Triple H to turn top WWE faction babyface for the first time together following SmackDown? Exploring the possibility
Under Triple H's creative control, WWE is now moving toward Royal Rumble 2025. During this week's SmackDown, a significant development for the upcoming premium live event occurred as Roman Reigns' entry into the traditional Rumble match was announced. Besides this, another possibility has emerged, suggesting that Triple H could soon turn Legado del Fantasma into a babyface faction for the first time.
This assumption arose after Pretty Deadly and Los Garza clashed in a No. 1 Contendership match for the WWE Tag Team titles. The match ended with Los Garza's victory, aided by Santos Escobar and Elektra Lopez. However, since DIY are also heel stars and currently the champions, it's possible that Triple H may plan to turn Santos Escobar's faction into babyfaces.
This would set up a traditional heel vs. babyface rivalry between DIY and Legado del Fantasma for the WWE Tag Team titles. Previously, Santos Escobar had a babyface run in the Stamford-based promotion, but he did not have Los Garza and Elektra Lopez on his side at that time.
If the faction undergoes a change in character following their victory on SmackDown, it will be the first time they become babyfaces as a group. It will be interesting to see how the storyline unfolds following the setup of the DIY vs. Los Garza rivalry.
It's not certain that Triple H will turn Santos Escobar's faction into babyfaces for the tag team title feud. However, WWE's preference for heel vs. face rivalries increases the likelihood of this face turn.
Triple H must avoid one major mistake for future babyface turns of WWE stars
The transition of a villainous star into a babyface is a major decision as it drastically impacts the overall booking of that star. However, The Game must avoid one major mistake in the near future: dragging the storyline so much that fans start losing interest.
This was previously seen during the feud between Otis and Chad Gable when, despite the crowd being red hot, a match between them didn't take place and the storyline was dragged out for months. A similar situation occurred with Austin Theory's teased face turn, where multiple hints of his heroic turn were dropped, but nothing substantial happened.
Therefore, if the King of Kings plans to turn Legado del Fantasma into a babyface faction or to turn any WWE star into a heroic character soon, he must avoid this mistake. It remains to be seen how the storyline will progress further under Triple H's creative regime.
