Tiffany Stratton says it’s easier to be a heel in wrestling.
There are few things more compelling in professional wrestling than a loveable babyface coming up against a villainous heel. The dynamic is something the industry is built on, with some wrestlers being perfect bad guys and others effective at garnering sympathy from the crowd. While a select few shine as either a face or heel, one of WWE’s main champions has given their view on which role is easier to play.
Appearing on the No-Contest Wrestling Podcast, WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton revealed that she thinks being a heel is much easier than being a babyface.
“I think being heel is ten times easier than being a babyface. You can mess up, and you can fall on your butt, and that’s totally fine as a heel; however, as a babyface, if you do that, like the crowd could turn on you or you could get booed, and you’re supposed to be like the face of the company and stuff like that. So, being a heel for me is how I learned wrestling. I feel like I was a heel right off the bat. So that’s why it comes so easy to me,” she said. “I’m still learning to be a babyface and be likable and not have so much stink on what I say in my promos. So, it definitely comes more natural for me to be a heel. However, bear with me. We’re learning. Maybe one day I’ll just go back to being a heel, but for now, we’re a little old babyface Tiffy.”
-Tiffany Stratton
Stratton began her time in WWE as a heel, performing on the NXT brand. However, after a meteoric rise following her debut on SmackDown, she gradually transitioned to being a face, a role she still finds herself in today.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Tiffany Stratton as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
