Del Rio as a face...

[Allie Kitsune]

It's the damnedest thing, because he's boring-to-death as a heel, and WWE can't book faces for crap.

But Del Rio has Babyface Fire at an almost Jason Jordan level, and even though he's an asshole, he likes to play to the crowd.

I think if WWE really committed to pushing ADR as a face, as El Patron, even though he's an arrogant dickbag, he'll get over, and be motivated to show us how good he can be.

His MITB performance where he worked his ass off convinced me to give him another shot.

So I hope WWE will do something serious about it.

[Back to being Cenanuff]

You do realize you're talking about the WWE, right?

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

Jun 29, 2016 12:13:52 GMT -5 Back to being Cenanuff said:

You do realize you're talking about the WWE, right?

I wonder who he could feud with. I was thin.... oh noooo

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Big Poppa Pumpkin]

They already missed the boat on that one when he inexplicably returned as the heel ambassador for MexAmerica

[Ben Wyatt]

Del Rio can work as a face, and before the Ziggler double turn in 2013, was doing just fine.

[Deleted]

Haven't seen him outside WWE, but he seemed much more comfortable to me when he was a face a couple years ago.

I'd love to see at least a couple matches between him and Rusev.

[Ben Wyatt]

Jun 29, 2016 12:47:29 GMT -5 @dax said:

Haven't seen him outside WWE, but he seemed much more natural to me when he was a face a couple years ago.

He seemed to be having more fun as a face

[Yacht Persona]

I'm fine with this, so long as he isn't winning matches or titles.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Jun 29, 2016 12:43:43 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Del Rio can work as a face, and before the Ziggler double turn in 2013, was doing just fine.

The Swagger/Zeb "Real Americans" feud kinda killed his face run.

[Bungle]

He is a natural face.

I don't know why WWE insist with him as a heel

[Ben Wyatt]

Jun 29, 2016 12:56:49 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

Jun 29, 2016 12:43:43 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Del Rio can work as a face, and before the Ziggler double turn in 2013, was doing just fine.

The Swagger/Zeb "Real Americans" feud kinda killed his face run.

That's not even remotely his fault, too. Swagger was terribly un-over and had been doing next to nothing before the feud. The there's the matter of his suspension pretty much taking the piss out of the feud before it ever really started

[Brainbustaaah!]

Dude worked most of his career in Mexico as a face, so it makes a lot of sense. I'd love to see the El Patron gimmick get another go in WWE.

[mrbananagrabber]

He doesn't even HAVE a gimmick anymore, so any change would be something, I guess.

[________ has left the building]

Jun 29, 2016 13:06:35 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Jun 29, 2016 12:56:49 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

The Swagger/Zeb "Real Americans" feud kinda killed his face run.

That's not even remotely his fault, too. Swagger was terribly un-over and had been doing next to nothing before the feud. The there's the matter of his suspension pretty much taking the piss out of the feud before it ever really started

Zeb was the main attraction of the act and was making too many points that the crowd agreed with. Colter was heeling it up with statements that should had got him booed out the building but the crowd agreed with him and chanted "We The People". WWE basically gave Trump a blueprint to use years later. Del Rio suffered because his counter to Zeb ethering him was "I love America". Not a strong rebuttal. Definitely didn't help when WWE decided to pull the curtain back on the act to chastise Glenn Beck.

[________ has left the building]

Getting back to the subject, Del Rio works as a face once you stop the repetitive promos and let his natural charisma shine without the hamfisted character WWE wants him to do. We seen how he was in Lucha Underground. Full of life and fire.

[Deleted]

With how great El Patron was, it really boggles the mind how WWE can't get him over as Del Rio?

[g1megatronfan]

Face Del Rio was 85% less boring. Seriously...he could make a good face if they tried. I can see him even playing his original rich guy who shows up in expensive cars character again as a face. He's got some charisma and is decent in the ring so it could work. Del Rio as a babyface would be 1,000,000 times better than them forcing Roman Reigns in that role.

It's not gonna happen though. At least him replacing Reigns that is.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Jun 29, 2016 16:52:09 GMT -5 ________ has left the building said:

Jun 29, 2016 13:06:35 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

That's not even remotely his fault, too. Swagger was terribly un-over and had been doing next to nothing before the feud. The there's the matter of his suspension pretty much taking the piss out of the feud before it ever really started

Zeb was the main attraction of the act and was making too many points that the crowd agreed with. Colter was heeling it up with statements that should had got him booed out the building but the crowd agreed with him and chanted "We The People". WWE basically gave Trump a blueprint to use years later. Del Rio suffered because his counter to Zeb ethering him was "I love America". Not a strong rebuttal. Definitely didn't help when WWE decided to pull the curtain back on the act to chastise Glenn Beck.

The big problem on Del Rio's end was that after years of being told he is an elite aristocrat in Mexico, and thus was rich before he came to America, he was suddenly coming out and saying things like "Born in Mexico, Made in America." He was not going to get over when he essentially lying to the audience, and the crowds started gravitating towards the possibility of Ziggler cashing in.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

pretty brilliant as he is now
a POPULAR HEEL

after apollo embarresses lemon head, have del rio v sheamus v ZIGGLER

yeah
let that sink in

[Just call me D.j.m.]

WWE has really shitty writers.