Bad News Barrett as a face

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People want to cheer Bad News, I am convinced of it.


In this post modern self aware era I think Bad News would make the perfect face.


Keep his Schtick exactly the same (or perhaps even turn it up to 11) but have him work against heels.


He is too over the top and ridiculous to be a heel in this day and age.


The face reaction he got at the Hall Of Fame (and next night on Raw) shows that this can work. People want to cheer for him, nowadays over the top personalities and gimmicks are what gets the face pops, just ask The Wyatts (who have been getting face pops since last summer) and most of the NXT roster



Hell "I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you" can easily become a meme, and that's the sort of thing the WWE want nowadays.

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"I've got some bad news for ya Alberto Del Rio, not only are you going to lose on Sunday, but allllll these people are going to be cheering like mad when you do!"

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I fear Barrett turning face... WWE very rarely seem to be able to do it right. The new face either comes across as an unlikeable ass, a lame joke telling failed comedian or a combination of the two.

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Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett? Have him face Batista and he'll get a bigger pop than Del Rio when he fought Batista.

[The Ichi]

Except he wouldn't be Bad News Barrett, he'd be Good News Barrett, and his idea of Good News would be to deliver those "Did You Know?" facts about how much money WWE makes.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Just have him deliver bad news to heels. For example, giving bad news to Triple H that he and Steph's days running everything are numbered.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick.

But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays.

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Apr 18, 2014 13:44:30 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick.

But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays.

Triple H would beg to disagree.


Though to be fair he's the only person in recent memory I can think of who has actually achieved heat by being a great heel rather than by sucking.


I guess Suit wearing Jericho counts as well.

[JTH]

Do they want to cheer Bad News Barrett, or do they want to cheer Wade Barrett?

I think there's a difference.

[krozor]

Face Bad News Barrett Vignette #1: "What's that, Mistah Wiskahs? You don't WANT to come down from that tree? Well, I'm afraid I've got some...BAD NEWS." (Podium rises up, Barrett frees kitten from a tree and brings it back down to a little girl, cackling the whole time)

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

I think he should remain a heel, and since Zeb is looking for a replacement for that traitorous Cesaro, he should become a Real American along with Alicia Fox. They'll be team Fox News.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Apr 18, 2014 11:16:01 GMT -5 @bigcass said:

Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett?

Me, for one.

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Apr 18, 2014 17:33:15 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Apr 18, 2014 11:16:01 GMT -5 @bigcass said:

Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett?

Me, for one.

Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose.

[thegame415]

Lawler: I take back what I said, I hope he still is around next week!

[Bub (BLM)]

Apr 18, 2014 14:33:45 GMT -5 @graant said:

Apr 18, 2014 13:44:30 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick.

But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays.

Triple H would beg to disagree.


Though to be fair he's the only person in recent memory I can think of who has actually achieved heat by being a great heel rather than by sucking.


I guess Suit wearing Jericho counts as well.

Edge, Big Show, Kane, Orton, Christian, hell, even Bo Dallas. Those guys in recent memory pulled off being booed without sucking. The Shield also used to get massive heel heat against Ryback and Team Hell No.

[g1megatronfan]

It could work pretty well with Barrett as a face. Personally...I like faces who make the heels look like idiots. It's more entertaining to have a face who laughs with the crowd before kicking the heel's ass. He could pull that off with no problem. His bad news for AJ was hilarious

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Apr 18, 2014 18:48:42 GMT -5 @bigcass said:

Apr 18, 2014 17:33:15 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Me, for one.

Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose.

I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy?

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Good News Barrett?

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Apr 19, 2014 8:59:59 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Apr 18, 2014 18:48:42 GMT -5 @bigcass said:

Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose.

I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy?

He's the party guy who had a promo air on Raw after Mania I don't like him or Tyler Breeze, the bleach blonde, pouting guy model. Also I call Rose Kruger every time I see him at NXT.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Apr 19, 2014 9:06:05 GMT -5 @bigcass said:

Apr 19, 2014 8:59:59 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy?

He's the party guy who had a promo air on Raw after Mania I don't like him or Tyler Breeze, the bleach blonde, pouting guy model. Also I call Rose Kruger every time I see him at NXT.

I have no idea who any of those people are.