During a recent interview with AceOdds, Wade Barrett explained why he’s not a fan of fan-favorite heels.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On “exciting heels”: “Exciting heel to me is an oxymoron. The problem with exciting heels is that people jump up on their feet and start cheering the second they walk out at which point they’re no longer heels. They’re getting cheered. They’re the good guy now. They’re the baby face. We’ve seen that over the years with several people. We saw it with the rock in the late nineties. I’m an old school fan and remember sitting at home watching the rock was trying his best to come out and insult towns and audiences, do the most heinous things and people would explode because they are so excited about seeing the rock and being entertained by him.”
On how WWE turned LA Knight when he got over with fans: “I think more recently, if you look at an LA Knight, I think the original game plan was that LA Knight was going to be an antagonist. He was going to be mean to people but again, he was so exciting and everyone got electrified and buzzed the second he was on the screen. Hey, you aren’t the heel anymore, pal. Those are two classic examples of the pitfalls of being an exciting heel, which they both turned into their benefit, of course. They sell a lot of T-shirts as a result. But yeah, exciting heels don’t last long. They become exciting babyfaces instead.”
The following three matches have been announced for this week’s episode of WWE NXT Level Up:
* Cutler James & Dion Lennox vs. Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors
* Drake Morreaux vs. Harlem Lewis
* Tyra Mae Steele & Layla Diggs vs. Lainey Reid & Kali Armstrong
You can check out the official preview for this week’s edition of WWE NXT Level Up below:
James & Lennox set to throw down with Dixon & Connors on NXT Level Up An incredible edition of NXT Level Up will feature Cutler James and Dion Lennox joining forces against the brash duo of Kale Dixon and Uriah Connors, Drake Morreaux slugging it out with Harlem Lewis, and Tyra Mae Steele and Layla Diggs looking for a big win against Lainey Reid and Kali Armstrong.
Perhaps no tandem excels at antagonizing the NXT Universe quite like Dixon and Connors, though earning wins has been difficult for the outspoken tag team.
They’ll try to claim their first victory as a duo against the rookie combo of James and Connors, who recently teamed with Shiloh Hill to take down Gallus for a statement-making win.
And in a clash of heavy hitters, Morreaux and Lewis each seem likely to lean on their impressive striking ability.
Morreaux recently notched a tag team win with Dante Chen against Dixon and Connors but is still searching for his first singles victory, while Lewis came up just short against Joe Coffey in his most recent bout.
Reid picked up a win against Steele last week, but her post-match attack backfired when Diggs chased her right into an impressive slam from Steele.
Now, Reid has found backup in Armstrong, and the stage is set for what should be a heated tag team collision.
Don’t miss NXT Level Up, streaming Friday at 10/9 C on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else!
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