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The Getting Over series aims to detail the psychological rules that the world of pro wrestling has developed over the past 100 years to draw the biggest houses and biggest fan reactions possible.Rule No. 1 - Its all about the money Rule No. 2 - Fans will hate a heel more if he can make them respect him Rule No. 3 - A baby face should be billed as a believable underdog Rule No. 4 - Always exaggerate, even when the truth is impressiveNature Boy Buddy Rogers was arguably the greatest heel in the history of professional wrestling. He drew huge audiences for nearly 20 years, including a then-record crowd of 38,622 fans for his 1961 National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) title match against Pat OConnor. Sam Muchnick, the legendary NWA promoter, once said Rogers was one of only three people in the history of the business who could draw an audience simply by having his name on the marquee. The battles between promoters over Rogers booking rights were so intense that it was a primary factor in Vince McMahon, Sr. seceding from the NWA and starting the WWWF (the predecessor to todays WWE) in 1963.So what made Rogers so successful in his heel role? It was his complete dedication to the next rule in the Getting Over series, which is:Rule No. 5: A heel should have no redeemable qualitiesWhy it worksPeople want to believe in the goodness of humanity, and therefore they will look for any redeemable trait in a heel that can foster that belief. If a heel can convince the audience that those redeeming traits dont exist, the audience will eventually stop looking for them and become convinced that theyre dealing with a truly bad person worthy of their unfiltered hate.Getting unfiltered hate certainly wasnt an issue for Rogers, as he didnt just follow this rule -- he actually lived it. Decorum does not allow for a verbatim quote of Rogers actual stated life philosophy, but the family friendly version is that he wanted to screw his friends over and be nice to his enemies, so his enemies would become his friends and he could screw them over, too.This was not lost on his contemporaries. The historical tome The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels quoted many wrestlers from Rogers era as saying he was a back-stabbing con man who wouldnt hesitate to actually hurt someone he was working with. Lou Thesz, the longest-reigning champion in NWA history and a real-life shooter (someone who could actually fight if the situation called for it) hated Rogers so much that he vowed never to lose to him, just out of principle.Crowds could sense this hatred and knew that Rogers, maybe more than any heel in the business, was someone they actually would hate in real life. It made the audience want to see Rogers get soundly beaten in the ring -- and it led to his awe-inspiring drawing power at the gate.Rescinding good deedsSometimes a heel has to convince the crowd that the redeeming qualities that used to define his character no longer exist.This was the case with Roddy Piper when he left the NWA for the WWF in 1984. Piper joined the NWA as a heel announcer opposite Gordon Solie, who was the most respected play-by-play man in the business. Solie was also as beloved by fans as most of the top in-ring stars, so when Piper rescued Solie from an attack by Don Muraco, it immediately showed fans a redeeming quality that pushed Piper to top babyface status.Since Piper was slated to be a heel in the WWF, it was imperative to convince viewers that the sympathetic trait Pipers character showed in saving Solie was an anomaly. Piper achieved this by doing every bad deed he could think of, a list that included forcibly cutting The Haiti Kids hair, using ethnic slurs to insult Bruno Sammartino, teaming with Bob Orton Jr. to bully Salvatore Bellomo, and kicking pop star Cyndi Lauper in the head after sneak-attacking Captain Lou Albano by smashing a framed gold record over his head.These acts drove home the idea that, even though Pipers character had redeemed himself by saving Solie, he was now rejecting that redemption and thus was worthy of the kind of pure contempt that draws huge audiences.A modern-day Buddy RogersRic Flair may be thought of as the modern-day version of Buddy Rogers because he adopted the Nature Boy moniker, and used Rogers strut to incite crowds, but Flair only copied Rogers mannerisms and didnt incite the same level of pure, unadulterated hatred that Rogers did.The modern-day wrestler who best fit the Rogers mold would have to be Shawn Michaels. His character started down the heel path by double-crossing his tag-team partner Marty Jannetty, but the crowd really turned on Michaels after he lost my smile, which was obviously an excuse to use his knee injury to get out of doing a job that would give the title to Bret Hart. This was not the only time Michaels was adamant about not doing a job, as The Undertaker indicated in a shoot interview that he had almost considered defeating Michaels in a real-life battle when Michaels pushed back about losing a match at WrestleMania.Add these incidents to The Montreal Screwjob, the most infamous double-cross in pro wrestling history, along with Michaels drug use, his repeated on-air use of profanity, crotch chops and occasional nudity (when he mooned the camera), and it shows Michaels wanted nothing to do with being redeemed. That isnt the case now, as Michaels has turned his life completely around, but at that time WWE announcer Jim Ross was right when he said Michaels was the most hated man both inside the ring and in the locker room.Even one redeeming quality is too manyWhen Kevin Owens won the WWE Universal title in a fatal four-way match in September, he by all rights should have received a heels reaction. After all, his character has been a heel in the WWE since sneak-attacking John Cena in his Raw debut ?and he only won the Universal title with the help of multiple Pedigrees delivered by an interfering Triple H. The crowd didnt see it this way, however, as they chanted, YOU DESERVE IT! after Triple H raised Owens hand in victory.So what accounts for the disconnect? A lot of it probably has to do with the person Owens portrays off-air. Owens comes across a very likable person on social media and its very clear he is a great family man. 