Guest Special K Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I was just thinking, ever since I was a kid, I was always a heel fan. (Ok, I was a Sting mark too, way back when) Who is your favorite heels? This is more for the chracter than workrate. I have 4. 1. ECW Raven 2. Rick Rude 3. Angle 4. Eddie Guerrero So what's your call? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted April 23, 2002 "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996 & 2001) "Macho Man" Randy Savage Triple H (2000) Kurt Angle (early 2001) ECW's Raven Paul Heyman (WWF) Mr. Perfect (1991-92) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted April 23, 2002 1. Shawn Michaels 2. Ric Flair 3. Steve Austin 4. Shane Douglas/Paul Heyman (tie) 5. Taz w/ Fonzie (WHO CAN STOP THE PATH OF RAGE?! WHO CAN STOP THE PATH OF RAGE?! WHO CAN STOP THE PATH OF RAGE?!) Edit: (since we're doing more than 5) 6. Chris Jericho 7. Bret Hart (Hart Foundation II) 8. Owen Hart 9. Ted Dibiase 10. Diesel (post WWF Title run) Hon. Mentions: HHH, Undertaker (1991), Kevin Sullivan and Vader (93) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Triple-H 2000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Flair in NWA/WCW Brett Hart vs America Kurt Angle the 3 "I"s Mankind Shane Douglas the Franchise Dudley Boys in ECW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyChosyu Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Off the top of my head: Rick Flair Terry Funk Roddy Piper Ted Dibiase Bret Hart Shawn Michaels Steve Austin Brian Pillman Eddy Guererro Chris Benoit Kurt Angle Chris Jericho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I would have to say: Flair Rude Austin, at various points in his career. Jericho Raven in ECW At least those are the ones I enjoyed the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Special K Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Fuck! I forgot Ric Flair! Crud. Add him to my list. Complete brain fart. And although They're not on my list really, the Dudleyzzz were definitely incredible heels in ECW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Damn! I forgot Pillman. He was the whole reason I started liking Austin back in the day. Also, Dudleyz were good too. I usually mark for heels, and they managed to get me to hate them back in ECW, so that's a plus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Ted DiBiase, for sure. Definitely, old school Randy Savage, as well - especially when he turned heel on Hogan on Saturday Nights Main Event - "THE MEGA POWERS EXPLODE!" Positively, Paul Orndorff, again especially when he turned on Hogan in that tag team match against Studd & Bundy. That was the best thing I ever saw when I was a kid. Orndorff raising Hogan's hand after the match and then taking his head off with a clothesline! It was SWEET! Andre the Giant. When he turned on Hulk, I remember my heart racing at wondering how Hogan could overcome him (shit, I think I was like 10). It seems a lot of the good old school WWF heels were guys who turned on Hogan. Also, Bad News Brown. He was Stone Cold before Stone Cold was cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Special K Report post Posted April 23, 2002 I know Funk was a great heel during the Flair 'I quit' time period, but outside of that, I've seen him as a face. Anyone care to elaborate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RicFlairGlory Report post Posted April 23, 2002 And I'm the Million Dollar Man, and everybody's got a price He had Rich white plantation owner ooozing out of him. With two black servant slaves. Best heel. Ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Um, I know this aint going to be popular, but if we're talking characters, what about Vince at the start of the Attitude era? He could turn wrestler's heel by shaking their hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mystery Eskimo Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Rick Rude, my first and still favourite heel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Barry Horrowitz Bunkhouse Buck Warlord Jerry Flynn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mystery Eskimo Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Actually, I forgot an honourable mention to the hilarious Repo Man. He was SNEAKY! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyB Report post Posted April 23, 2002 "Hollywood" Hogan in WCW. He was probably the best heel WCW (mid-90's) ever had. Eric Bischoff Ric Flair Mr Perfect Bret Hart (Canada Vs America) Million Doller Man "The Cat" Ernest Miller "The Master Of Loopholes" Chris Jericho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Singular Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Sgt. Slaughter around the desert storm period. Terry Funk during his and Flair's NWA feuds. Leading to, Ric Flair. one of the best ever Shane Douglas in ECW. He still is a great talker and plays a heel really well. Macho King Randy Savage. He's Nuts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AlwaysPissedOff Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Eh... As far as characters go: Ric Flair- Probably the best heel ever, IMO. Eddy Guerrero(late 90's WCW)- I loved the smirk and the CHEAT TO WIN~! shirt. The Hollywood Blonds- They were the Midnight Express of the 90's. Too bad they didn't last that long. Midnight Express- Ah yes... Possibly the greatest tag team ever(fuck the Dudleys). Plus, Jim Cornette always cracked me up. Chris Jericho(in both feds)- Was a conspiracy victim in WCW and an arrogant jerkoff in the WWF, I loved them both. The Rock- Man... he and Austin made 98 watchable. Macho Man Randy Savage- I loved the psychotic heel persona. Vader- He was a monster and he would destroy you. Gotta love that. