People often talk about what a great guy DDP is these days. Considering how many were willing to give him a leg-up when they had the chance shows, that he was probably always a good guy. Forever a babyface.
When Demolition got rid of Mr. Fuji and turned face, while at the same time the Powers of Pain turned heel was always one of my favorite double flips that seems to get lost in history.
@@andyandys5356 I remember the reason either Fuji or Jesse gave was that Demolition refused to follow their Manager's orders that night, and The Powers of Pain would listen to Fuji.
“Pillman’s got a gun” episode of Raw was what made me start cheering for Austin. Him beating up 2 goons outside of Brian’s house was unbelievable for the teenage me. I thought it was a shoot at the time 😂
I can't believe you didn't even mention the Undertaker stalking Jake with his hand slammed shut inside the coffin, dragging it behind him. That was when his face turn was really solidified.
Mr. Perfect's face turn on Prime Time is one of my favorites too. I also like Andre The Giant's face turn at WrestleMania VI and Yokozuna's face turn on Raw. Good vid, WB. Hope you had a good break and looking forward to you coming back.
Yoko's I always remember for one of Vince's most weirdest lines ever on commentary in that segment, where he describes Cornette verbally raping Yokozuna.
Jimmy Garvin joining his "brother" Ronnie was a good one to come to mind. Also the Micheal Cole forced turn after Jerry having a heart attack def made me look at him different
Here are some honorable mentions: 1. Sgt. Slaughter in 1984 which led to a lengthy feud with The Iron Sheik that culminated in a boot camp match. 2. Demolition in 1988 at Survivor Series which saw a double turn between Demolition and The Powers of Pain. 3. Virgil in 1991 at the Royal Rumble 4. Big Boss Man in 1990 on an episode of Superstars. 5. Andre the Giant in 1990 at Wrestlemania VI.
Rock vs Hogan was a masterpiece, as well as a masterclass in how to read an audience and how to put your ego aside. That crowd was solidly behind Hogan, and both men understood exactly what needed to happen. As much as people wanted to see Austin vs Hogan, I don't think you'd get the same type of match as you got at Wrestlemania 18.
I'm here at the Randy Savage entry and I started crying like a baby. I've never even seen that WrestleMania before and it hit me like a powerbomb right in the feels.
The Randy Savage-Elizabeth reunion, along with the Hogan-Rock match, was and still is ICONIC. I remember when Hogan returned to the WWE, that audience chanted his name for a good five minutes before he was able to talk. NO ONE wanted to boo him. I have three honorable mentions from the Crockett era: - Jimmy Garvin rushing in to save his “brother” Ronnie from a fireball attack by Jim Cornette. - Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express being viciously attacked by Paul E Dangerously and the Original Midnight Express. This was a precursor to “invasions” that we’re used to seeing today. - Baby Doll getting slapped and abused by Tully Blanchard and being saved by Dusty Rhodes.
The Macho Man Randy Savage turning face after he had enough of the greatest Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man when Honky started saying that he's a better Intercontinental Champion than The Macho Man but when Honky won it Savage was in the locker room to congrulate him with the other heels.. it started a feud between the two stars.. The Honky Tonk Man and The Hart Foundation did a serious number on Savage as Honky hit him over the head with his guitar and pushed Elizabeth on the floor
I am a big fan of Rowdy Roddy Piper's face turn in 1986. It started very subtly when he left the ring in Wrestlemania 2 and went away for several months. They did a masterful job of capitalizing on it when he returned.
Rowdy Roddy Piper turned face when he replaced Bobby Hennan on a podcast which The Brain hated and started mocking Piper wearing a kilts to wearing a skirt.. Hennan got Ravashing Rick Rude in involved which started a feud between the two..Piper cost Ravashing Rick Rude the Intercontinental title to The Ultimate Warrior..
Great vid as always! Austin's rise was just unstoppable. The second he dropped the Ringmaster gimmick and went on his own and was allowed to speak on the mic, along with the intensity of his wrestling, he was alwaya going to be the top guy and (in my view) the GOAT. That promo he did on ECW where he basically said how he was going to become the greatest is still mindblowing. He just knew.
It can be difficult to play an antihero in pro wrestling, but SCSA is the perfect example, and one I like to show examples of in some of the university literature courses I teach.
Have to say my fav all time face turn by far is Nikita Koloff joining Dusty, the crowd pop was unreal as in the mid 80's 3/4 of the crowd if not more thought Koloff was from Russia!!
