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ok so a "heel" is a guy who the audience is supposed to hate, they build him up to be the bad guy and his job is to make the audience boo and let the other guy be the hero.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)
a "heel flip" is a guy who goes from being hated, to being the hero... he "flips" from one to the other. if you ever watched that stuff when you were a kid there's probably dozens of great examples from whatever era you were watching. it's a pretty standard plot device.
it's all about that redemption arc.
when i was a kid hulk hogan went from the hero, to the bad guy, to the hero again in the storyline. his fall from grace was a dagger to the heart of every kid in america, they felt betrayed and they hated him...
however his return to grace was a huge deal for pro wrestling and it really got the audience involved.
Trump was the hero, was in all the rap songs, had his own TV show... he was beloved in that way only Trump could have been. Then just like Vince McMahon, the media decided to change the official narrative and demonize Trump and make him the bad guy.
But sometimes the "bad guy" becomes the hero... He's such a great wrestler, so funny during interviews, so effective and connecting with the audience that the crowd loves him in spite of the storyline manipulation.
Thanks for the info! My brother watched wrestling, my husband and son watch it so I'm kinda familiar with the flip part. I didn't know it had a name. There was a guy in the 80s-90s who did the flip from good guy to baddie. I don't recall his name, but he had very light blond hair. My son was so sad when he flipped. I think his name was Bobby something? I only watched peripherally, so could be wrong. True about Trump too. The media sucks.
yeah just like most businesses there is insider lingo and phrases that people in the profession or hobby know about but most people don't. wrestling is no exception, there's a whole list. "kayfabe" for example refers to "keeping up the ruse", or "never breaking character"... the idea being you never want to shatter the illusion to the audience... so if you're a bad guy in the ring, you're a bad guy at the grocery store.
essentially, it's like saying if you are one of the guys that dress up as mickey mouse at disneyland, you shouldn't take off your mascot head in front of the kids.
wrestling is goofy but i do enjoy the lingo and how the entire thing is a giant work. it's how they survived that transition from people thinking it's real, to being forced to admit it was fake but the fans being ok with it...
it's like a male soap opera.
the fun part about this whole thing is once you understand the psychology behind it all and how they work the audience you start to recognize these tactics in so many things... tribalism is such an easy lever to pull. it's the reason you'll start to notice aspects of pro wrestling worming it's way into other sports... all sports honestly but some are more obvious than others... like nascar and MMA...
heroes and villains sell more tickets than just a bunch of polite guys with sportsmanship and respect playing a game together.
Male soap opera. You nailed it!
i don't mean it in a snarky shitty way, like i get why it's entertaining... over the top theatrical violence, amped up announcers and trash talking, hot women, constant drama and shit talking... they each have their own theme songs and fireworks and lighting effects... it's all very appealing to a LOT of people... it's not just for kids and toothless hillbillies anymore like it was back in the day.
...but sorta like santa clause once you find out it's fake it sorta ruins the whole thing, i can't watch that shit it's horrificly shitty to me...
but i understand.