Monday, January 5, 2015

Should Dean Ambrose Turn Heel?

I was on a message board last week and I saw a fan make a topic about there being a lack of top heels. He suggested/predicted that Dean Ambrose turns heel. I like seeing other people paying attention to the depth of the roster.

How about it? Is there a lack of top heels? You have Seth Rollins being groomed to be a top heel. You have Big Show turning heel in recent months. Triple H just returned, although he is a part-timer. You have a few upper-midcard and midcard heels you can just stick into main-event situations. When it comes to true top heels, however, I would agree that there is bad depth. Depth is not just about quantity, but also quality. If you have three guys that can fill a spot when someone gets injured, but all those guys suck, your depth is still bad, even though you have options in terms of numbers.

Is Dean Ambrose the answer? Should they turn him heel and push him as a legitimate top heel? Right now, he is an upper-midcarder. The WWE has been sticking him in main events here and there in recent months, but he is not getting the development that Seth Rollins has been getting. Instead of feuding with a legitimate main-eventer right now, he is feuding with a guy in a similar position as him, Bray Wyatt. He is neither a top star nor a heel. Would he work as a heel? I think he can be an entertaining face for now. Save the heel turn. But even if you do want to turn him heel, how are you going to push him to really help the lack of top heels? If you just stick him in the midcard, he is not helping the main-event heel depth. Do you align him with The Authority? Or do you try to develop him as a top heel independent of The Authority? That latter option might be hard.

How about Bray Wyatt? He is a heel, but I do not consider him a top heel. He might have had that credibility a year ago, but without his stable and proper feud development, he doesn't seem like a big deal anymore. His feud with Dean Ambrose has just settled down to the two playing around in gimmick matches. It was good having this heading into TLC, but too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Too many gimmick matches. Focus more on developing Bray's character and making him look like a boss. A solo feud for the WWE Championship might help, but wait for someone else to be holding the title.

Roman Reigns? He is obviously being groomed to be a top star, but he is a face. Why would you turn him heel? Because the faces at the top are getting crowded. John Cena will not turn. Daniel Bryan is still as hot as ever. Randy Orton is set to return soon and he just turned face. Three is a good number to have as A or A+ faces. The depth here is perfect. It is your heels that need help. Even Roman Reigns may not be the most credible guy to turn and fill that spot, but he's fresher than Big Show and will wrestle more often than Triple H. What kind of top heel? Aligned with The Authority or solo? I think he needs The Authority. His mic skills are not great and someone like Triple H might help to carry him through some promos. You can have Seth and Roman against Dean. That might be interesting and give Dean Ambrose something big to feud against.

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