Bret Hart v. Stone Cold is the best "double turn" in wrestling history... I still get chills when I watch the end of that match just as much as I did when I watched it live! As far as solo face turns go... I'll have to give it to Steve Austin. The WWF, though they did indeed, didn't *need* to try a face push... it happened organically, whether they liked it or not! Honorable mention DEFINITELY goes to Hollywood Hogan's WWE post-nWo face turn. Great list, Ryan. And Merry Christmas! Edit: WM 7.... I was 10 years old, and I still got goosebumps and shed a happy tear when Liz and Randy reunited!
I just started watching this video and right away, Batista's face turn was legendary! It wasn't rushed, everyone involved played their role perfectly and we got one helluva payoff.
Andre turning face at WM6 in his last televised match was a big one for me. I also enjoyed Orndorff turning on Piper’s Pit after Mania 1. Virgil turning on DiBiase was big at the time. Macho turning the first time was also a big deal. Lastly, even tho it didn’t amount to anything, Sandow finally turning got a huge reaction.
I think Orndorff's subsequent heel turn on Hogan overshadowed this. Also, remember Orndorff was on the face side in the video for Land of 1,000 Dances.
Big Boss Man’s Face turn against the Million Dollar Man and Slick is way underrated. No build up, but somehow worked perfectly and made sense within the context of the angle between the Million Dollar Man and Jake the Snake.
Heel turns are more fun, but damn, some of these face turns were pretty damn good. I think I must have gotten something in my eye during this video, while watching Miss Elizabeth come to Macho Man's aid.
The face turns of DDP, Batista, and Austin are my favorites. On the subject of Austin's face turn: While he never completely changed his character to get cheered, he did do a few small things to help interact with the crowd. The big one was the "Gimme a Hell Yeah!" call/response he started doing with the audience. The Rock would do similar little things as a babyface: Letting fans sing along with his catchphrases (the millions.... and millions, smell what The Rock is cookin'). He would even say "They are chanting his name," with the audience then chanting "ROCKY!"
I would say that Batista turning babyface was one of the greatest and most perfectly executed ever, the constant teasing, the slow build combined with the epic storytelling which led to the eventual turn paid off beautifully. It's another great example of a situation happening naturally and organically in terms of how to create the next big new star for the wrestling business
There's a 4 part video of the fued mostly an hour long by SmarkDown I believe. No filler strictly their entire fued it's great check it out whenever you can
I saw it coming and it felt so natural how it happened, I knew from when evolution started the Batista would be the one to cross paths with Triple H even after the Randy Orton fall out, the name "evolution" was the big clue
I agree its the best babyface turn of all time cause it had good build up. They showed him getting tired of Triple H's antics and slowly he was getting more popular.
I know the overall story was not executed well, but Shawn Michaels’s face turn in 1995 is something that has always stuck with me. I was only a 10 year-old kid when it happened, and seeing Big Daddy Cool and The Heartbreak Kid hug again, this time as good guys. after being rivals for several months made me really happy.
I know the double turn at WrestleMania 13 of Austin and Bret was iconic, but Steve Austin turned Babyface to me personally with his Royal Rumble performance. He came in at 5 and he was alone in the ring multiple times. Even though he cheated to win, the crowd popped when he won. And so did i.
Rock turning in 1999 was a big one considering his first face run failed his heel run was successful so it was quite the 2 year journey from one face run to the next
An old NWA great was when Nikita Koloff turned face on a random house show, 5k ppl at best, at first everyone is confused when he comes out with Dusty, then the match starts and he helps Rhodes, for a small crowd that place goes absolutely ballistic. It's on UA-cam.
DDP was by far one of my favorite turns. He was really introduced and ingratiated during his feud with Raven and the Flock a bit before the Team WCW storyline
GREAT video (as always) and I really liked the points you made about face turns being more of a long game. Having said that, I'll say this with absolutely no shame: I cried when the Macho / Elizabeth moment happened. I still get choked up even watching clips of it, but I cried pretty hard when it happened live.
The 2nd face turn by Paul Orndorff in 1987 was one I could never figure out. His 1986 heel turn against Hogan was classic and generated so much heat. Yet.. one year later he turned face, teamed up with Hulk at Survivor Series as if nothing had happened.