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Nike Air Max Belgie Online . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Match factsSeptember 27, 2016 Start time 1000 local (0800 GMT)Big PictureFollowing a Sri Lanka tour that was at times traumatic (the Tests) and at others more encouraging (the ODIs), there is an undoubted sense of anticipation among Australias cricketers about playing in more familiar South African climes. It is no mystery that this is the country where Australia have enjoyed the most away success over the past 20 years or so, for there is minimal adjustment to be made from Australian surfaces. That being said, batsmen and bowlers who strove for weeks to come to grips with Asian pitches and Sri Lankas phalanx of spin bowlers will now have to adjust back up to a little more bounce, pace and quantities of seam bowling.So too will Australias captain Steven Smith need to build a rapport with some new pace-bowling assets, after the decision to rest both Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood from this tour. Daniel Worrall, Joe Mennie and Chris Tremain have all performed well for their states, but the shift to international-level scrutiny and responsibility always stretches the mental resources of young cricketers. A meeting with Ireland in South Africa may be to the slightly less demanding end of the international cricketing scale, but Smith will need to make sure his bowling attack is in good discipline nonetheless. They are being mentored, too, by a new figure - David Saker, the former England bowling coach, is on his first tour as Darren Lehmanns assistant.Ireland, meanwhile, have been stung by a heavy defeat at the hands of South Africa, and will want to make amends against opponents who have also served as useful allies in terms of encouraging this emerging teams rise to the cusp of full international status in the game. The flip side of administrative assistance from Cricket Australia has been several bruising defeats for William Porterfields men, but it should also be stated that their most recent meeting last year ended in a creditable 23-run margin of defeat. Whether the Irish can better that result against an Australian side gearing up to face South Africa will soon be known.Form guideAustralia WWWLW (last five completed matches, most recent first)Ireland LLWLWIn the spotlightWhen he returned home after the first two ODIs in Sri Lanka Steven Smith looked, for the first time in his brief Australian captaincy tenure, like he needed a break. This was as much a mental refresh as a physical one, ensuring his mind would be cleared of the failings of the Test side in Asia ahead of assignments in contrasting conditions. David Warner shone as stand-in captain during Smiths absence, and the full-time leader will be eager to reassert his primacy in charge by starting well against Ireland. He has spoken of wanting the Australian side to be moree assertive under his leadership, and it will be fascinating to see how far chests are puffed out at Benoni.ddddddddddddCelebrations of a dramatic County Championship victory with Middlesex did not stop Tim Murtagh from fronting up for Ireland against South Africa a few days later. He put in a reasonable shift too, going for fewer than six runs an over as South Africa teed off against other members of the Ireland attack. Against an Australian side new in the country and coming off a trip to Sri Lanka, it will be up to Murtagh in particular to probe for weaknesses in techniques that must now revert to more conventional, harder-wicket methods.Teams newsAustralia named their playing XI on the eve of the match, with right-arm fast bowler Daniel Worrall set to make his ODI debut.**Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 George Bailey, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 John Hastings, 9 Adam Zampa, 10 Scott Boland, 11 Daniel WorrallNiall OBrien, who was forced to sit out the match against South Africa because he slipped and hit his head in the bathroom before the game, has been ruled out of the Australia game with a concussion.* Andy McBrine is a possible inclusion for Ireland should they wish to change things up after the heavy loss to South Africa.Ireland (possible): 1 William Porterfield (capt), 2 Paul Stirling, 3 John Anderson, 4 Gary Wilson (wk), 5 Kevin OBrien, 6 Sean Terry, 7 Stuart Poynter, 8 George Dockrell , 9 Tim Murtagh, 10 Craig Young, 11 Peter ChasePitch and conditionsSouth Africa showed there are plenty of runs in the Benoni surface, although by the end of the day it had slowed up and was aiding JP Duminys off breaks. A similar pattern can be expected on Tuesday. The weather forecast is fine.Stats and triviaThis will be the fifth meeting between Ireland and Australia in ODIs. Ireland have never won in matches dating back to 2007, but their margins of defeat - nine wickets, 39 runs and 23 runs, with a washout in Belfast in 2012 - are trending downAustralia will be playing their first international match at Willowmoore Park. Ireland have played at the ground three times, for two wins and Sundays loss to South AfricaQuotesWe havent had too much to do with guys like Dave Warner and Steven Smith so its been great to mix with them and see how they operate and hopefully we can just keep up and do well when we get our chance. First-time Australia tourist Daniel Worrall*12.30GMT, September 26: This section was updated after the news of Niall OBrien came in**18.30GMT, September 26: This section was updated once Steven Smith confirmed Australias playing XI ' ' '