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In life, we often meet some people who can be categorized as good and others that aren't necessarily as good. This demarkation is a lot more black and white in WWE where you have the babyfaces, the good guys, and the heels, the bad guys.
At the Royal Rumble, which is an event where every man is out for his/her best interests, I have a feeling that we could see a lot of face and heel turns. And while none of these turns I've outlined may happen, all of them may actually take place if that's what it takes to move the storyline along.
I want you to chime in and let me know if you agree with my list or not, ladies, and gentlemen. Let me assure you that I appreciate every one of you who takes the time to read my work.
So, with that said, let me begin with my list.
#5 Seth Rollins recruits Ali during the Royal Rumble, turns him heel
I wonder if Seth Rollins' new faction is a group where superstars who have lost any sense of direction, who are losing more than they are winning can find refuge and solace? And if such is the case, then SmackDown Superstar Mustafa Ali may be the ideal person to join the gang. Ali and Rollins could face off in the middle of the ring, but during the course of the contest, Seth Rollins could extend an offer to Ali and it would cause Ali to finally go heel.
I've always felt that to get over as a strong babyface, you first need to be a strong heel. Ali going heel and maybe even moving to RAW for a spell, could certainly revive his career in a big way.
#4 Bobby Lashley eliminates Brock Lesnar to go face
Having had the honor of chatting with Bobby Lashley in the past on multiple occasions, I have to admit that even while he's doing well in his role, he's always wanted to be showcased as a fighting machine who can go toe-to-toe with a beast like Brock Lesnar. The problem with Lashley is that he's just been a heel for most of his WWE run and also, most of his Impact Wrestling run, and so it is near impossible to imagine him as a babyface.
All of this could change if we see Brock Lesnar taking down everyone in the Royal Rumble match, only to have Bobby Lashley show up and eliminate The Beast. The audience would then realize that the big plan for WrestleMania is to have Bobby Lashley take on Brock Lesnar, two freaks of nature with genuine MMA backgrounds, for a match people have wanted to see for over a decade.
Lashley could also drop Lana as his mouthpiece and thereby, become a total babyface.
#3 Sonya Deville eliminates Mandy Rose to go heel
Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose are the best of friends not only on-screen but in real life too. The two women came up from NXT together as a part of Absolution, which was a group with Paige, but since then, they became Fire & Desire, a team to be reckoned with.
Now, Deville believes that Mandy Rose is only being nice to Otis because she is using him as a distraction in order to win her matches, but Rose has countered by saying that she thinks that Otis is sweet. Deville tried to use Otis to her advantage during a match last week, but unfortunately, it led to a loss.
All of this must be leading to Sonya Deville losing her cool with her best friend but is it enough to have her go heel and eliminate Mandy Rose from the Royal Rumble? And when Mandy Rose takes a dive, will Otis be around to catch her again?
We will find out soon, at the Royal Rumble.
#2 Alexa Bliss eliminates Nikki Cross and goes heel
Alexa Bliss is currently in the same boat as Charlotte Flair, where she's just been relegated to the background while the title picture features the Champion of their respective brands engaged in a feud with someone else. Even though we love Alexa Bliss as a babyface, I have to admit that there's just something special about heel Alexa Bliss. That is a role that she thrives in, which is strange because, by all accounts, she's a great person in real life.
So, maybe after Bayley is done with Lacey Evans, she will need a brand new babyface to tussle with, and Nikki Cross could be the woman who can enter into this role and become her next challenger. But to get her over as a babyface, a mini-feud with Alexa Bliss may be just what the doctor ordered. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross could team up during the Royal Rumble match, and when Cross least expects it, Bliss can toss her over the top rope.
An Alexa Bliss heel turn, while not surprising, would certainly help Cross' career in a big way, in my opinion.
#1 The Big Show goes heel, eliminates Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe
While The Big Show hasn't really been announced for the Royal Rumble yet, the thing that one must remember about him is that his face/heel turns are a thing of legend, to where they have almost become a joke. I could totally see Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe at their wit's end, trying to fend off against Seth Rollins' cronies in the Royal Rumble match, with The Big Show seemingly coming to their aid.
Only, instead of saving them, The Big Show ends up eliminating Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe to go heel, and then walk into the sunset ending this particular short-lived run. Ideally, he would have been a great new member for the faction that has been started by the Monday Night Messiah, but I only wonder if the plan is for him to stick around on RAW on focus on his new Netflix series.
So, ladies and gentlemen, how likely do you think these heel and face turns are and would you like to see them at the Royal Rumble?