I was in the Toronto Skydome (as it was called then) for WrestleMania X8. I had brought a friend who wasn't really a wrestling fan but would watch it occasionally with me and agreed to come with me to the show. He was blown away by the crowd's reaction to Hulk Hogan. They were chanting "HO-GAN! HO-GAN!" so loudly that the entire Skydome was literally shaking and we could feel it in floor level seats (We had a really awesome full view of the ring 🙂). My friend took a quick look at the entire crowd, turned to me and just said "Wow." He was completely awestruck at the reaction. It was such an incredible turn to witness because the crowd literally made it happen. Much to the WWE's credit as well as all of the performers involved, the on the spot audible called to cement the face turn with Hall and Nash rushing in to chastise Hogan for shaking Rock's hand and then attacking him only for Rock to rescue him and then share the famous Hogan posedown was the absolute right call. Lita and Jazz had their match right after and boy did the entire crowd feel sorry for them for having to follow that up.
Your videos are so damn amazing always they could easily be 90 minutes and I'd still be surprised it was over so fast! Insane how hooked in I get on your videos; it's almost like digging into the fanny pack!
Just like DDP saying he pitch it to Nash and Nash was like, hit me with the cutter too, and DDP was like, I'm already hitting Scotty with it, Eric isn't going to let me hit you with it too.
DDP is a real life babyface, so it only made sense to turn him babyface in the ring. I love DDP, he's such an awesome dude. My favorite babyface turn will always be Austin though, only because he was being cheered well before WM13. After his King of the Ring 96 promo, and after he dropped the ringmaster gimmick, he was on his way to superstardom. One Face turn I'm surprised you didn't mention was the Rock. While his heel turn, by joining the NOD, had more of an impact on his career as a whole. The Rock we love, turning face just lit a fire under his ass, and he rocketed to the moon, and never came back.
You missed a massive moment. Yes, stopping the attack on macho and Elizabeth was the start, but the true face turn was the visual of undertaker dragging a casket behind him in pursuit of Jake.
I remember very well in late 1980’s when everyone started loving and cheering Ric Flair in the NWA as him and the other Horsemen were trying their best to go over as the biggest heels around
the hogan turn had another aspect that a lot of people seem to forget. the nwo story never had a good conclusion in wcw. the rock saying damn it the rock believed in him changed everything. the fallen hero vs the new icon. no screwy finish, no nwo run in, and a clean loss. story wise, hogan was humbled. when hogan first turned at bash at the beach, he talked about the fans turning on him, but the story of the match was that hogan's ego had been what really came between and only someone like the rock could over power it.
Man that macho man turn was amazing everything about it, i wasn't even born but my eyes get watery every time i watch it that's why I love pro wrestling
I was hoping you'd put over Andres face turn at WrestleMania VI. He was the biggest (literally) heel in the WWF for over 3 years. Heenan even went braindead for a split second when he actually slapped the eighth wonder of the world. Andre loved bobby tho. His over-selling paint brush slapping Heenan was comical and looked goofy AF but when it happened live me and my brothers were screaming Yes!
People often talk about what a great guy DDP is these days. Considering how many were willing to give him a leg-up when they had the chance shows, that he was probably always a good guy.
Forever a babyface.
When Demolition got rid of Mr. Fuji and turned face, while at the same time the Powers of Pain turned heel was always one of my favorite double flips that seems to get lost in history.
Damn, I have to look into this
Did they give a reason why powers of pain sided with Fuji that night
I was at that Survivor Series.
@@andyandys5356 I remember the reason either Fuji or Jesse gave was that Demolition refused to follow their Manager's orders that night, and The Powers of Pain would listen to Fuji.
Funny thing is, if you watched it live you actually thought Fuji had turned face by getting beaten up by Demolition for no reason.
DDP's turn was one of the best turns ever! I'll never forget watching that live! It was a great moment that you can't replicate.
He should've been the guy to beat Goldberg for the belt and ended his streak.
@@andraethegiant1987 Maybe...never thought about it actually. I do think they should've handled it differently tho.
“Pillman’s got a gun” episode of Raw was what made me start cheering for Austin. Him beating up 2 goons outside of Brian’s house was unbelievable for the teenage me. I thought it was a shoot at the time 😂
I can't believe you didn't even mention the Undertaker stalking Jake with his hand slammed shut inside the coffin, dragging it behind him. That was when his face turn was really solidified.
Mr. Perfect's face turn on Prime Time is one of my favorites too. I also like Andre The Giant's face turn at WrestleMania VI and Yokozuna's face turn on Raw. Good vid, WB. Hope you had a good break and looking forward to you coming back.
