wrestlingspremier , you mention there are some heel turns no one asked for. ok to be fair some didn't but I'm sure some fans did ask for it or enjoyed it when it happen......I know as a fan there were some wrestlers over the years that turned heel and I enjoyed it........saying something happen that no one asked for is just wrong. it makes it sound as if you speak for the entire Wrestling Universe and you don't.
The Austin 2001 heel turn was actually perfectly executed. It was just his run as a villain that completely backfired. We got the 2 Man Power Trip, some of the most underrated matches of Stone Cold's career and saw a new side to him. The only thing that didn't make sense was Austin being the leader of the Alliance. They should've hired Goldberg for it!
With the rock taking time off to shoot a movie there was nobody to take that top babyface spot. Also since it was a no DQ match anyway why did Austin need the help of Vince? The timing and actual reasoning behind the turn just made no sense, nobody was gonna boo Austin at that time especially not in his home state.
@@heyiamnick4144well it kinda did make sense Austin was top guy rock was right there behind him aligning with Vince secured his spot that he was desperate to get back to. The fact rock left right after is what messed it up.
The Two Man Power Trip Made no sense, especially considering austin and triple h literally just came off of an intense blood fued now all of a sudden their friends?? 🤨
Jesus, that Braun Strowman heel turn in 2018 still pisses me off. In a year where most of RAW absolutely sucked Braun Strowman was one of the highlights. He had an entire episode of RAW focused on him getting fired and destroying shit. He won the Raw Tag titles with a literal child and people ate it up. That's how over he was. Then all of a sudden he fucking turns heel. The guy who if he wanted to could flip a goddamn semi truck suddenly needed cronies.
*There are various reasons why Stone Cold’s heel turn in 2001 was just so pitiful* - It marked beginning the end of the Attitude Era - It didn’t make sense for him to team up with Triple H and Vince McMahon who were his biggest enemies during that time - As a heel he didn’t really have credible babyface opponents with the exception of The Undertaker - The timing was just downright awful - the fans just didn’t wanna hate Austin - It created the worst chant in wrestling history that still drags on to this very day “what?”
Heel turns not on this list I also think were not needed: Matt in 2009, Shad in 2010, Cora in 2022, Edge's heel turn in 2010, Anyone that joined the Aces & Eights, Miz awkward heel turn in late 2013 that lasted like a month. Sheamus in 2015, Titus in 2014, Brock in 2023 due to how it ended.
Heel turns when done right, can lead to exciting new stories, and can help the respective wrestler grow their star even bigger. But when they botch them, it makes you wonder why the company is messing with us fans, and can lead to very stupid programs.
Does big show count 😂. One comes to mind was when edgeboy was an awkward face back in 2010 and decided to do a heel turn after wrestlemania but made him look like a kid having a temper tantrum.
*The life of me will never understand how WCW managed to completely screw up Bret Hart. The company spent loads of money of trying to bring in the company but by the time he arrived, they automatically dropped the ball with him which is absurd, considering the fact that he was coming off the infamous Montreal screwjob. Sure he would’ve become world champion by 1999 but at that point he was damaged beyond repair in terms of his booking and by the time that happened his career would abruptly ended from the Infamous kicked from Goldberg. Bret deserved better.*
I love Austin heel turn (W way of booking a loser, Rock going heel was predictable & he was hilarious afterwards lmaoo) and Also, Evolution turning on Randy (they was already heel though) never hit. Batista turning on them🔥
Please do a video on heel Austin that was some of his best character work and the beginning of the infamous “WHAT” catchphrase 😂😂😂. It was hard to boo him he was so entertaining.
Sting turning heel in the late 1999 did not make sense he was not a bad guy or a good guy he was a tweener because people still cheered for Sting same with diamond Dallas Page in 1999
Heel cole was legendary bro. Sure maybe the match with him and Jerry Lawler shouldn't have been at Mania, but he was the most entertaining heel in the early 2010s. Especially when he was on commentary during season 3 of NXT.
I say the 2001 Austin heel turn is the one that no one ever asked for because he was WWE's top babyface and fans never brought into that especially the fans were booing the hell out of HHH, Vince and Angle who was the most hated top heels at the time.
I know I’m in the minority but I feel that Austin’s heel run is underrated. The heel turn itself was terrible mostly because of the timing, the end of the Monday Night Wars, Rock leaving for Hollywood, and the fact there wasn’t a babyface in the company that was on the same level of popularity of Austin and Rock. As far as the heel run itself, it’s extremely underrated and is a lot better than most people remember. I feel like a lot of people (not everyone) get hung up on Austin’s opinion on his heel run just because Austin said it, but if u go back and rewatch his run it’s a lot better than how u remember it being. While it was kinda jarring seeing Austin act like a chicken shit and run away from a fight, he also did have a more vicious and despicable side to his heel character, like beating up JR, beating up Lita with a chair, beating up Micheal Cole, doing the piledriver on Angle on the exposed floor, etc. I feel Austin did a great job of balancing the chicken shit persona, his comedic persona, and his more vicious persona of his heel character. In short, the heel turn was bad, but the actual run itself was gold and extremely underrated.
