Solid heel work

Fans have long called for Bray Wyatt to make a serious and dominant run through the WWE.

Smackdown is led by the decidedly babyface authority figures. Not that Mick Foley is a heel, but Stephanie McMahon certainly is, and no one is as beloved as the combination of Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan. On top of that, two of SmackDown’s first three picks are big-time babyfaces in Dean Ambrose and John Cena, and AJ Styles, always a fan favorite even as a heel, is now working away from the nefarious Club tag team.

Add top female talent Becky Lynch, exciting new tag team American Alpha, Randy Orton and former tag champions the Usos, and there’s a very strong babyface presence for the blue brand. To counter that, Smackdown will need an authority-challenging heel that can carry its top storylines. That could come in the form of Styles forming a SmackDown branch of the Club, but Bray Wyatt seems more fit to work against the face leadership of Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon.

Edited by Staff Editor