Yoko's I always remember for one of Vince's most weirdest lines ever on commentary in that segment, where he describes Cornette verbally raping Yokozuna.
Jimmy Garvin joining his "brother" Ronnie was a good one to come to mind. Also the Micheal Cole forced turn after Jerry having a heart attack def made me look at him different
The Jimmy Garvin turn came out of nowhere. You're correct.
I agree about Jimmy. That's one of the most surprising face turns I've seen.
Cole was still a heel but slowly was becoming neutral when Lawler had his heart attack . Heart attack & how Cole handled it turned him face
Here are some honorable mentions:
1. Sgt. Slaughter in 1984 which led to a lengthy feud with The Iron Sheik that culminated in a boot camp match.
2. Demolition in 1988 at Survivor Series which saw a double turn between Demolition and The Powers of Pain.
3. Virgil in 1991 at the Royal Rumble
4. Big Boss Man in 1990 on an episode of Superstars.
5. Andre the Giant in 1990 at Wrestlemania VI.
I liked Andre turning on his partner Haku and his manager The Brain
That Bossman turn is still my favorite, I got it saved on UA-cam when I feel like watching it.
Never understood how a team called the Powers of Pain could start off face
I think Lex Luger's babyface turn in 1987 was booked quite well.
Loved the tag team match at the 88 Survivor Series that saw the double turn
Rock vs Hogan was a masterpiece, as well as a masterclass in how to read an audience and how to put your ego aside. That crowd was solidly behind Hogan, and both men understood exactly what needed to happen. As much as people wanted to see Austin vs Hogan, I don't think you'd get the same type of match as you got at Wrestlemania 18.
Somebody PLEASE refer this comment to The Bucks and Omega
I love that organic turn in 2002 when Triple H came back from his torn quad at MSG. Like that crowd was not gonna boo him no matter what.
I'm here at the Randy Savage entry and I started crying like a baby. I've never even seen that WrestleMania before and it hit me like a powerbomb right in the feels.
I thought I was the only one! I'd never seen it either and it just made me emotional!
It's okay. I saw it when it happened and have seen it dozens of times since, and it still makes me cry.
@@thenextsteveblackman The moment when pomp and circumstances begins to play was just awesome...
@@thenextsteveblackman its one of my favorite WrestleMania matches ever and I watched it live as a kid and I was jumping up with excitement
Savage had two top babyface turns in the WWF, that's how great his run there was.
The Randy Savage-Elizabeth reunion, along with the Hogan-Rock match, was and still is ICONIC. I remember when Hogan returned to the WWE, that audience chanted his name for a good five minutes before he was able to talk. NO ONE wanted to boo him.
I have three honorable mentions from the Crockett era:
- Jimmy Garvin rushing in to save his “brother” Ronnie from a fireball attack by Jim Cornette.
- Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express being viciously attacked by Paul E Dangerously and the Original Midnight Express. This was a precursor to “invasions” that we’re used to seeing today.
- Baby Doll getting slapped and abused by Tully Blanchard and being saved by Dusty Rhodes.
The Macho Man Randy Savage turning face after he had enough of the greatest Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man when Honky started saying that he's a better Intercontinental Champion than The Macho Man but when Honky won it Savage was in the locker room to congrulate him with the other heels.. it started a feud between the two stars.. The Honky Tonk Man and The Hart Foundation did a serious number on Savage as Honky hit him over the head with his guitar and pushed Elizabeth on the floor
Truly amazing how they successfully turned Stone Cold face and Bret Hart heel in the same match. I don’t think that’s easy to pull off.
The best part about the turn is both didn’t change it was very subtle
I agree. That double-turn was absolutely brilliant, and I don’t think that anyone was able to replicate it.
Great stuff
@@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool well Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!
People cheered for stone cold by the end of that match. And Brett had become a whiny little bit*h!
I am a big fan of Rowdy Roddy Piper's face turn in 1986. It started very subtly when he left the ring in Wrestlemania 2 and went away for several months. They did a masterful job of capitalizing on it when he returned.
I came here to say this :)
Adrian Adonis and Jimmy Hart were awesome heel antagonists. They were crucial.
@@jefferyalberter9922 absolutely agree.