Honestly they could of turn Austin heel at the invasion Ppv as he feels the wwf used him and it could lead to booker t being a face main eventer or ddp even though he’s mostly a mid career at best at least they have too baby faces until the rock came back
If they want an effective heel turn, make sure they are gain organic heat from the fans. Otherwise like Becky's case the fans won't turn on her and in Braun's case ruin any momentum they gained as a face.
Michael Cole's heel turn legitimately made me stop watching wrestling for years. I would watch all 3 shows every week and raw and smackdown twice. They made me dominate the whole product and I couldn't stand it.
This is the reason why I don't like Becky Lynch anymore. Her heal run was bad? Didn't even bother giving her new music. I still don't like her to this day.
Nah, CM Punk’s heel turn in 2012 was good. His clearance bin version of the Austin/McMahon feud with Laurinitis sucked, like almost everything else he did after the pipe bomb. I know the product sucks now, but people need to stop romanticizing raw from over a decade ago. It sucked as much as it does today.
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on and off with this video for 2 weeks, I almost regret it because It ruined a part of the month just focusing on it
What about DDP in ‘99?!
wrestlingspremier , you mention there are some heel turns no one asked for. ok to be fair some didn't but I'm sure some fans did ask for it or enjoyed it when it happen......I know as a fan there were some wrestlers over the years that turned heel and I enjoyed it........saying something happen that no one asked for is just wrong. it makes it sound as if you speak for the entire Wrestling Universe and you don't.
The Austin 2001 heel turn was actually perfectly executed. It was just his run as a villain that completely backfired. We got the 2 Man Power Trip, some of the most underrated matches of Stone Cold's career and saw a new side to him. The only thing that didn't make sense was Austin being the leader of the Alliance. They should've hired Goldberg for it!
The problem was the timing and so logical not to mention the audience didn't want to boo Austin.
With the rock taking time off to shoot a movie there was nobody to take that top babyface spot. Also since it was a no DQ match anyway why did Austin need the help of Vince? The timing and actual reasoning behind the turn just made no sense, nobody was gonna boo Austin at that time especially not in his home state.
@@heyiamnick4144well it kinda did make sense Austin was top guy rock was right there behind him aligning with Vince secured his spot that he was desperate to get back to. The fact rock left right after is what messed it up.
The Two Man Power Trip Made no sense, especially considering austin and triple h literally just came off of an intense blood fued now all of a sudden their friends?? 🤨
@@Slick5150 Facts
Jesus, that Braun Strowman heel turn in 2018 still pisses me off. In a year where most of RAW absolutely sucked Braun Strowman was one of the highlights. He had an entire episode of RAW focused on him getting fired and destroying shit. He won the Raw Tag titles with a literal child and people ate it up. That's how over he was. Then all of a sudden he fucking turns heel. The guy who if he wanted to could flip a goddamn semi truck suddenly needed cronies.
I agree. I was there in Toronto when it happened, and I remember thinking lol that was stupid I came here for this lol
Shad turning on JTG tore me as a kid. Wish they could have won the titles once before they pulled the trigger.
*There are various reasons why Stone Cold’s heel turn in 2001 was just so pitiful*
- It marked beginning the end of the Attitude Era
- It didn’t make sense for him to team up with Triple H and Vince McMahon who were his biggest enemies during that time
- As a heel he didn’t really have credible babyface opponents with the exception of The Undertaker
- The timing was just downright awful
- the fans just didn’t wanna hate Austin
- It created the worst chant in wrestling history that still drags on to this very day “what?”
It actually created the best chant. What?
What?
Worst chant? "What?" Is the best chant. I don't care what nobody says lmao.
@@KDB349The chant sucks.
I will always sit down, think about heel Micheal Cole, and wonder "did that actually happen?".
Bret didn't have the same sunglasses. I swear that killed him
Heel turns not on this list I also think were not needed: Matt in 2009, Shad in 2010, Cora in 2022, Edge's heel turn in 2010, Anyone that joined the Aces & Eights, Miz awkward heel turn in late 2013 that lasted like a month. Sheamus in 2015, Titus in 2014, Brock in 2023 due to how it ended.
Heel turns when done right, can lead to exciting new stories, and can help the respective wrestler grow their star even bigger. But when they botch them, it makes you wonder why the company is messing with us fans, and can lead to very stupid programs.
Does big show count 😂. One comes to mind was when edgeboy was an awkward face back in 2010 and decided to do a heel turn after wrestlemania but made him look like a kid having a temper tantrum.
I didn't even include him because the entire video would be about him
@wrestlingspremier I know right 😂
late night premier vids hit different
I Mean Some Of Them Worked And The Others Didn't
Stone Cold’s heel turn was the biggest mistake in wrestling even though the execution was perfect
Actually the opposite, the execution was horrendous mostly cause of the timing, the heel run itself though is better than u remember it being.
