Its kind of funny the same people that were complaining back in 2015/2016 that Seth needs to turn babyface and now that hes a full blown babyface again in 2017 are now complaining that Seth needs to turn heel again.. So my question is this, is Seth Rollins better as a face or a heel? In my opinion I think he is much better babyface but is heavily restricted at the moment by terrible booking.
Is Seth Rollins a better face or heel?
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Heel. Good guys who have pretty good matches against mediocre heels are boring as fuck.
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Well for one, I'm not on the bandwagon that he needs to turn heel again. If guys are constantly flipping alignments, it becomes pointless.
I think Seth is better as a heel. I didn't watch his pre WWE stuff, but everyone was saying he was natural babyface, but to me his peak work so far as singles guy cames as a heel which for me was mid 2014 until about the end of 2015.
I also was not on the bandwagon of him coming back as a babyface, I wanted to see his story play out on screen and not just come back a good guy. I felt WWE would've been cheating themselves out of a cool storyline had they did that but they ended up botching his face turn horribly anyway. To his benefit, the crowd is into him, so at this point it's on WWE to find him something worthwhile to do.
I think Seth is better as a heel. I didn't watch his pre WWE stuff, but everyone was saying he was natural babyface, but to me his peak work so far as singles guy cames as a heel which for me was mid 2014 until about the end of 2015.
I also was not on the bandwagon of him coming back as a babyface, I wanted to see his story play out on screen and not just come back a good guy. I felt WWE would've been cheating themselves out of a cool storyline had they did that but they ended up botching his face turn horribly anyway. To his benefit, the crowd is into him, so at this point it's on WWE to find him something worthwhile to do.
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9 times out of 10, guys are better when their gimmick is just themselves turned up to 11. Playing the smarmy, cocky heel suits Rollins much better.
Best Rollins WAS BABYFACE SHIELD ROLLINS, or NXT Rollins is you want it.
Heel Rollins was boring, repetitive and generic, the whole authority bullshit was pure cringe for me, I don't see what
smarks saw on heel Rollins, current face Rollins is even worse, but heel Rollins had a lot of flaws as a main eventer.
Now, Shield babyface Rollins was fresh, it was a mix of a Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Damn type of character, where he looked like a ninja and performed air moves with such a high athleticism, dude was pure gold and even my favorite from the Shield during that time.
He was intense, naturally charismatic and a much better in ring worker since he didn't have to deal with all those injures. During that time I predicted Rollins was destined to be the most over babyface of the decade behind Punk and Bryan.
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Sadly I was wrong, his babyface career became a flop.
Heel Rollins was boring, repetitive and generic, the whole authority bullshit was pure cringe for me, I don't see what
smarks saw on heel Rollins, current face Rollins is even worse, but heel Rollins had a lot of flaws as a main eventer.
Now, Shield babyface Rollins was fresh, it was a mix of a Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Damn type of character, where he looked like a ninja and performed air moves with such a high athleticism, dude was pure gold and even my favorite from the Shield during that time.
He was intense, naturally charismatic and a much better in ring worker since he didn't have to deal with all those injures. During that time I predicted Rollins was destined to be the most over babyface of the decade behind Punk and Bryan.
Sadly I was wrong, his babyface career became a flop.
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Rollins sucks as heel and sucks as face, thw IWC loves him only because he does dives, that's it. Rollins is garbage these days, if he wasn't a Triple H pet project he would have been dropped in the midcards.
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Considering how WWE books their babyfaces, almost everyone on the roster is better as a heel.
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Seth works better as a heel for me. He just seems more natural in that role.
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They really screwed him over because he was white hot when he came back from the injury. They should've pulled the trigger then. But you know how stubborn Vince & Co are. SMH.
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Seth can be a good face he has just had vanilla booking. I liked him as a heel though. Although the chickenshit-ness went too far. After watching the WWE2K18 promo I could see him flourish as a "tweener" CM Punk like character. If the booking is there I feel he could knock it out.
The worst thing they did was ban the Curbstomp. It neutered Seth. So many worse things they do to this day.
The worst thing they did was ban the Curbstomp. It neutered Seth. So many worse things they do to this day.
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Comparing his 2 solo runs thus far, the answer is clearly heel.
I feel like Seth's heel run was summed up pretty well by that kid on 'Swerved' being interviewed by Tom Phillips. "He's arrogant but that's what I like about him. I don't know why. He's so awesome."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8PtLcKR9I
His current face run feels fake tbh. I'm waiting for WWE to do with Seth what they did with Edge in 2010. Edge played the face and sucked up to the fans. Then when Christian called him out on it Edge eventually admitted that he was lying and went heel. Just hopefully it plays out better than it did in that segment. Even though I'm not a fan of Bray, I was kinda hoping him saying that Seth should be his true self was hinting towards Seth returning to the dark side. Also, if they keep incorporating 2K18 into tv storylines, maybe we could get heel Seth vs Kurt Angle at Survivor Series. The 2K folks are hinting at Kurt being the one to investigate & stand up to the vandal in the game btw. If they do, it will be fascinating to see how Steph & HHH fit into it since you'd think they would be back on tv by then and interacting with the GM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqROJX-3-ME
Btw, I'm glad someone else mentioned it earlier. I hate his attire now. The grey makes him look so mundane.
I feel like Seth's heel run was summed up pretty well by that kid on 'Swerved' being interviewed by Tom Phillips. "He's arrogant but that's what I like about him. I don't know why. He's so awesome."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn8PtLcKR9I
His current face run feels fake tbh. I'm waiting for WWE to do with Seth what they did with Edge in 2010. Edge played the face and sucked up to the fans. Then when Christian called him out on it Edge eventually admitted that he was lying and went heel. Just hopefully it plays out better than it did in that segment. Even though I'm not a fan of Bray, I was kinda hoping him saying that Seth should be his true self was hinting towards Seth returning to the dark side. Also, if they keep incorporating 2K18 into tv storylines, maybe we could get heel Seth vs Kurt Angle at Survivor Series. The 2K folks are hinting at Kurt being the one to investigate & stand up to the vandal in the game btw. If they do, it will be fascinating to see how Steph & HHH fit into it since you'd think they would be back on tv by then and interacting with the GM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqROJX-3-ME
Btw, I'm glad someone else mentioned it earlier. I hate his attire now. The grey makes him look so mundane.
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So far, Seth Rollins's heel run was better.
I'm still willing to wait and see what more the MAN can do as a fan favorite since this is his first run as a babyface post-Shield split. Hopefully, he'll improve more as a face.
I'm still willing to wait and see what more the MAN can do as a fan favorite since this is his first run as a babyface post-Shield split. Hopefully, he'll improve more as a face.
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Tweener or heel. I am not convinced that he could become a top baby face.
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Agreed with both of these. He could easily fill that CM Punk tweener slot. He talks fairly well and is very athletic.
Also, the Curb Stomp was a unique finisher.
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He just has all the right tools to be a top babyface. I like his heel work to a degree, but everything about him screams babyface. Unfortunately he hasn't had a real great run as a babyface , seeing as the WWE botched the hell out of it but if done right he'd be a hell of a top guy in that role. It doesn't' seem like the WWE knows how to book babyfaces , which has hurt Rollins and others but I think the guy can be the face of the company if they played their cards right
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I was one of the people who thought he had great babyface written all over him. I think the lackluster face run is due to booking. He was booked like a million bucks as a heel, and has been booked like a geek since being babyface. Also, I strongly believe the curb stomp was a big part of his luster, and he still is not the same without it.
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