Crystal Tyler

**Crystal Tyler** is a main character on the Starz original wrestling drama *Heels*. She is portrayed by Kelli Berglund.

Crystal is a 20-year-old rural-town girl of limited financial means who worked as Ace Spade's valet and yearned to abandon this traditional role of female manager and compete as a professional wrestler. She's an incredible athlete who just needs an opportunity to prove she belongs in the ring, which she does during the South Georgia State Fair to become champion of the DWL.

## Biography

### Working as Ace's valet

After coaching Bobby Pin through a top rope elbow, Crystal asks Willie if there is an available locker in the guys' locker room, but Willie reminds Crystal that the locker room is strictly for wrestlers. Later, Crystal attempts to console Ace after he gets the bad news from Jack that he won't be winning the title belt in their next match. Crystal reveals that she has been watching Ace's matches since she was little and says that sometimes losing is the best way to win over the crowd. She was at his last football game. She was 15 years old at the time. And even though she already knew who he was because he was King Spade's kid, there was something about seeing him alone on the field crying that made her feel for him. Ace and Crystal then begin to have sex in the locker room until being interrupted by Diego.

During the night of the match, Crystal sneaks into the locker room, though she is caught by Willie, who once again reminds her that the locker room is for wrestlers, not valets. However, Crystal isn't just a valet. She claims that she can wrestle, though Willie isn't interested in hearing her out.

After learning that Wild Bill Hancock is in town to scout Ace, Crystal asks Ace if he's going to take her with him when he leaves Duffy to go big league, but he doesn't respond. Yet, she still joins him down at the ring. And when the match starts, Jack screws him over and nearly breaks Ace's arm.

Crystal has spent the last two days with Ace, trying to keep him distracted from the fact that Jack screwed him and that Wild Bill hasn't been returning his phone calls. When she finally decides to head home, Carol tells Crystal to leave Ace alone and asks her to deliver a message to Jack and Willie that Ace is going to make a clean break and start building a regular life for himself.

After learning from Bill that he won't be going pro, Ace goes on a binder, forcing Crystal and Jack to come searching for him. They find Ace at a karaoke bar, where he gets into a fight with a couple hecklers. The brawl leads outside, where Crystal flips Travis on his back with a head scissors.

### Ace's heel turn

Crystal is convinced that Ace would make a decent heel and tries to encourage him to make a turn, but he is very much against the aspect of being booed by the crowd.

Vicky Rabies asks for Crystal's help with making the blood for Ricky's entrance and explains that a valet's job is figuring out what her man needs. While the industry isn't so female friendly, the rest will take care of itself should you find the right wrestler, she reveals. She's been with Ricky since she was about Crystal's age. She advises Crystal to treat Ace right, because in return, he will take her with him. And so, following Vicky's advice, Crystal offers to help Ace oil up for his match.

Ace and Crystal exit to a booing crowd. He tries to give his promo, but they heckle Ace, referring to him as a crybaby and throwing tissue at his feet, resulting in Ace to retreat backstage. Crystal finds him in the laundry room having a meltdown. She enters and locks the door behind her.

Ace decides to make his heel turn after all and cheats during his match with Bobby Pin to secure the victory. Crystal is ecstatic, but he has taken the role of being the heel to heart and shoves her away before calling Willie a "b\*tch."

### Building a friendship with Bobby Pin

Crystal helps Bobby Pin develop a new character. She sketches a picture of what she believes could be Bobby's new costume. His new name should be "Bobby '85," as he already has the mullet to match. Afterward, they go for ice cream, and Bobby thanks her for helping him come up with a new gimmick. Admittedly, when Bobby asked her to come to his trailer, she thought he was going to make a move on her.

While sketching a potential costume for herself, Bobby arrives at Crystal's with his costume. He intends to tell Jack and Willie that she helped with his gimmick, but Crystal insists that he doesn't, as she's just a valet, and she needs to fly low for the time being. Crystal then comes to a realization that he should just stick to being Bobby Pin, who is a good guy by her account. They both then get a text from Jack that they're shooting a promo at the gas station where Crystal works as a cashier, a role that she maintains even in the promo. After shooting the promo, Ace pulls Crystal to the side and asks if she wants to celebrate, but she has to get back to work.

