Friday Night Smackdown *SPOILERS* For 06/01/12 - Botch Free!!!!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by VSG Aye Noid, I agree with your points on Slater. He does everything right with whatever he has been offered and is really easy to "hate". He is a really underrated character and his in-ring skills are better than most WWE performers.

One of the great things about Heath Slater that really goes unnoticed is that he goes out there for every match, smiling like a goof and swishing his hair about -- often against guys who have beaten him multiple times already. Imagine that:

You have a career rival, and you manage to defeat him not once, not twice, but three times in a row. You feel pretty good about yourself, and then you find out you are facing him again this week. You're feeling pretty happy, because even though he pushes you to the limit each time, you've got a sure-fire recipe for beating him again. You go out there ready for your match, and then his music hits...and he comes out dancing around like a goof with a massive smile on his face. That shit psyches you out. Even against a guy like Sheamus, there's still a bit of swag in Slater's step as he goes out there to face them. Sometimes he will even get on a mic and talk trash.

The things that make Slater such a good heel are actually things that would, ironically, make him such a good babyface -- if he weren't so fucking deliberately annoying.