QUESTION - If everyone "acted" heelish (and let the fans react however they wanted)..

**Jeritron** · 12-01-2007, 01:57 PM

This is quite a common trend. I agree. It's why the Kennedys and MVPs are getting over. It's why Cena and Orton got over so huge before they changed them. And ultimately, it's why stars like Austin, Rock, HBK, Jericho, Angle and others ever got over at all.

There are still, today and in recent years, a few exceptions of stars who get over as pure faces. This is more indicative of other things concerning those wrestlers however, and not the trends with fans over the past 10-12 years. Jeff Hardy is over huge, but he's been over huge for a while and it's not really anything to do with whether hes a heel or face. There are also a few others over the past years, but people don't want a hero who eats their vitamins and says their prayers. They resent them. They want an edge to them.

Other than that, the pure face hasn't quite worked since the days of Hogan.

12-01-2007, 01:57 PM	#4
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	This is quite a common trend. I agree. It's why the Kennedys and MVPs are getting over. It's why Cena and Orton got over so huge before they changed them. And ultimately, it's why stars like Austin, Rock, HBK, Jericho, Angle and others ever got over at all. There are still, today and in recent years, a few exceptions of stars who get over as pure faces. This is more indicative of other things concerning those wrestlers however, and not the trends with fans over the past 10-12 years. Jeff Hardy is over huge, but he's been over huge for a while and it's not really anything to do with whether hes a heel or face. There are also a few others over the past years, but people don't want a hero who eats their vitamins and says their prayers. They resent them. They want an edge to them. Other than that, the pure face hasn't quite worked since the days of Hogan.