Oracle of Delphi
Bruce BostwickIs Being a Heel Losing Its Edge?
September 12th 2008 16:33
Now I have to be honest. It is very hard to be a heel these days. I see them all the time and there are those that get cheered. Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the job of a heel supposed to get the crowds to boo the heel? I could have sworn that was their job and it makes it even harder when people just cheer them. Why do you think certain people turn face like Mr. Kennedy for example? People were cheering him and he was intended to be a heel.
Why the Art of Being a Heel Seems to be Dying
I do believe that guys who should be heels should get booed. For that to work, it would need to go back and think how to get people to hate you. It is too obvious to use something like Racism or Anti-American angles to get them over on that. It is pretty bad that you have to resort to that. Some guys however don't have that problem.
I personally believe that somebody like Eric Bischoff found a way to get you to boo him. He was the boss and I'm sure many would love to do this to their boss and beat them up. It worked in WCW and you never felt sympathy for him at all. If you look at the Attitude Era with Vince McMahon for example, he was the perfect heel for Austin. Plus, they created that image that many works would want to do to their boss and not get fired for it.
I'm also going to be looking to the art of being a face and how I think that could be losing its edge no pun intended. Do I think they are dead? Not at all but they do need some serious repairs. If you're a heel, your job is to get to people to hate you not root for you. Sometimes that can't be controlled but that would make it a face turn by that logic.
Mostly I was talking about WWE because that's what I mainly watch. I know I didn't mention other promotions like TNA but that's another story.
Why the Art of Being a Heel Seems to be Dying
I do believe that guys who should be heels should get booed. For that to work, it would need to go back and think how to get people to hate you. It is too obvious to use something like Racism or Anti-American angles to get them over on that. It is pretty bad that you have to resort to that. Some guys however don't have that problem.
I personally believe that somebody like Eric Bischoff found a way to get you to boo him. He was the boss and I'm sure many would love to do this to their boss and beat them up. It worked in WCW and you never felt sympathy for him at all. If you look at the Attitude Era with Vince McMahon for example, he was the perfect heel for Austin. Plus, they created that image that many works would want to do to their boss and not get fired for it.
I'm also going to be looking to the art of being a face and how I think that could be losing its edge no pun intended. Do I think they are dead? Not at all but they do need some serious repairs. If you're a heel, your job is to get to people to hate you not root for you. Sometimes that can't be controlled but that would make it a face turn by that logic.
Mostly I was talking about WWE because that's what I mainly watch. I know I didn't mention other promotions like TNA but that's another story.
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