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Even though Styles is light years better than Jinder as a performer, I think Jinder plays his heel persona much better than him. And this comes down to an issue that's rampant with many of this generation's wrestlers. The issue is Styles had no interest in getting booed and generating real heat. In many interviews he also said that the cheers were flattering and he just goes with the flow many times.
Kevin Owens is much better in this department. He does get some cheers but he actively seeks heat. Remember when Jericho was in Canada getting cheered and he said he was ashamed to be a Canadian and was instantly showered with boos? CM Punk realized this aspect of the business very well too. If you can't be the no.1 babyface, u should aspire to be the no.1 heel.
So in end lack of true heat ended up hurting Styles. Due the amount of cheers he was getting, they turned him face and now he is losing to other heels like Jinder or Ziggler. Instead if Styles had actively worked to get heat, he would have been no.1 heel and probably champion still.
Kevin Owens is much better in this department. He does get some cheers but he actively seeks heat. Remember when Jericho was in Canada getting cheered and he said he was ashamed to be a Canadian and was instantly showered with boos? CM Punk realized this aspect of the business very well too. If you can't be the no.1 babyface, u should aspire to be the no.1 heel.
So in end lack of true heat ended up hurting Styles. Due the amount of cheers he was getting, they turned him face and now he is losing to other heels like Jinder or Ziggler. Instead if Styles had actively worked to get heat, he would have been no.1 heel and probably champion still.