...as mega-faces once they decide to flip the switch on them.

For example, take Will Hobbs. He spent most of summer 2020 in the jabroni role on Dark. Then he gets put into the Casino Battle Royale at All Out 2020, looks like a monster, and a few weeks later he's scheduled into the main even of Dynamite (got cancelled due to Archer getting COVID). Then he gets inserted into the feud with one of the guys who carried the federation during the pandemic.

Or, for a more immediate (and different type) of example, look at FTR. I know Cornette has dedicated 20 minutes of every podcast for the last nine months to complain about how they're being misused because they don't have the titles and an additional 15 minutes complaining how they're being buried if they lose a match. Then two or three weeks ago they dump Tully and essentially turn face by default. Then, last Friday, they beat the Briscoes in what's already being called one of the all-time great tag matches. Then, last night. they roll into Dynamite as one of the most over teams in the division, with the crowd firmly behind, and deliver another all-time great match. And beat the Bucks in fairly humiliating fashion to boot. And this is week after being used as props to advance the MJF/Wardlow feud.

The crowd will easily accept the Acclaimed. Even last night, he wasn't treated like Cassidy was in the match with Keith Lee. They showed Joe essentially doing the Mourning gif in real time during the pre-match rap. They'll be fine.