The Dudley Boys Turn Heel

The Dudley Boys returned to the WWE a few months ago and it did not take long for them to fizzle out. In recent weeks, they were jobbing to teams far below them in dark matches. This week, they came back with a vengeance. And they turned heel.

Is this what it will take to get the tag titles on these guys? Problem with that, New Day are still holding the titles and they are heels. The WWE also seems to love that trio. I have said before that the WWE should be able to push these guys well even when they are not holding the tag titles. Are they just going to run them into the ground until they lose all their freshness, then take the titles off them?

The WWE used to be good with giving the tag titles to teams that had momentum. I think there were a few teams over the last few months that had it and could have gotten the tag titles from New Day. The WWE never pulled the trigger. There will be some new freshness and momentum to The Dudley Boys now that they have turned heel, but will the WWE pull the trigger now?

Was this decision to turn them heel done to fix depth issues in the tag division? Are there too many face teams and too few heel teams? Aside from New Day, The Wyatts are also still a group. The WWE could utilize them more in the tag title hunt. The WWE could also do better with The Ascension. The League of Nations is not likely to be a true threat in the tag division with their members banged up like they are. Overall, this heel turn could lead to a fresh feud for when New Day eventually does lose the titles and their push. Just rotate in The Dudley Boys in that spot as top heels in the tag division.

It also seems the "Bully Ray" character is coming back. It was praised very well in TNA. Of course, a lot of things look great in TNA and do not carry over very well in the WWE. Gail Kim is an example of that. The WWE did not try very well with her. She was just there to be a credible jobber. I would expect to see the WWE do better with Bubba. But how far will he go? To the tag titles and beyond? He went all the way to the World Championship in TNA. I doubt he goes that far here. Too many younger guys ahead of him. I just hope this does not turn into another instance of the WWE believing something that worked out well in a smaller company will automatically work for them now.