heel
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The Rock
- In Dwayne Johnson: Wrestling
…The Rock, an unapologetic “heel” (“bad guy”). The turn led to increased popularity. The Rock engaged in a series of high-profile feuds with the biggest stars in the WWF and captured the first of several world championship titles in 1998.
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Von Erich family
- In Who were the Von Erich wrestling family?: Fritz Von Erich (1929–97)
…Erich fought as a “heel”: a villain who swears at crowds, cheats opponents, and serves as a match’s antagonist. Like other notable heels, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson, Von Erich became more popular than some of his “babyface” opponents. A “babyface,” or “face,” is…
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