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Many members of the WWE Universe are looking past Crown Jewel to Survivor Series and beyond thinking of the show as a glorified Live Event. I think that it is a mistake to do so, especially if you consider the card that WWE has lined up.
Titles could change hands, and long term storylines could begin that stem from Crown Jewel. I mean the biggest example of this is the Shane McMahon becoming the 'Best in the World', something that nobody had cared about when it happened, but it was a storyline that stretched for many months.
So, with that in mind, let's look at 5 heel and face turns that could potentially happen at the show. Be sure to leave a comment and let me know if you do believe these turns could potentially happen.
Suggest a few of your own in the comments section below too!
Special mention: Sami Zayn betrays Shinsuke Nakamura during his match, turning him babyface
If you are the hero, would you be content playing the role of the sidekick? I mean Sami Zayn did not even get a chance to compete in the main event of SmackDown this past week because he's eased into the role of Shinsuke Nakamura's manager at present. I do think that there's a great opportunity that presents itself from the whole situation, allowing Nakamura to turn face.
Shinsuke Nakamura is a lot more impaired as a heel than he was as a face, especially because the crowd does not get a chance to sing his theme song out anymore. If he were to turn face, with Sami Zayn betraying him in the middle of the match, we could see Zayn, Nakamura and even Bryan competing to elevate the Intercontinental Championship.
PS: This is, of course, provided Sami Zayn travels to Saudi Arabia with WWE.
#4 Drew McIntyre leaves his team and walks away, turns face
There is an element of truth when one refers to all the Saudi Shows as a WWE Live Event in the sense that it is the babyfaces who generally pick up the win. WWE plays to the crowd a lot more than it does in the States, as can be evidenced by Mansoor picking up his big win. It would be wrong to say that nothing comes off the Saudi Arabia shows, but it's a mixture of both predictable and unpredictable elements.
So with that in mind, it does seem like it will be Team Hogan that defeats Team Flair just to have the babyfaces celebrate in the middle of the ring. It would be strange to have the heels stand tall at the end of the match, especially with how the rivalry has been booked thus far, in my personal opinion. And to have Drew McIntyre on the losing end so soon after his return would not be a good look for the Scottish psychopath.
There could be a miscommunication during the match, leading to McIntyre walking away, which allows the babyfaces to pin the heels from Team Flair and allows McIntyre to turn face in the process.
#3 Ali betrays his team, turning heel
Ali is one of the most gifted performers in the ring, but somehow especially on TV, there is always something missing in his gimmick. He is such a good guy in his online avatar that it will be a genuine shock indeed if the man were to go heel and embrace his dark side.
I've been on a WWE Conference Call with the man in the past where people were addressing the fact that he's such a positive influence for the WWE Universe and was subsequently asked if he'd be willing to go heel, to which he responded by saying that indeed he would. It's only a character after all, and he would have no hesitation in playing the role.
Just imagine how surprising it would be for the WWE Universe if the members of Team Hogan were on the verge of picking up a big win, when suddenly, out of the blue, Ali turns on his own teammates allowing Team Flair to pick up the win. WWE has a tendency to book their heels better than they book their babyfaces, so this could be just the boost the man needs.
Heel Ali would be money.
#2 Kofi Kingston turns heel, attacking Big E during the match
As revealed by Tom Colohue of Sportskeeda, Kofi Kingston is on the verge of a massive breakdown, following the loss of his Championship. It was odd to see him go back to the cheerfulness and the pancakes on the following week after losing his prized WWE Championship. But now the signs are all present, and it is only a matter of time before the man snaps.
And what better stage for him to lose his mind than at Crown Jewel during the match that he's a part of, with him turning on Big E, to forsake the pancakes and the hip-swiveling for a very serious heel persona. This could be just what the doctor ordered because if Kofi Kingston remains the cheerful babyface that he is, he could slowly but surely slide down the card as can be seen already from him picking up a loss on SmackDown.
So maybe The New Day turns heel or maybe Kofi Kingston turns on Big E, but a change in character is certainly due for everyone's favorite babyface. Especially with Xavier Woods on the shelf, I think that The New Day's time as a trio is running out.
#1 Seth Rollins loses the Universal Championship, goes heel
When Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, there was a roar of approval from the WWE Universe. Somehow, over time, this approval has gone down because as has been mentioned before, WWE does a far better job when it comes to booking heels as compared to the babyfaces in their roster.
While it doesn't make sense for someone from SmackDown to become the WWE Universal Champion, I really do think that it will be interesting to see the transformation of Seth Rollins if he were to lose the Universal Championship. Chances are, at the rate that things are going, that the audience will be overjoyed if The Fiend were to become the Universal Champion, leading to Seth Rollins turning on the WWE Universe.
This makes all the sense in the world, because we remember how good Seth Rollins used to be as a heel, once upon a time. And for him to revert to this character would allow for Drew McIntyre to potentially turn babyface and potentially get over as the face of WWE RAW.
Would you like to see a heel Seth Rollins, reader?
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