Rowdy Roddy Piper turned face when he replaced Bobby Hennan on a podcast which The Brain hated and started mocking Piper wearing a kilts to wearing a skirt.. Hennan got Ravashing Rick Rude in involved which started a feud between the two..Piper cost Ravashing Rick Rude the Intercontinental title to The Ultimate Warrior..
@@deansmith9914 if you're speaking of 1989, Rowdy Piper was already a face when he returned to WWF that summer.
The Macho King back to Macho Man face turn with Miss Elizabeth was the greatest face turn of all time
Randy Savage is my favorite of all times.
Macho Man was the greatest, The Maddness forever.
Honorable mention: The return of HHH in 2002 after injury.
Yes, injured as a heel but returned to RAW to one of the loudest pops ever.
I still watch it from time to time. When he starts going crazy with the crowd I still get goosebumps.
I AM THE GAME! AND YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS IM BACK!
Triple H is my idol so I agree with this 💯
Daniel Bryan's face turn around mid-to-late 2012 was gold.
Great vid as always!
Austin's rise was just unstoppable. The second he dropped the Ringmaster gimmick and went on his own and was allowed to speak on the mic, along with the intensity of his wrestling, he was alwaya going to be the top guy and (in my view) the GOAT.
That promo he did on ECW where he basically said how he was going to become the greatest is still mindblowing.
He just knew.
It can be difficult to play an antihero in pro wrestling, but SCSA is the perfect example, and one I like to show examples of in some of the university literature courses I teach.
Have to say my fav all time face turn by far is Nikita Koloff joining Dusty, the crowd pop was unreal as in the mid 80's 3/4 of the crowd if not more thought Koloff was from Russia!!
Bret Hart v. Stone Cold is the best "double turn" in wrestling history...
I still get chills when I watch the end of that match just as much as I did when I watched it live!
As far as solo face turns go... I'll have to give it to Steve Austin. The WWF, though they did indeed, didn't *need* to try a face push... it happened organically, whether they liked it or not!
Honorable mention DEFINITELY goes to Hollywood Hogan's WWE post-nWo face turn.
Great list, Ryan.
And Merry Christmas!
Edit:
WM 7.... I was 10 years old, and I still got goosebumps and shed a happy tear when Liz and Randy reunited!
What a delight, I was thinking of Babyface turns the other day and wondered why so few videos exist about them, great timing!
I just started watching this video and right away, Batista's face turn was legendary! It wasn't rushed, everyone involved played their role perfectly and we got one helluva payoff.
The 3 faces of Foley at the rumble is unmatched...👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I've been hooked on watching your videos lately. As someone born in the mid 80s, wrestling was a big part of my childhood. So much nolstagia
Andre turning face at WM6 in his last televised match was a big one for me. I also enjoyed Orndorff turning on Piper’s Pit after Mania 1. Virgil turning on DiBiase was big at the time. Macho turning the first time was also a big deal. Lastly, even tho it didn’t amount to anything, Sandow finally turning got a huge reaction.
I think Orndorff's subsequent heel turn on Hogan overshadowed this. Also, remember Orndorff was on the face side in the video for Land of 1,000 Dances.
One that stands out for me is the BigBossMan face turn early in 1990 against Ted Dibiase and Slick..
Great stuff 👍
The Perfect turn was awesome to watch in real time
Big Boss Man’s Face turn against the Million Dollar Man and Slick is way underrated. No build up, but somehow worked perfectly and made sense within the context of the angle between the Million Dollar Man and Jake the Snake.
I know someone who totally cried when Elizabeth and Randy reunited at WrestleMania VII.
Spoiler Alert: It was me.
Heel turns are more fun, but damn, some of these face turns were pretty damn good. I think I must have gotten something in my eye during this video, while watching Miss Elizabeth come to Macho Man's aid.
Underrated Often Forgotten Baby face Turn Nikita Koloff Joining Dusty Rhodes Forming The Super Powers
The face turns of DDP, Batista, and Austin are my favorites.
On the subject of Austin's face turn: While he never completely changed his character to get cheered, he did do a few small things to help interact with the crowd. The big one was the "Gimme a Hell Yeah!" call/response he started doing with the audience. The Rock would do similar little things as a babyface: Letting fans sing along with his catchphrases (the millions.... and millions, smell what The Rock is cookin'). He would even say "They are chanting his name," with the audience then chanting "ROCKY!"
