Can Dolph Ziggler successfully turn face... or the first of a kind?

**Damndirty** · 01-09-2012, 02:34 AM

Is he destined to be a legendary heel like Ted Dibiase or Ric Flair (may be a stretch comparing anybody with the Nature Boy), a super popular face to lead the company....
or (possibly wishful thinking, but I would be really interested to see) maybe somebody that redefines what a heel and a face are, and this change brings in a more realistic approach to the sport that people will really dig.

My third possibility comes to mind because of the #Heel, and people are getting into it because it makes people feel less like the promotion is making them out to be gullible idiots, but it leaves open the grey area that allures new fans. We already seen wrestlers (like Austin and the Rock) promoted as heels, but become faces due to how the fans cherished them no matter where they stood. Dolph promoting his #Heel while fans cheer for him as Cena promotes himself as a face while people boo him may recreate the basis for wrestling politics.

The term "heel" may represent an independent person determined to seek individuality and creativity on their own terms instead of seeking the crowds approval of it, while the term "face" may represent a person who claims to stand with the crowd and plays it safe to get on their good side. Lately, people are starting to grow tedious with the sucking-up of faces and embracing the rebellious nature of the heels.

To me, this seems like what the new generation is leading up to, and Dolph Ziggler may be the one to shine the light on this if he keeps the #Heel even as a fan favorite. If it is, Dolph may have to come out and explain the concept of something like I mentioned without telling everybody,"I'm the bad guy out to stop the good the guy, you know, that same ol' bullshit that appears in comic books and movies.". Do you think this could work, or would the conventional pushing of faces and heels the way it's always been should stay the way it's always been?

01-09-2012, 02:34 AM	#1
Damndirty Posts: 1,882	Can Dolph Ziggler successfully turn face... or the first of a kind? Is he destined to be a legendary heel like Ted Dibiase or Ric Flair (may be a stretch comparing anybody with the Nature Boy), a super popular face to lead the company.... or (possibly wishful thinking, but I would be really interested to see) maybe somebody that redefines what a heel and a face are, and this change brings in a more realistic approach to the sport that people will really dig. My third possibility comes to mind because of the #Heel, and people are getting into it because it makes people feel less like the promotion is making them out to be gullible idiots, but it leaves open the grey area that allures new fans. We already seen wrestlers (like Austin and the Rock) promoted as heels, but become faces due to how the fans cherished them no matter where they stood. Dolph promoting his #Heel while fans cheer for him as Cena promotes himself as a face while people boo him may recreate the basis for wrestling politics. The term "heel" may represent an independent person determined to seek individuality and creativity on their own terms instead of seeking the crowds approval of it, while the term "face" may represent a person who claims to stand with the crowd and plays it safe to get on their good side. Lately, people are starting to grow tedious with the sucking-up of faces and embracing the rebellious nature of the heels. To me, this seems like what the new generation is leading up to, and Dolph Ziggler may be the one to shine the light on this if he keeps the #Heel even as a fan favorite. If it is, Dolph may have to come out and explain the concept of something like I mentioned without telling everybody,"I'm the bad guy out to stop the good the guy, you know, that same ol' bullshit that appears in comic books and movies.". Do you think this could work, or would the conventional pushing of faces and heels the way it's always been should stay the way it's always been?