Crystal learns from Jack that she's being replaced as Ace's valet. Ace and Crystal will go down to the ring together, but Ace is then going to grab a mic and tell the audience that they’re breaking up because he caught her behind his back with Bobby Pin. She asks Ace why he is doing this when he could’ve just talked to her, but he insists he’s simply doing what’s best for his character.

Willie takes a picture as Crystal and Bobby stage a romantic interaction that Ace will later show to the crowd as proof of Crystal’s infidelity.

During the night of the match, Crystal is approached by Wild Bill, who encourages her to lean into her feelings and seize the moment, as well as pull her hair back when she walks down to the ring so that the crowd can see her. Her pretty face is more of an attraction than any muscles.

After getting into a fight with Tricia, Ace's valet, Crystal and Ace head to the ring, where just as Ace prepares to tell the crowd about Crystal’s infidelity, she seizes the moment and reveals to the crowd herself that she’s been cheating with Bobby Pin and then kisses Bobby, which angers Ace so much that he breaks Bobby's leg.

### The aftermath of provoking Ace

Crystal approaches Willie outside of the Baptism and asks what her role in the fair will be. With Crystal no longer working as Ace's valet and Bobby out on a broken leg, she wonders where that leaves her, as she feels that she's being left out, which Willie blames on Crystal for going off script.

Crystal blames herself for Bobby's broken leg, as she knowingly provoked Ace, who is volatile. She apologizes to Bobby, but he doesn't blame her, as he knew the risk of getting in the ring. He then says that she should be a wrestler, assuming she bulks up.

On the way to her car from baby Shelby's baptism, Crystal apologizes to Ace for going off script during the match, and Ace apologizes for how he treated her, as they had a real good thing going.

Crystal waits for Jack to return home and hands him a letter while explaining that she's truly sorry for going off script and what happened between Bobby and Ace. She also expresses her gratitude for the chances Jack has already given her. She knows she can make an impact for the fair and guarantees to show up and prove to him just how much the league means to her if given the opportunity.

Crystal shows up for open try-outs at the DWL and asks Debbie for the signup waver, should they be harmed during try-outs. Crystal challenges Wild Bill, which ultimately ends with her impressing the crew and flipping Bill on his back with a head scissors. Unfortunately for Crystal, she gets fired later that day, as Jack can't have her around Ace.

Crystal gets a call from Ace, who reveals that he’s jumping ship to FWD and wants Crystal to come with him as his partner in crime. Tonight, after the show, Gully is bringing Ace out to denounce Jack and the DWL. He invites Crystal to join him, but she declines his offer and informs Jack of his plan.

### DWL Champion

Crystal is approached by Wild Bill, who offers her a way back into the DWL by playing the role of his valet, Bunny Bombshell, which she initially turns him down, but reconsiders after looking up previous iterations of Bunny Bombshell.

The night of the three-way match between Ace, Jack, and Wild Bill at the state fair has finally arrived. After Ace expresses that he and Crystal are on good terms, Jack welcomes her back.

Wild Bill walks down to the ring with Crystal in tow as Bunny Bombshell. The match is going as planned until Bill craps his pants and plays dead to save himself the embarrassment, leaving only Jack and Ace in the ring. So, they improvise and scale the ladder. However, the crowd begins throwing Kleenex in the ring, handed out to them by Gully. Ace asks Jack if this was his idea. "Not this time. It was my idea the first time," Jack admits. In a fit of rage, Ace attacks Jack until Crystal intervenes and wins the championship after suplexing Jack.

## Skills and Abilities

Crystal is athletic and agile. She's fast on her feet and quick to execute her signature move: the head scissors.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Kayfabe
* Dusty Finish
* Cheap Heat
* Cutting Promos
* Swerve
* House Show
* The Big Bad Fish Man
* Double Turn

## Gallery

### Videos

Crystal Tyler - Heels - STARZRing Talk with Kelli Berglund- Suplex - Heels - STARZ
## References

1. ↑ Season 1, Episode 1: Kayfabe
2. ↑ Season 1, Episode 2: Dusty Finish
3. ↑ Season 1, Episode 3: Cheap Heat
4. ↑ Season 1, Episode 4: Cutting Promos
5. ↑ Season 1, Episode 5: Swerve
6. ↑ Season 1, Episode 6: House Show
7. ↑ Season 1, Episode 7: The Big Bad Fish Man
8. ↑ Season 1, Episode 8: Double Turn