6 Heel and 4 face turns in WWE that would help freshen up the product

Modified Jul 26, 2019 12:10 GMT

Some stars need to stop smiling and kick some tail.

#3 Heel Turn - Asuka

While it was refreshing to see Asuka win the SmackDown Women's title, her losing it devalued her work.

Asuka was the longest-reigning titleholder in NXT history. Her reign of over 500 days was unprecedented at the time and was something that predicted major future success when she moved to the main roster.

While she did have an undefeated streak to start her main-roster tenure, it was ended at WrestleMania 34 when she lost to Charlotte Flair. After that, Asuka sort of fell down the card a bit but still maintained an aura of danger as one of the most feared women in WWE.

Her tag team with Kairi Sane, albeit a good idea, has been a bust because of the lack of TV time dedicated to the titles. Asuka needs a big change to return to the top of the card, and a heel turn is the way to do it.

She could easily attack Bayley or even her partner Kairi Sane because both are so darn lovable. An arrogant Asuka is a dangerous Asuka and could be done closely to how Io Shirai's turn has been handled in NXT.

About the author

Matt Serocki is a sports journalist from outside of Boston, Massachusetts who has written about sports for a local newspaper, the MetroWest Daily News.

Matt has written about professional wrestling for the past year but has been writing lyrics, short stories and novels in his spare time. He writes around 30-50 articles per month.

During his time on writing for Sportskeeda, Matt has written about a variety of topics including the history of the business as well as about the current stars and product. He follows numerous promotions like the WWE, AEW, ROH, MLW, NJPW, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and WOW.

Studied Communications with a focus on writing at Framingham State University from 2000-2004.

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