Wrestler Likability Score Card

[The MAC]

Some wrestlers are loved as face and heel where as others can never get over either way.Usually it is a combination of booking and the character itself. Most of the time we discuss the booking because it is rather difficult to pin down what we like or don't like about a wrestling character.

The Story Solution by Eric Edson (He is Professor of Screenwriting and Director of the Graduate Program in Screenwriting at California State University) lists nine attributes for likeable characters:


1. Courage

2. Unfair Injury

3. Skill

4. Funny

5. Just Plain Nice

6. In Danger

7. Loved By Friends And Family

8. Hard Working

9. Obsessed


In order for character to be likeable, they only need to have at least five out of nine. Many characters have more, but five is the minimum for us to want to see a story about this character.

I thought it would be interesting to apply this to wrestling characters and see the results. I'll start off with 2 characters : Roman Reigns and Bret Hart

Yes = 1, maybe = 0,5 , No = 0


ROMAN REIGNS

Courage
Yes. He seems never afraid

Unfair Injury
No.

Skill
No"You can't wrestle"

Funny
No

Just Plain Nice
No "I'm not a good guy, I'm not a bad guy- I'm the guy"

In Danger
No

Loved By Friends And Family
Maybe

Hard Working
Maybe

Obsessed
Not really.


LIKEABITITY SCORE : 2/9



BRET "HITMAN" HART

Courage
Yes, has taken on bigger opponents

Unfair Injury
Yes, being screwed out of titles. Badly booked in WCW

Skill
Yes. Excellence of execution

Funny
No

Just Plain Nice
Maybe

In Danger
Yes (against bigger opponents)

Loved By Friends And Family
Yes Respected by friends and foes

Hard Working
Yes . Noted as the hardest working wwf champion

Obsessed
Yes. Obsessed with being champion

LIKABILITY SCORE : around 8/9


Now its your turn. Apply the formula to wrestlers who interest you.