Which wrestler currently or in the past have completed the Heros Journey?

I thought of a really good way to do the hero's journey w/ Ricochet but it'll never get done.

short summary time:

>put Ricochet in a pupil/mentor relationship w/ Finn Balor
>Balor begins to struggle with his "demon" persona
>Balor turns dark and the "demon" takes over
>Ricochet is caught in a spot where he respects Finn as his mentor but he can't abide by the way he's acting
>Ricochet must grow as a wrestler through trial and error to build his strength to try and stop his rogue mentor
>it all culminates w/ a WM match where the pupil defeats his mentor in his "demon" form and save his mentor..
>he gains a championship but at cost of having to humble his former mentor

something like that. I really think they should do more long stories like that where they pair up wrestlers who have similar styles/gimmicks and have the elder wrestler sort of pass the torch to the younger one. Another good pairing would be the Undertaker and Bray Wyatt only have Bray betray the Undertaker to take his power as a way to allow the Pure Striker© to finally fucking retire.

But this is a death that is needed. I'll be honest it will be sad to see him go without a doubt but think of VInce's death as the turning of the soil. His death will turn the soil of the foundation of WWE and bring nutrient rich soil to the top to better feed the company so it can grow properly again.

yeah i'm fond of that story telling too, Wrestling honestly could learn A LOT from Anime about how to set up feuds and character development. It USED to be like that

like wrestling should be the story of some rich guy who gathers weird fighters from all over the world/universe and they all fight eachother in their own unique fantasy and style.

I think they got the right idea with Heels though, because Heels are needed to CREATE faces, heros don't just come out of nowhere, nobody is BORN a hero, heros are created. bad guys are always there and have always been there.

Yes, WWE needs to play to the strengths of the core nature of their product. It's a "sport" so mentor/pupil relationships are a very important aspect to sports and they can create great drama with betrayals/etc.

It just takes a willingness to take basic drama that stems from a sport and elevate that to fantastical levels. rivalries, betrayals, comraderie, and so on. Make us believe this is a living, breathing locker room with athletes who form bonds, friendships, rivalries, and even love (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, just fuck already) over time.

If you're going to give me a sports soap opera do it right!

The closest in WWE was Kofi's run up to WM35

Call to Adventure: Ali is hurt, a replacement is needed.

Threshold: Middle of the first gauntlet he fires up, starts the "11 years i been waiting for this"

Mentors/Helpers: Big E and Xavier where there the whole way

Challenges: Elimination Chamber, which he lost

The Death: Kofi loses the second chamber, his title shot is gone.

Rebirth: New Day wins the title shot for him, his match is back on.

Transformation: A more serious Kofi emerged earlier in the story but not much changed.

Atonement: He put his family second, company first -- a company guy and WM 35 he was finally going to make the sacrifices worth it.

Return: Kofi wins the title, celebrating with his family and his partners, he brought the treasure back from the castle and is treated like a conquering hero.

END.

yeah I like how they are drifting back towards real gimmicks and kind of losing the whole "First name/Last name" style of character. Granted there's still some every man - no gimmick guys like Seth or AJ, but those clean cut guys are needed to bring the crowd back down to earth after the more zany stuff.

back in the attitude era I think people were just being blasted with so much batshit insane performance art so fast that they never took the time to even question if it was real or not. It was a better time for the art form for sure, but it's still very very fixable, Vince just needs to push it A LITTLE more, they already started doing more No DQ matches and wrestlers have been taking nasty bumps lately

They could still do insane gimmick level characters like the Undertaker by having them have matches against normal seeming wrestlers who just brush off the "fantasy character" but in the end the more fantastical wrestler wins which creates doubt in the normal wrestler. Have that build over time as they keep losing to more fantastical bullshit until eventually they overcome this almost fourth wall breaking element to finally defeat the seemingly undefeatable fantasy wrestler through the power of ho hum average wrestler power of will.

Omega did it.
Okada just finished his second lap.
Naito got like 80% of the way but he keeps getting kicked back to the halfway point.

The sad thing thinking upon the "hero's journey' they could have used RR's leukemia as a spring board to start him over from scratch. Have him come back from an illness they could use as an excuse to weaken him. He jobs out to people he normally wouldn't (Elias, Apollo, etc) thus giving those guys a little push from beating a former "top dog". RR would then build from these defeats and bury his weakness from his illness until he was back into the proper title scene. It could end with him taking a title off someone who perhaps had crushed him previously in his weakened state but now that he has built himself back up to the status of a champion he can't be stopped.

seth rollins unironically

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that's how Dragon Ball Z would do it

X-Pac
Daniel Bryan

no one has ever gotten supernatural aid
so no one
bray has a shot I guess

I strongly believe they should've ditched the name Roman Reigns and started calling him Joe Anoa'i when he came back. But it's very clear they have absolutely no interest in booking Roman any differently, so he's just gonna be getting booed again by next year probably.

It's not literal, man, "supernatural aid" is just another name for meeting the mentor. Once the hero has committed to their quest, they meet someone that will guide or assist them.

Kenny njpw
>the call
Him signing with new Japan
>supernatural aid
Bullet club
>threshold
Kicking out AJ
>challenges and temptations
If you don't know at this point, sit on it
>abyss
losing the US title to jay white
>transformation/atonement
Reformation of the golden lovers
>return
Finally getting the strap

it's not literal
and A LOT of wrestling has super natural and fantasy elements.

Kenny is more like
>Call to Adventure
Goes to WWE Developmental
>Refusal of the Call
Falls out of WWE, considers quitting.
>Supernatural aid
Learns about Ibushi, goes to Japan to wrestle him.
>Crossing the Threshold
Forms the Golden Lovers
>Belly of the Whale
Golden Lovers go to NJPW, compete for the Jr. Tag Titles and compete in the BOSH
>The Road of Trials
Ibushi grows past Omega, Omega challenges Ibushi at Peter Pan, loses.
>The Meeting With the Goddess
Omega joins Bullet Club, grows close with the Young Bucks.
>The Woman as Temptress
Omega distracts Ibushi during his match with AJ, causing Ibushi to lose.
>Abyss/Atonement with the Father
Omega turns on AJ, becomes leader of Bullet Club
>Apotheosis
Omega wins the G1, admits that New Japan is his home.
>The Ultimate Boon
Rivalry with Okada, winning the US Title
>Refusal of the Return
After losing in the G1 to Naito, Ibushi comes to check on him and Omega rejects him.
>The Magic Flight
Jericho attacks Omega. Cody is plotting behind him. Switchblade attacks him. Everything starts to pile up around Omega and he starts losing control, culminating with Switchblade defeating him and Cody betraying him.
>Rescue From Without
Ibushi saves him from Cody's attack.
>The Crossing of the Return Threshold
The Golden Lovers are reunited, with Ibushi at his side, Omega challenges Okada once more.
>Master of Two Worlds
Omega finally defeats Okada, wins the championship, reconciles with the Young Bucks.
>Freedom To Live
Omega defeats and reconciles with Cody. He has the championship, his partner and all of his friends by his side. Love has made him stronger than his anger ever could. He's finally at peace.