Bo Dallas is starting to develop a bit of a Dr. Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde thing, and it's the perfect twist to his character. Over the past few weeks, Dallas has revealed a mean streak. Could these bursts of anger be hints of more to come? The inspirational gimmick was a great start, but now with this new dark side WWE can really take advantage of his character in a number of ways.
It's funny, but in the last twenty years America has fallen in love with the concept of the bad guy. From the Sopranos to Breaking Bad and Mad Men, American television audiences have grown to empathize with violent and narcissistic leading men, which might account for the recent resurgence in wrestling's popularity.
But what does that mean for the face/heel paradigm, one of the most sacred tenets of pro wrestling since its inception?
Hey, no one is saying that WWE needs to reinvent the wheel, but there is a greater deal of complexity at play now (via Inquistr):
"For the most part, he does absolutely nothing heelish. If this character were in the 1980s, we'd love him. But these days, wrestling audiences see through BS better than they used to, and that means Dallas needn't do anything more than what he's currently doing to come across as the bad guy."
Of course, with his recent bullying efforts against El Torito, Dallas has taken a large step into a more definitive heel role, but it would still be interesting to see him straddle that line, especially if he secures the Intercontinental Championship at Battleground tonight (via Bleacher Report):
"Bo would bring a fresh approach to WWE's most respected secondary championship. While the WWE World Championship was being decided in very dramatic fashion in very intense storylines, Bo would just be having fun wearing the IC belt as a trophy of his hard work."
If fans want to ironically cheer Dallas' condescending cheese, at least they can boo him when he continues to beat up little people and invalids.
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