Post by TIA Promotions on Apr 22, 2022 6:55:20 GMT -5
THE 13 TYPES OF FACES IN EFEDDING
What’s a face? Is he (or she) just a good guy? Are they nice? Do they always follow the rules? The answer is complicated because face characters are on a spectrum. But a few things are a constant. Faces fight heels, they get beat up, they love the crowd, they make things right and send the crowd home happy. Sound familiar? Maybe you’re a face too? But what kind of face are you? Here are the 13 types of faces in efedding.
1. ANTI-HERO FACE - A face who acts like a heel, but gets cheered, nonetheless. Common tactics include attacking other heels, breaking the rules as a way of "leveling the playing field" against cheating heels. Examples include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch.
2. CELEBRITY FACE - These faces are famous in one section of media and are well liked by most of the public. They act like a face and feud with a heel after being attacked first. Sometimes they are just popular wrestlers from another federation who are working a short program to give a rub. Examples include Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neil, Bad Bunny, Cindy Lauper.
3. COMEDIC FACE - A face with comical aspects to his/her gimmick. They pull pranks on the heels in a light-hearted way and always admit their mistakes which get them in punishment matches. These faces are goofy and hard to take seriously, but are fan favorites, because everyone is in on the joke. Examples include The Hurricane, Colt Cabana, Enzo Amore, The IIconics.
4. FOREIGN FACE – A face who is happy to have found work within a new country. They express strong positive things about their new job/home. They do their best to speak the main language of the country they are working in, but often struggle with the language barrier. Perfectly acceptable for them to speak in subtitles. Examples include The British Bulldogs, Cesaro, Asuka, Hikaru Shida
5. HOSS FACE - A larger wrestler who wrestles as a face rather than a heel. Large enough to be considered a monster but have a much bigger heart. Sometimes is unstoppable like a Juggernaut. They are often called upon to "clean house" in a ring or offer protection to a smaller, but more popular wrestler. Examples include Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman, Chyna
6. UNDERDOG FACE – Usually undersized, they are often forced to go against a monster. Physical mismatches, huge bumps, and toughness are a big part of their evolution as a contender. This face gains popularity by taking punishment and sneaking out upset wins against much larger opponents. They are smarter and take advantage of a critical mistakes. Theses faces gain the most sympathy from the crowd and often gain an ironic cult following. Examples include Rey Mysterio, Spike Dudley, Fuego Del Sol.
7. HOMETOWN HERO FACE - These faces often feud against foreign and traitor heels in effort to defend their hometown or nation. The can defend anything sacred to the federation, whether it be country, brand, company, etc. They often rely on cheap pops to gain support in <current city> wearing clothing showing their allegiance to their home. They are scene as patriotic and representative of the local community. Examples include Hulk Hogan, CM Punk, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Lacey Evans.
8. SHOWMAN FACE - These faces whip the crowd into a fury, as something big is about to happen. They use charisma to make up for a lack of size or skill. They are usually accompanied by catchy music, merchandise, slogans, pyros, and video packages. They are the Aces. Examples include The Hardy Boyz, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Johnny Gargano, Thunder Rosa.
9. TECHNICIAN FACE - The most common of faces who always obey the rules and rely on takedowns, reversals, and counterattacks before finishing off with a submissive or pinfall victory. They can also be seen as traditionalists that utilize old school techniques to hold pure wrestling matches. They may use the moves, attires, and mindsets of past eras to define their character. Examples include Bret Hart, FTR, Bryan Danielson, Serena Deeb.
10. TENDERFOOT FACE – Different from the underdog, this face is more emphasized on his/her inexperience, rather than his/her size, but not always a rookie. He/she could also be a somewhat experienced wrestler who has never competed at a main event level up to a certain point. When feuding with main event wrestlers, they usually lose by making a critical mistake. The heel to wins with some kind of sneaky finish and avoids completely burying the younger wrestler. Examples include Maven, Wheeler Yuta, Skye Blue, local indie wrestlers.
11. THE JOBBER FACE – The jobber face is usually a one-dimensional character that exists only to get beat up on. They are the crash dummies. They take the pins. They tap out. They perform on dark matches. They barely get paid. They have very little backstory or character development. They usually have an interesting picbase and may post Instagram pictures on twitter, but nobody feels bad when they lose. You wouldn’t run a jobber face as your main character, but there’s nothing wrong with running one as an alt. In fact, the rest of the community will appreciate it. Sometimes, the crowd ironically supports the jobber face, in an effort to get them their first win, but loses interest shortly after they’ve had their fun. It’s a good idea to have a couple of these in your fed to feed to wrestlers who are new, repackaged, or seeking to break a losing streak. Examples: Brandon Cutler, Baron Black, Kilynn King, Enhancement talent.
12. THE SWEETHEART FACE – The sweetheart face is impossible to hate. They are cute. They a clean. They are harmless. They probably should have chosen another line of work. But here they are. And they are killing you with kindness. Their innocence and quirkiness would make almost any opponent look like a heel in comparison. Examples: Riho, Bayley (NXT), Lulu Pencil
13. THE LOVE INTEREST FACE – The love interest face is often just an extension of another face. They exist to put over other characters as being desirable, more attractive, and worthy of admiration. A love interest who doesn’t wrestle would be considered an NPC, manager, or valet. In-ring love interest talent usually exist at underdogs or jobbers. They are in constant danger and in need of rescue by the main face character in the relationship. Examples: Miss Elisabeth, Brandi Rhodes. [/font]
Submitted by @bustergloves
What’s a face? Is he (or she) just a good guy? Are they nice? Do they always follow the rules? The answer is complicated because face characters are on a spectrum. But a few things are a constant. Faces fight heels, they get beat up, they love the crowd, they make things right and send the crowd home happy. Sound familiar? Maybe you’re a face too? But what kind of face are you? Here are the 13 types of faces in efedding.
