10 Real-Life Wrestling Heels Who Turned Babyface

10. Bruce Prichard

Was a heel because...

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He aided and abetted every last one of Vince McMahon's worst impulses in his role as yes-man. Was loathed by countless WWE figures over the years, not least of which Stephanie McMahon, for his ahem perceived tendency to blindly support his captain, even in the face of an iceberg he, incidentally, somehow didn't turn into a gimmick throughout the worst of the otherwise great New Generation Era. Was considered a weasel by those same people for oozing his way beyond official channels and into Vince's ear. Work ethic was frequently questioned. Duplicitous even by wrestling standards.

Turned babyface by...

Being entertaining on Conrad Thompson's podcast, perversely and in earnest. His impressions were amusing, the minutiae he offered fascinating in spite and often because of the overpowering stench of bullsh*t. Did you know that Vince McMahon devised the Muhammad Hassan character because he just felt so bad about the perception of Arab-Americans, post 9/11?

Thing is, Prichard is turning heel once more, having returned to WWE and oversaw SmackDown's descent into dire, repetitive comedy.

Wellllllllllll, he's the new Big Show!

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