Face

Face has 2 meanings
1. What does face mean in pro wrestling?

Hero

In professional wrestling, a face (or babyface) is a hero. Face wrestlers are portrayed as moral, honest, and stalwart characters, who are typically opposed by a heel.

Because professional wrestling is as much a soap opera as a sport, wrestlers are required to portray larger-than-life characters. Typically, wrestlers act as either a face (a wrestler an audience is supposed to love) or a heel (a wrestler an audience is supposed to love to hate). Whether they're a face or a heel, each wrestler is attempting to get over with audiences, securing their spot in pro wrestling's overarching narrative.

Many wrestlers alternate between being a face or a heel at various points throughout their careers. For example, The Big Show, who has been wrestling for 25 years, turns face or heel roughly 1.5 times per year.

Example

I really wish WWE would just let Daniel Bryan be a face again. I want to cheer for him!

A total face move

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Updated September 23, 2021
2. What does face mean?

In your face

A term derived from the phrase "In your face" that is referenced after insulting a person; also utilized when showing someone up in the sports realm, e.g., hitting a home run off of the pitcher or dunking on an opponent's Grill.

Example

I beat you by 50 points, face!

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Updated December 26, 2013

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