10 WWE Heel Turns That Ultimately Failed

With Kofi Kingston turning heel after almost 8 years as a good guy, we are reminded of previous attempts to make fan favourites bad.

One of the more interesting developments to come out of last Monday€™s Raw was the formation of a new midcard heel stable led by Xavier Woods and featuring Big E and Kofi Kingston. Possible racial undertones aside, the intriguing part of this stable is the fact that Kofi Kingston has turned heel for the first time in his nearly 8-year career in WWE. Due to his personality and high-flying style, it seemed that Kofi would always work babyface in the WWE, a-la Ricky €œThe Dragon€ Steamboat in the 80s and 90s. Kingston has always come off as the ultimate good guy, so it remains to be seen whether or not this heel turn will work. Heel turns are usually successful, partly because heels have more range and are generally €œcooler€ than babyfaces. It takes a lot to make a crowd like you, but it seems to be easier to be hated. But there are a few instances where heel turns didn€™t work out, either because the superstar wasn€™t capable of drawing a negative reaction, or the crowd was so behind the superstar that they wouldn€™t let him stay as a heel. In each instance, the writing team learns their mistake and turns the superstar back babyface. Here are the Top 10 instances of heel turns that ultimately failed.
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Justin has been writing about professional wrestling for more than 15 years. A lifelong WWE fan, he also is a big fan of Ring of Honor.