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Originally Posted by Heyman
True, but Smackdown already has a number of guys who are 'over' as faces (i.e. Eddie Guerrero, Undertaker, Booker T, RVD, and Big Show).
Guys like Big Show and Booker T have already been heels (and weren't too successful at it IMO).
Taker could be an ok heel, but I'm not sure if his body is capable of working a full work load anymore.
If you turn Eddie Guerrero or John Cena, then atleast you put them at odds with one another (so in that case - even if the heel is popular, they get 100% behind the equally popular face).
In Smackdown's case - they need a NEW main-event heel........someone that can generate fan interest.
-Big Show: Been there, done that.
-Kurt Angle: Been there, done that.
-JBL: sucks
-Booker T: Meh.
-RVD: Maybe WAY in the future (if he gets built up nicely again), but wouldn't look credible right now.
Unless Brock Lesnar decides to miraculously come back within the next few months, I highly reccommend that a guy like Cena turn.
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I wouldn't put BT, RVD and Show in the same category as Taker, Eddie and Cena in terms of being over.
Eddie was actually and could still be a draw, especially in certain markets. But they just dont seem to have faith in him.
Taker will always get a huge pop, but his drawing days are over. He's been the top baby on SD since May anyway, and their numbers have gone down and down.
Cena is the untapped talent at this point, and is the most likely out of any of them to make an impact as a face (assuming he's protected along the way). Like I said before, the fans like him, a lot, so why go against that? We've talked about this issue before with other people, and Ive always thought going against what the fans want is about the dumbest thing a promotion can do. If you turn Cena or Eddie for that matter, thats what you are doing.
Plus, I think if you were to turn Eddie or Cena, what would happen is that they would become even more popular, and would essentially still be faces. So its kind of a waste of time.
I do agree that SD is in need of a new heel, and especially with rumours of Angle going down again. They've talked about turning Benoit before and bringing him to SD, which would make sense if they lost Angle. I'd say they should bring Edge back to SD, but I think they need to keep him on RAW so he can fued with Orton after Mania.
Christian or Batista could jump, but I dont think either of those guys are ready to be hadlining any PPVs yet. Whats left? Snitski?
The more I think of it, the more I realize JBL isn't leaving the main event picture anytime soon.