Well the hastily constructed logic behind his heel turn was that he learned that keeping the title means doing whatever it takes from seeing Angle cheat his way to victory at BFG against him after 4 months of hard work.
Kinda flimsy considering that Roode has already BEEN a heel for long stretches of time, but hey, that was their reasoning.
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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