What the hell is "X-Pac Heat"?

**Theo Dious** · 05-26-2008, 12:54 PM

I don't know about technical definitions of X-Pac heat. But consider this.

During the 2001 Invasion angle, everyone who was aligned with the WWF was a de facto face. Angle, who had been very solid as a heel, suddenly was a face because of his alignment with the WWF. At the same time, Vince McMahon suddenly got face pops when it became WWF vs WCW. In the whole WWF, it was only X-Pac who was still getting booed (maybe Albert and Justin Credible still got booed too, but if so it was only because of group association with Pac.) Obviously this wasn't because Waltman is a great heel, seeing as the rest of the WWF was getting face reactions. Including Edge & Christian, who fans were booing the hell out of only months before. People continued to boo X-Pac because they didn't want to look at him. At all. Ever. Even seeing him get beaten didn't satisfy fans, because they just didn't want to see him.

I don't think it was because Waltman is particularly useless, either. He was way over as the 123 Kid, as Syxx, and during his DX days. But after DX had gone, he kept his same greasy street punk character, which to me only works when he's in some kind of sidekick role. He's great as a little buddy, the little guy in the gang who has his big friends to back him up, but that character is just no good on its own.

05-26-2008, 12:54 PM	#18
Theo Dious EATER OF HOT POCKETS Posts: 14,340	I don't know about technical definitions of X-Pac heat. But consider this. During the 2001 Invasion angle, everyone who was aligned with the WWF was a de facto face. Angle, who had been very solid as a heel, suddenly was a face because of his alignment with the WWF. At the same time, Vince McMahon suddenly got face pops when it became WWF vs WCW. In the whole WWF, it was only X-Pac who was still getting booed (maybe Albert and Justin Credible still got booed too, but if so it was only because of group association with Pac.) Obviously this wasn't because Waltman is a great heel, seeing as the rest of the WWF was getting face reactions. Including Edge & Christian, who fans were booing the hell out of only months before. People continued to boo X-Pac because they didn't want to look at him. At all. Ever. Even seeing him get beaten didn't satisfy fans, because they just didn't want to see him. I don't think it was because Waltman is particularly useless, either. He was way over as the 123 Kid, as Syxx, and during his DX days. But after DX had gone, he kept his same greasy street punk character, which to me only works when he's in some kind of sidekick role. He's great as a little buddy, the little guy in the gang who has his big friends to back him up, but that character is just no good on its own.