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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
yea, Regals was great. Regal always has good face turns because he's such a great heel. He's got that leader type character. So any time he turns face, he usually standing up to something or someone
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That's exactly it. It's a feel good moment when a bad guy says "hang on, this is too bad, this ends here." It's a dark analogy to make, I guess, but when Regal turns face, it's like a Nazi turning around and shooting Hitler. And then the shit really hits the fan, because Regal's been through fire, he fought on the streets, he's got brains, he's got skill, he's got his awesome hair. The man is just someone other bad guys don't want to fuck with.
It never really got a chance to play out, but back in 2001, again during the Alliance angle: I can't remember the exact specific individuals, but the Alliance was cutting down on those who lost to WWF Superstars. Paul Heyman was going through the names, and after chewing them out a little, the Alliance would kick their ass to "motivate" them, I guess. Eventually it became apparent that Heyman only had one name left on his list, and when Heyman said "Rhyno..." the place erupted, and Rhyno immediately got in position to fight the entire Alliance.
I fucking loved it, because it made Rhyno look like a beast. He had been Goring people with Heyman screaming on commentary, and he had been putting people through stages. He was pretty much living up to the Man Beast moniker, and people were ready to see him kick ass and go out on his own. At the time, Rhyno was injured, so Heyman "suspended" him, and the crowd booed because they wanted to see some bloodshed. The best thing about the suspension, was that it made it look like Paul Heyman was afraid Rhyno would cannibalise them all.
Unfortunately, when Rhyno returned, he was not nearly as awesome.