Tuesday, 12 May 2015

The Heel/Face Dynamic



It’s one of the facts about wrestling that seems counter-intuitive, like having to not give the fans what they want. But backstage, faces tend to be jerks while heels are the nice people.

Take Jack Ironman and Tony Askill. For years, the two of them fought on and off, with Askill always being pure evil, and Ironman always so righteous. Backstage, John stole Tim’s wife, but Tim was still happy to work.

Eventually, of course, the internet came along, and the audience grew to ‘know’ the backstage stuff.

But hey, one double turn later and they made even more money…

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