He lacked the wow factor, and through th years he was stuck on the plateau as simply being the big bad guy and eventually rolling over to be the big good guy. His in ring capabilities were on par with top superstars, and his size and power unmatched most of the time, however the remaining ninety five percent of what makes up a WWE Superstar and a Legend at that was something Batista lacked.

In his Evolution days, Batista was going nowhere fast. He too, yes I know it's hard to believe, was a man who experienced the balding effect. Next in line we will quickly review Dave Batista. It showed us his transformation from cocky young upstart, to greatness on a roll, to the eventual upgraded version of The Viper act -in '09 to initial '10 - that would marry cowardice to be one step ahead of the competition. It told a better story than words ever could. The balding effect spoke when Randy's actions went mute. So Randy Orton decided to shave.Īnd with that shave, it would taste a lie to say that we all didn't believe that he was more dangerous (for some strange reason) with every move he made down to his blinking, and also that thanks to the loss of hair, we all suddenly knew that this man was indeed a loose cannon who hated everybody and was void of any form of sanity. He could no longer rely on his heartless actions to portray his lack of sanity so he turned to the look of his character and realized that it had stayed stagnant for nearly six years.maybe more. After his Path of Destruction bit with the McMahons Randy was stuck. To those people I say it was the most necessary move ever. Many people at the time questioned his sudden exposed cranium and many found it to be an unnecessary move. however as those five years passed by our greatness turned the shears on himself. Granted when he was 24 he never imagined that five years later he'd be bald. Enter the balding effect.Īs he drew closer to that need, Randy's hair grew less and less. When Randy Orton had hair on his head it was up to the point before Legacy became a more serious group who needed a push to amp up their new found dominance.

In their time on the streets of heelville, they have all been bald. These three culprits are sitting on my mind right now and aside from the fact that they are heels (Dave still being included to help here and Randy -who may as well still be a heel seeing as being part of face-land has yet to change anything - is here for past actions), this trio also share another commonality. Before you ask, yes this is an article about WWE, and no I am not pointing to other aspects of WWE, but rather to the superstars themselves. The balding effect is as it says: An effect labelled by subsequent balding. And for those who don't get it or just want to know what the heck I'm leading to I say to you. What is the balding effect you might ask, but before you do take a look at the second word in this article's title. And that gentle people, is 'the balding effect'.

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