Thread: this years wrestlemania is MAKE IT OR BREAK IT for the WWE
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Old 03-15-2006, 04:51 PM   #168
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Originally Posted by Vermaat
A face is a face for a reason, you are meant to cheer him.
That, my friend, has many exceptions.

Look at Stone Cold Steve Austin (most famous example). Originally a heel. The WWE tried their damnedest to get him over as a heel, but the fans wouldn't boo him. He became the biggest face in the last 20 years.

On the flip side, look at Rock. The WWE tried (not as hard as Austin, though) to keep him face, but the fans turned on him. He became one of the biggest heels in the last 20 years.

So, while faces are made to be cheered, when a good portion of the fanbase is turned off by them, and boo them, they have to turn heel. It's just natural.

The problem here, though, is the WWE doesn't WANT to turn Cena because he has a grip on the most prized demographic, the younger ones. Not prized because they go to the shows or even watch the TV shows all the time, but prized because kids always WANT WANT WANT and more often than not parents GET GET GET/BUY BUY BUY.
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