I would say that Batista turning babyface was one of the greatest and most perfectly executed ever, the constant teasing, the slow build combined with the epic storytelling which led to the eventual turn paid off beautifully. It's another great example of a situation happening naturally and organically in terms of how to create the next big new star for the wrestling business
There's a 4 part video of the fued mostly an hour long by SmarkDown I believe. No filler strictly their entire fued it's great check it out whenever you can
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I saw it coming and it felt so natural how it happened, I knew from when evolution started the Batista would be the one to cross paths with Triple H even after the Randy Orton fall out, the name "evolution" was the big clue
@@malikevans2615 where? on this channel?
I agree its the best babyface turn of all time cause it had good build up. They showed him getting tired of Triple H's antics and slowly he was getting more popular.
Great stuff as always. Got me to shed a 😢 tear in remembering savage face turn with miss Elizabeth.
I know the overall story was not executed well, but Shawn Michaels’s face turn in 1995 is something that has always stuck with me. I was only a 10 year-old kid when it happened, and seeing Big Daddy Cool and The Heartbreak Kid hug again, this time as good guys. after being rivals for several months made me really happy.
Nothing beats The Macho Man and Stone Cold turn 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I know the double turn at WrestleMania 13 of Austin and Bret was iconic, but Steve Austin turned Babyface to me personally with his Royal Rumble performance. He came in at 5 and he was alone in the ring multiple times. Even though he cheated to win, the crowd popped when he won. And so did i.
Wardlow babyface turn was also very well executed
Rock turning in 1999 was a big one considering his first face run failed his heel run was successful so it was quite the 2 year journey from one face run to the next
The 2nd best slap of all time. When vince slapped him the crowd went crazy. That knew it was over. First is Orton slapping Taker and takers response.
An old NWA great was when Nikita Koloff turned face on a random house show, 5k ppl at best, at first everyone is confused when he comes out with Dusty, then the match starts and he helps Rhodes, for a small crowd that place goes absolutely ballistic. It's on UA-cam.
DDP was by far one of my favorite turns. He was really introduced and ingratiated during his feud with Raven and the Flock a bit before the Team WCW storyline
Ah this guy has even got the ending music perfect! What a channel!
GREAT video (as always) and I really liked the points you made about face turns being more of a long game. Having said that, I'll say this with absolutely no shame: I cried when the Macho / Elizabeth moment happened. I still get choked up even watching clips of it, but I cried pretty hard when it happened live.
Piper turning babyface against Adorable Adrian is #1. Hands down.
The 2nd face turn by Paul Orndorff in 1987 was one I could never figure out. His 1986 heel turn against Hogan was classic and generated so much heat. Yet.. one year later he turned face, teamed up with Hulk at Survivor Series as if nothing had happened.
I was in the Toronto Skydome (as it was called then) for WrestleMania X8. I had brought a friend who wasn't really a wrestling fan but would watch it occasionally with me and agreed to come with me to the show. He was blown away by the crowd's reaction to Hulk Hogan. They were chanting "HO-GAN! HO-GAN!" so loudly that the entire Skydome was literally shaking and we could feel it in floor level seats (We had a really awesome full view of the ring 🙂). My friend took a quick look at the entire crowd, turned to me and just said "Wow." He was completely awestruck at the reaction. It was such an incredible turn to witness because the crowd literally made it happen. Much to the WWE's credit as well as all of the performers involved, the on the spot audible called to cement the face turn with Hall and Nash rushing in to chastise Hogan for shaking Rock's hand and then attacking him only for Rock to rescue him and then share the famous Hogan posedown was the absolute right call. Lita and Jazz had their match right after and boy did the entire crowd feel sorry for them for having to follow that up.
11:35 'Flair says Ric does the wrestling while Flair does the consulting'
That 5/6 months slow buildup for Batista was amazing
Yeah I remember each and every face turn of these and they were indeed awesome. Especially Randy Savage, Undertaker and Hulk Hogan
LOL i love Randy Savage inviting Heel Undertaker to his wedding 🤣, great video dude, a couple of these i had no idea
Not a dry eye in the entire stadium. Thank you, Randy and Elizabeth!
Jake asks Taker who's side he was on. Taker replies with "Not yours."
Mr. McMahon during the "Invasion" angle was a good Face turn... He seemed funny as a stressed and desparate boss... Lol
Miss Elizabeth running down to thrash Sherri still put a tear in my eyes.
Your videos are so damn amazing always they could easily be 90 minutes and I'd still be surprised it was over so fast! Insane how hooked in I get on your videos; it's almost like digging into the fanny pack!