1. ANTI-HERO FACE - A face who acts like a heel, but gets cheered, nonetheless. Common tactics include attacking other heels, breaking the rules as a way of "leveling the playing field" against cheating heels. Examples include Stone Cold Steve Austin, Adam Cole, Becky Lynch.
2. CELEBRITY FACE - These faces are famous in one section of media and are well liked by most of the public. They act like a face and feud with a heel after being attacked first. Sometimes they are just popular wrestlers from another federation who are working a short program to give a rub. Examples include Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neil, Bad Bunny, Cindy Lauper.
3. COMEDIC FACE - A face with comical aspects to his/her gimmick. They pull pranks on the heels in a light-hearted way and always admit their mistakes which get them in punishment matches. These faces are goofy and hard to take seriously, but are fan favorites, because everyone is in on the joke. Examples include The Hurricane, Colt Cabana, Enzo Amore, The IIconics.
4. FOREIGN FACE – A face who is happy to have found work within a new country. They express strong positive things about their new job/home. They do their best to speak the main language of the country they are working in, but often struggle with the language barrier. Perfectly acceptable for them to speak in subtitles. Examples include The British Bulldogs, Cesaro, Asuka, Hikaru Shida
5. HOSS FACE - A larger wrestler who wrestles as a face rather than a heel. Large enough to be considered a monster but have a much bigger heart. Sometimes is unstoppable like a Juggernaut. They are often called upon to "clean house" in a ring or offer protection to a smaller, but more popular wrestler. Examples include Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman, Chyna
6. UNDERDOG FACE – Usually undersized, they are often forced to go against a monster. Physical mismatches, huge bumps, and toughness are a big part of their evolution as a contender. This face gains popularity by taking punishment and sneaking out upset wins against much larger opponents. They are smarter and take advantage of a critical mistakes. Theses faces gain the most sympathy from the crowd and often gain an ironic cult following. Examples include Rey Mysterio, Spike Dudley, Fuego Del Sol.
7. HOMETOWN HERO FACE - These faces often feud against foreign and traitor heels in effort to defend their hometown or nation. The can defend anything sacred to the federation, whether it be country, brand, company, etc. They often rely on cheap pops to gain support in <current city> wearing clothing showing their allegiance to their home. They are scene as patriotic and representative of the local community. Examples include Hulk Hogan, CM Punk, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Lacey Evans.
8. SHOWMAN FACE - These faces whip the crowd into a fury, as something big is about to happen. They use charisma to make up for a lack of size or skill. They are usually accompanied by catchy music, merchandise, slogans, pyros, and video packages. They are the Aces. Examples include The Hardy Boyz, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Johnny Gargano, Thunder Rosa.
9. TECHNICIAN FACE - The most common of faces who always obey the rules and rely on takedowns, reversals, and counterattacks before finishing off with a submissive or pinfall victory. They can also be seen as traditionalists that utilize old school techniques to hold pure wrestling matches. They may use the moves, attires, and mindsets of past eras to define their character. Examples include Bret Hart, FTR, Bryan Danielson, Serena Deeb.
10. TENDERFOOT FACE – Different from the underdog, this face is more emphasized on his/her inexperience, rather than his/her size, but not always a rookie. He/she could also be a somewhat experienced wrestler who has never competed at a main event level up to a certain point. When feuding with main event wrestlers, they usually lose by making a critical mistake. The heel to wins with some kind of sneaky finish and avoids completely burying the younger wrestler. Examples include Maven, Wheeler Yuta, Skye Blue, local indie wrestlers.
11. THE JOBBER FACE – The jobber face is usually a one-dimensional character that exists only to get beat up on. They are the crash dummies. They take the pins. They tap out. They perform on dark matches. They barely get paid. They have very little backstory or character development. They usually have an interesting picbase and may post Instagram pictures on twitter, but nobody feels bad when they lose. You wouldn’t run a jobber face as your main character, but there’s nothing wrong with running one as an alt. In fact, the rest of the community will appreciate it. Sometimes, the crowd ironically supports the jobber face, in an effort to get them their first win, but loses interest shortly after they’ve had their fun. It’s a good idea to have a couple of these in your fed to feed to wrestlers who are new, repackaged, or seeking to break a losing streak. Examples: Brandon Cutler, Baron Black, Kilynn King, Enhancement talent.
12. THE SWEETHEART FACE – The sweetheart face is impossible to hate. They are cute. They a clean. They are harmless. They probably should have chosen another line of work. But here they are. And they are killing you with kindness. Their innocence and quirkiness would make almost any opponent look like a heel in comparison. Examples: Riho, Bayley (NXT), Lulu Pencil
13. THE LOVE INTEREST FACE – The love interest face is often just an extension of another face. They exist to put over other characters as being desirable, more attractive, and worthy of admiration. A love interest who doesn’t wrestle would be considered an NPC, manager, or valet. In-ring love interest talent usually exist at underdogs or jobbers. They are in constant danger and in need of rescue by the main face character in the relationship. Examples: Miss Elisabeth, Brandi Rhodes. [/font]
Submitted by @bustergloves