Punk? Punk is a semi-maineventer right now, he really can't seem to consistently keep his main event spot, maybe a heel turn is what he needs to keep him in the main event, and not in the mid-card. Nothing really can hurt Cena at this point, he's huge, but maybe a heel turn would make him fresh, of course you'd have to replace them with other main event faces, but that's another topic.
I'm not saying that it needs to happen, this is just something I was thinking about while in school.
Discuss.
I'd like to start by saying, I'm a fan of Cm Punk as either a heel or a face, and Cena, well I'm not a fan nor a hater. I'm a firm believer in switching things up to keep things interesting, and sometimes to keep a character from becoming one dimensional, you kinda switch them from heel to face, or in some cases face to heel. And the surprise factor that comes when you switch a big time face to a heel adds to the excitment of the program. For the sake of argument, I'm gonna go over two cases of major faces turning heel and then ask the question, if they did it why can't guys like Cena or CM Punk?
First and foremost, Stone Cold Steve Austin. At Wresltemania X-Seven (17) after a heck of a match with The Rock, Stone Cold allied himself with Vince McMahon in a shocking heel turn. At that time Stone Cold was already a major face, the Austin Era had begun and he was way over with the crowd arguably more than Cena is now, and to this day Stone Cold's popularity is outdoes Cena's.
Secondly, Hulk Hogan. It cannot be argued, Hulk Hogan is the all time biggest face of all time! Surpassing every major faces popularity. A heel turn for Hogan seem highly unlikely. But when hogan made his move over to WCW, the most shocking and unlikely heel turn took place when he allied himself with The Outsiders. Look how well that turned out, it helped form one of the if not, the biggest faction in wrestling history. And i'm pretty sure it didn't hurt WCW (until the end when the nWo faction storyline got way out of hand) and it certainly didn't hurt Hogan. It opened the way for new feuds and angles.
So that brings me to the last question, if major faces like Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, even The Rock can make successful heel turns, why can't Cena of Punk? Punk is a semi-maineventer right now, he really can't seem to consistently keep his main event spot, maybe a heel turn is what he needs to keep him in the main event, and not in the mid-card. Nothing really can hurt Cena at this point, he's huge, but maybe a heel turn would make him fresh, of course you'd have to replace them with other main event faces, but that's another topic.
I'm not saying that it needs to happen, this is just something I was thinking about while in school.
Discuss.
