Taking The Good With The bad

The WWE's Wrestlemania took place over the weekend and it had a classic match between the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Had me reminiscing about my youth when I watched wrestling religiously. One of the main components of wrestling that keeps the audience engaged is the defined roles of the wrestlers.

Faces - The good guys
Heels - The bad guys

Vince McMahon decides who the faces and heels are in his organization, but in regards to the NFL, the mainstream media labels the "good" and "bad" franchises. If you did a quick poll of 100 people and asked them which franchise they would consider the "troublemaking" franchise and which franchise was the "model" franchise, I would bet money 90% would say the Bengals are the troublemakers. It's just the perception that is out there, but as we all know, perception isn't always reality.

For the record, the Undertaker won his match against Shawn Michaels, and even though he was the heel, he was cheered. Maybe only wrestling fans understand that some athletes are "acting"...More?

source: washingtonpost.com