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase- The spoiled millionaire gimmick was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Am I missing something, or did no one mention good ol' Honky Tonk Man? Elvis impersonators = heel heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gthureson Report post Posted April 23, 2002 No love for The Snake? Even though he was so good he was a tweener. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 Piper was god until he retired the 1st time. My first vivid wrestling image was him beating the vocabulary out of Jimmy Snuka on Pipers Pit. Bad News Brown was great too, way too far ahead of his time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 23, 2002 1. Ric Flair-NWA 2. Ted Dibiasse-remember how he'd sell a DDT by balancing upside down on just his head for a couple of seconds? 3. Honky Tonk Man- Best heel IC champ ever. 4. HHH-2000 CRZ used to call him the New Man in tribute to Ric Fair 5. The Rock-1998- it was the heel character that got over with the fans. 6. Stone Cold Steve Austin-Ditto...loved the 2001 psycho idiot too. 7. Undertaker-1991- NOTE TO THE UNDERTAKER: DROP THE BIKER GIMMICK AND GO BACK TO THE DARK SIDE FOR YOUR MATCH WITH HOGAN...TOMBSTONE HIS ORANGE ASS TO HELL!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 24, 2002 The original Shiek was in a league of his own. He gave me the creeps when I was a kid, but because he didn't talk he didn't inspire hatered per se. He was more like a force of nature. As for heels in the sense of being able to inspire (non-xpac) heat with the fans, I would have to choose Rude, Piper, and a young Lord Alfred Hayes. He really pizzed me off when I was a kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 24, 2002 I can't believe I forgot Shane Douglas! As for guys that are still around (sort of) he's the best!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest muzanisa Report post Posted April 24, 2002 Art Barr in Mexico along with Eddy. Best ever Dynamite Kid in Japan, when he looked like he was going to catch the guy vaulting over the top rope, then just moved, rested on one arm and smiled/sneered at the crowd was the single greatest heel trademark of all time. HHH 2000 Jericho WCW Vader Piper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 24, 2002 My faves include but are not limited to: Lord Steven Regal Rick Rude Ted Dibiase Brian Pillman Hunter Hearst Helmsley (hey, fuck off, I liked the Greenwitch Snob, all right? Actually, I dug Hunter until the "marraige" to Stephanie at the end of 99) Yokozuna [Heel Champ Run in 1993] The Hollywood Blondes Stunning Steve Austin [and very early Stone Cold, 1996, before the Stunner got over] Bret Hart in 1997 Eddie Guererro Mankind [again, 1996] Vader Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 24, 2002 Anybody here ever heard of Gorgeous George (wrestler not the stripper)? Yeah I know, some of you probably haven't seen his work because of the time period, but this guy was the freakin' man when it came to getting heat. His gimmick capitalized off the post WW2 conservative macho atmosphere in America... by acting prissy and arrogant. I have a few tapes of the guy, and not only can he wrestle, but he made the idea of being a heel a performance art. People literally wanted to kill him before and after the match, and when he would win over a top babyface, a fan riot was pretty much the norm My list for the best heels Gorgeous George Ravishing Rick Rude Ric Flair Jake "The Snake" Roberts HHH - I know he's the internet's wipping boy, but he was the closest thing to a true heel this business had during a time when being a heel was cool. Kurt Angle Mr. Perfect Curt Henning Eddie Guererro Chris Jericho UnderTaker (early dead man '90 gimmick) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted April 25, 2002 I think I saw a clip of Gorgeous George (one of them anyway, there was a new one just about every generation) in some like "history of professional wrestling" documentary A&E had a few years back. There was this one clip of him going like "GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" whenever the referee tried to touch him (presumably to check for foreign objects?). Yeah, that was pretty cool, now that I look back on it. And maybe wrestling is a bit too overmacho here in the attitude era, and could use somebody like that again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Singular Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Los Gringos Locos (Eddy Guererro and Art Barr) They would throw towels out to a Hispanic crowd and make swimming motions on the way to the ring. Greatest heel tag team in History. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