@@StraightEdgeKnight19 yeah your right
What about dean ambrose in 2018
I think bro ck Lesnar turning heel this year is noteworthy
Yeah. I was enjoying him as a Babyface for once
More unwanted heel turns:
Jeff Hardy
Shad Gaspard
Dean Ambrose
Shawn Michaels
Edge
most of Big Show’s turns
Christian
Bobby Lashley
Hardy in Tna?
@@kobeisgoated29 yes
@@ACWall985 his first one?
Hardy in Tna was good
Great list
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*The life of me will never understand how WCW managed to completely screw up Bret Hart. The company spent loads of money of trying to bring in the company but by the time he arrived, they automatically dropped the ball with him which is absurd, considering the fact that he was coming off the infamous Montreal screwjob. Sure he would’ve become world champion by 1999 but at that point he was damaged beyond repair in terms of his booking and by the time that happened his career would abruptly ended from the Infamous kicked from Goldberg. Bret deserved better.*
I love Austin heel turn (W way of booking a loser, Rock going heel was predictable & he was hilarious afterwards lmaoo) and Also, Evolution turning on Randy (they was already heel though) never hit. Batista turning on them🔥
Please do a video on heel Austin that was some of his best character work and the beginning of the infamous “WHAT” catchphrase 😂😂😂. It was hard to boo him he was so entertaining.
Sting turning heel in the late 1999 did not make sense he was not a bad guy or a good guy he was a tweener because people still cheered for Sting same with diamond Dallas Page in 1999
Heel cole was legendary bro. Sure maybe the match with him and Jerry Lawler shouldn't have been at Mania, but he was the most entertaining heel in the early 2010s. Especially when he was on commentary during season 3 of NXT.
I read the title as heal turns nobody asked for
Charlotte was pushed more than roman
Disagree
I will cheer for mommy Becky whether face or heel 💕
I say the 2001 Austin heel turn is the one that no one ever asked for because he was WWE's top babyface and fans never brought into that especially the fans were booing the hell out of HHH, Vince and Angle who was the most hated top heels at the time.
Its also why they never turned cena heel. They didn't want to make the same mistake
@@thecastleofenlightenment2604actually people where asking for that
@@thesegafan4472 yes but sometimes giving people what they want is a bad thing and they dont even realize it till it happen
Am I the only one who actually appreciated Austin’s heel turn for the whole time?😂
Becky's heel turn was one of the worst
Facts, not to mention that heel turn was made to just outperform CM Punk's debut in AEW.
You’ve got to be the man to be the heel.
I know I’m in the minority but I feel that Austin’s heel run is underrated. The heel turn itself was terrible mostly because of the timing, the end of the Monday Night Wars, Rock leaving for Hollywood, and the fact there wasn’t a babyface in the company that was on the same level of popularity of Austin and Rock. As far as the heel run itself, it’s extremely underrated and is a lot better than most people remember. I feel like a lot of people (not everyone) get hung up on Austin’s opinion on his heel run just because Austin said it, but if u go back and rewatch his run it’s a lot better than how u remember it being. While it was kinda jarring seeing Austin act like a chicken shit and run away from a fight, he also did have a more vicious and despicable side to his heel character, like beating up JR, beating up Lita with a chair, beating up Micheal Cole, doing the piledriver on Angle on the exposed floor, etc. I feel Austin did a great job of balancing the chicken shit persona, his comedic persona, and his more vicious persona of his heel character. In short, the heel turn was bad, but the actual run itself was gold and extremely underrated.
Heel turns everybody asked for
Usually the best heel turns are the ones we don’t ask for..
Honestly they could of turn Austin heel at the invasion Ppv as he feels the wwf used him and it could lead to booker t being a face main eventer or ddp even though he’s mostly a mid career at best at least they have too baby faces until the rock came back
Wrestlemania 24?
If they want an effective heel turn, make sure they are gain organic heat from the fans. Otherwise like Becky's case the fans won't turn on her and in Braun's case ruin any momentum they gained as a face.
Michael Cole's heel turn legitimately made me stop watching wrestling for years.
I would watch all 3 shows every week and raw and smackdown twice. They made me dominate the whole product and I couldn't stand it.
my brother in christ, stop peaking the mic
I didn't hate Joe's heel turn.
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Here's my list
10. Rikishi (2000)
9. Braun Strowman (2018)
8. Brock Lesnar (2023)
7. Becky Lynch (2021)
6. Big Show (2014)
5. Sting (1999)
4. Mick Foley (2006)
3. Bret "Hitman" Hart (WCW)
2. Jimmy Uso (2021)
1. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (2001)
Undertaker 02?
@@macheldavis945 At least with Undertaker's turn, it still had good character & matches to back it up.
This is the reason why I don't like Becky Lynch anymore. Her heal run was bad? Didn't even bother giving her new music. I still don't like her to this day.
Nah, CM Punk’s heel turn in 2012 was good. His clearance bin version of the Austin/McMahon feud with Laurinitis sucked, like almost everything else he did after the pipe bomb. I know the product sucks now, but people need to stop romanticizing raw from over a decade ago. It sucked as much as it does today.
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