Lucky, I'm not sure the last ROH show you've seen, but Rave's been absolutely golden since the Embassy died and he went on his little losing streak. Morishima coming in throws a monkey wrench into things, but Jimmy Rave would make an absolute perfect heel champ. Something ROH has never truly had.
I've heard that about Rave. I just find it hard to buy. He never seemed like anything in the ring. And he still looks like nothing outside of it. I've seen the whole TP routine and I totally get that Rave is a truly rare pure heel in ROH. But champ? Ugh. I just really don't like Rave at all and I hate that Homicide is apparently getting such a piss poor transition reign. It pissed me off to see Cide lose to Rave before Final Battle and it will piss me off if he loses the title to Rave. I just hate Rave and love Homicide. And not like I'm supposed to hate Rave. Why has Homicide become Jimmy's bitch? He's spent how long as a jobber, entered a respect feud with Nigel, and meanwhile he had Homicide's number? I just hate how that looks to me. And I admit, I'm outside looking in and I miss any number of card results that could be telling a story that would help.
I totally concede that I haven't seen much of Rave's supposed great heel turnaround and great run. I've seen 1 or 2 matches but that's it. I can't fairly judge that and I could easily be missing something real. But I'm also not sold that I am. Part of me thinks this is a very polarized reaction by a small group of fans who have been waiting to hate someone. I've disliked plenty of what ROH has fed. I don't much like Roderick Strong, I never much liked Roderick Strong, and no matter how much ROH pushed him and fans told me he was great I never saw anything special at all in him. Xavier was better. Just to name an example.
Or don't do either. If you can't find an image you like at either than don't force it. Just give me something you like and which will look good on the board.