Some of the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) biggest faces have become Hollywood stars. And now, acting opportunities for wrestlers have started to go beyond the stereotype of loud, hostile and impenetrable into something more substantial.
Fighters are asking to be taken seriously on the big screen and studios are starting to listen.
The WWE itself, an integrated media and entertainment company, thrives off of the development of compelling characters who live out personas, rivalries and full-on plot lines (referred to as ‘angles’) like a punch-heavy soap opera.
There’s a whole host of WWE terminology that would totally confuse the uninitiated. For example, ‘Babyface’ — or Face for short — is the good guy/protagonist, while ‘Heel’ is the bad guy/antagonist. Read more