So......are we living in the Becky Lynch era?

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

The worst part is this seems to be their business model for any time someone gets over. Turn them, have them act totally out of character, feed them to who Vince likes, then turn them again and do basically nothing with them until the fans lose interest so we can lowball or release them when there’s no fan demand for them.

Examples?

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Examples?

Ryder, Ziggler, Ambrose, Wyatt, Rusev, Ryback, KO, Barrett, Cesaro, Sasha, Baylee, the jury is still out on Nakamura. The heel or face turn isn’t always a requirement, but it definitely seems to be part of a pattern that when someone gets over they try some form of character assassination along with a lot of losing to drive down fan support. Bryan got this treatment in the fall and winter of 2013 going into 2014 too.

 

[julesocean]

The only correct post in this thread. Charlotte's downfall with the fans will be swift alas Roman Reigns, as she will be getting the same treatment. Meanwhile Becky will be acting with an edgier attitude that is sure to get her over more than she already was with the masses.

This will be a case of WWE turning the wrong person will just end up worse for the person they wanted to gain more traction.

Told y'all. Everyone in the SD thread and in that Toronto arena tonight was marking out for her. Her being heel is going to get her even more fan support, even though that's not how WWE wants it.

 

[hysteria416]

Rather have her be heel and in the title picture than a lame face stuck wrestling against Peyton royce

 

[Scholar]

They don't realize everything she is doing is what a face should be doing. They played themselves

 

[R=G]

Standing ovation was even more pronounced tonight. Lol.

 

[CJ]

They're here in Toronto next week too so her pop is going to be insane, I'm sure.

As expected. Pop of the night

Was wild live

 

[Hoodoo Child]

The company wants you to like who THEY like

 

[MenacingMonk]

I love how this backwards company continues doing stupid shyt and it gets thrown in their face.

 

[PortCityProphet]

I love how this backwards company continues doing stupid shyt and it gets thrown in their face.

Folks keep 'scribin so who's really doing stupid shyt :jtroll:

 

[MenacingMonk]

Folks keep 'scribin so who's really doing stupid shyt :jtroll:

Not me.

Marks gonna mark.

 

[Reality Check]

Stole this quote from another wrestling board but it's very accurate.

Becky Lynch finally becoming the Sting to Charlotte's Flair was the easiest story to tell, and the one I think we were all hoping they were going with.

Funny you brought this up. I was going to mention this reminds me of when WCW tried to turn Sting into a heel and the fans didn't buy it one bit.

 

[Norrin Radd]

WWE Reportedly Making Significant Change to Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair Storyline

Every now and then, a Superstar can cultivate such an undeniable relationship with the WWE Universe that Vince McMahon and Co. have to switch directions. And it looks like Becky Lynch just accomplished that.

Since her SummerSlam heel turn, the WWE Universe has refused to treat Lynch like a villain. So instead of going against the grain, WWE decided to lean into Lynch's popularity and leave her morality up to the fans. In an episode of Rewind-A-SmackDown, John Pollack says that a source within WWE says the plan is to keep things ambiguous, rather than a clear dichotomy of hero/villain.

“So I was told this after [this week’s Smackdown] that last week, based on the reaction Becky got, that they have slightly changed the direction here where the idea now is much less of a heel/babyface dynamic and instead it’s two ex-friends that both have valid points and neither is going to back down from the other and still getting Becky to the same place they wanted to but not so much wanting Charlotte to be a heel as a result of this. So it seems like they did learn from last week how everyone was into Becky," he said.

The SmackDown after SummerSlam saw Lynch hit some classic heel beats like insulting the fanbase and running from a fight she started. Despite her nefarious efforts the crowd still adored Lynch, which in turn lead to a much different SmackDown appearance on August 28.

WWE's audible was obvious as Lynch showed up with the same ferocity, but this time wearing all black and slinging profanity as she stomped Flair—she was a Budweiser away from being Stone Cold Steve Austin.

“Credit that they learned from last week. To me, it was a bad idea trying to turn Becky. If in fact they realized it, tonight you definitely did not get the same Becky as was presented last week," said Pollack.

With WWE's correction, we should be locked in for a compelling build to the September 16 Hell in a Cell show. At this moment, Lynch is arguably the most popular star in WWE and that momentum should continue. Now that WWE is giving fans permission to adore her, Lynch will likely monopolize the crowd while Charlotte Flair naturally transitions to a heel role.

This adjustment could have huge ramifications as now it feels like Lynch's win at HIAC is unavoidable. Even more, if Flair does make a flip to the dark side, she'll likely stay there for the foreseeable future. While it will take a few weeks, we're in the middle of seeing one of wrestling's most hallowed occurrence: the double turn.

Do we buy this, brehs?

 

[R=G]

WWE Reportedly Making Significant Change to Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair Storyline


Do we buy this, brehs?

Flair's promos are the lie detector test to this whole scenario.

 

[dh86]

WWE Reportedly Making Significant Change to Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair Storyline


Do we buy this, brehs?

That was pulled out of his ass for clicks.