Going way back, The Masked Superstar face turn in 1980 got a good pop.
Mr P.'s face turn is still probably my all time favorite! Wooooo! I did not care much for his face run, but I loved the initial turn!
Just like DDP saying he pitch it to Nash and Nash was like, hit me with the cutter too, and DDP was like, I'm already hitting Scotty with it, Eric isn't going to let me hit you with it too.
Macho man turning face at WM 7 was one of, if not, THE greatest baby face turn in WWF/E history
Best in the business great video Sir
Man your background music is great. You gotta release like a whole album.of them. People would get it...
One memorable face turn happened in Memphis in the early 1980's. Tommy Rich turned face after his "mother" got attacked. This was on the TV show.
Curt Hennig's face turn was the best ever.
When done effectively a face turn can be something special to watch.
DDP is a real life babyface, so it only made sense to turn him babyface in the ring. I love DDP, he's such an awesome dude. My favorite babyface turn will always be Austin though, only because he was being cheered well before WM13. After his King of the Ring 96 promo, and after he dropped the ringmaster gimmick, he was on his way to superstardom. One Face turn I'm surprised you didn't mention was the Rock. While his heel turn, by joining the NOD, had more of an impact on his career as a whole. The Rock we love, turning face just lit a fire under his ass, and he rocketed to the moon, and never came back.
Steve Austin earned my respect in that submission match.
I don’t know how you could leave out Virgil turning on Ted DeBiase 😂
You missed a massive moment. Yes, stopping the attack on macho and Elizabeth was the start, but the true face turn was the visual of undertaker dragging a casket behind him in pursuit of Jake.
I think Batista's face turn on Evolution was the most well done one in the last 20 years.
I remember very well in late 1980’s when everyone started loving and cheering Ric Flair in the NWA as him and the other Horsemen were trying their best to go over as the biggest heels around
the hogan turn had another aspect that a lot of people seem to forget. the nwo story never had a good conclusion in wcw. the rock saying damn it the rock believed in him changed everything. the fallen hero vs the new icon. no screwy finish, no nwo run in, and a clean loss. story wise, hogan was humbled. when hogan first turned at bash at the beach, he talked about the fans turning on him, but the story of the match was that hogan's ego had been what really came between and only someone like the rock could over power it.
Heres to Liz and Mach! Greatest shoot reaction moment ever for the fans.
Mick Foley definitely earned his respect and definitely got mine in the late 90s.. dude was hardcore
Between The Undertaker and Baptista and Mr. Perfect are my favorite turns. Demolition face turn at Survivor Series was done ok.
Love your channel.
Kevin Nash tried to turn Babyface but he tore his quad 😁
I loved every story you tell have their own tribute to their entrance theme songs in your way.
The Mr. Perfect segments were great. Props to Heenan.
you totally missed the boat with paul orndorff and jimmy snuka who baby face turns which was both HUGE game changers
This was a great episode!
i really miss these days.....time flies boys...wow
Finally a wrestling list video that isn't all from 2005 or later.
Daniel Bryan face turn atop the cage was great. But my all time favourite was Ted DiBiase turning face in Mid South.
I think the first time Savage turned Baby Face was a more interesting story.
Demolition in 88. I loved them as heels, so I was more than happy that it was now acceptable to cheer for them.
Another great video from a jam up fella.
Big Show turned back and forth between babyface and heel several times....and that was just this morning at the grocery store!
14:25 Batista's face turn was so good.
Man that macho man turn was amazing everything about it, i wasn't even born but my eyes get watery every time i watch it that's why I love pro wrestling
Mr. Perfect's face turn is my favorite EVER. That hour of TV was amazing.
I was hoping you'd put over Andres face turn at WrestleMania VI. He was the biggest (literally) heel in the WWF for over 3 years. Heenan even went braindead for a split second when he actually slapped the eighth wonder of the world. Andre loved bobby tho. His over-selling paint brush slapping Heenan was comical and looked goofy AF but when it happened live me and my brothers were screaming Yes!
More videos love it can't wait for Thursday
Randy savage's turn is something out of a movie
16:51 Diamond Dallas Pikachu
Heenan to Perfect "I'll double the money you should have been making". Classic Heenan.
A snake as a wedding present? That's a great gift!
Miss Elizabeth needs to be in the HOF
Ric Flair's 2001-2005 run was great.
sucks that he kept going....because he was still at his best.