8 MORE Stupid Reasons Wrestlers Turned Heel
Some people are small. Get over it.
Heel turns have the ability to completely alter a wrestler's career.
Get them right and a star can quickly become one of the most hated personalities in a company, producing nuclear responses from fans at home and on social media. Get them wrong and you're left with a flailing character that nobody cares about who eventually starts to generate the dreaded 'go home' heat.
In order to create a successful top heel, capable of consistently p*ssing off a crowd whilst equally keeping them engaged, a wrestling villain's motivation has to be as believable/understandable as it is despicable.
For example, many fans know the feeling of being stabbed in the back by someone they thought was a friend, so they instantly understand what the babyface is going through when this happens to them and want the back-stabbing heel to suffer for their actions.
Yet, time and time again WWE have ignored all logic and booked stars to turn their backs on the fans or their pals for the oddest of reasons, which in turn leaves people either not booing or simply not reacting at all to the strange attitude adjustment.
8. The Undertaker Attacks J.R. For Thinking He's Better Than Him
In November 2001, The Undertaker had just helped see off The Alliance at Survivor Series and was one of WWF's top babyfaces coming out of that victory.
This is exactly why absolutely nobody could have predicted what would go down just a few weeks removed from Team WWF's triumphant win on an episode of Monday Night Raw.
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had just set up the now-infamous 'Kiss My Ass Club' and was looking for new members. On November 26, after failing to induct 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, McMahon demanded legendary commentator Jim Ross pucker up.
Cue 'The Deadman's music and a rapturous response from the live crowd. Only, 'Taker wasn't here to save the day. The 'American Badass' claimed he'd been kissing his boss' ass for years and he was p*ssed off that good ol' J.R. thought he was too good to do so.
He then proceeded to force J.R.'s head into McMahon's ass and transitioned into the 'Big Evil' version of his biker 'Taker character.
The decision to turn the legend heel wasn't an awful one - even if many fans didn't exactly jeer him throughout his devilish run - but his reason for embracing his inner demons felt completely random and it's probably an awkward moment he'd like to forget.