10 Times WWE Tried (And Failed) To Make You Cheer For Former Heels

10. Randy Orton

It's a kiss of death at the best of times, but Randy Orton's babyface turn coming as result of his mates turning on him in 2004 was made worse for the fact it had Triple H's politicky and sticky fingerprints all over it.

World Champion for all of three weeks in between dethroning Chris Benoit and losing it to 'The Game' himself, the cool credibility Orton had built up over a year as one of the show's most over heels dissolved quicker than the spittle he left on his former Evolution colleague's face.

Unlike when he gozzed on Mick Foley months earlier, Orton literally took his belt and ran after the fact. Much of Orton's assaults seemed to involve him hitting and running - like a good hero wouldn't - as WWE limply implied that he wasn't noble enough to make his own saves from Hunter's cronies.

The turn went so badly that fans began organically gravitating towards Batista to take 'The Legend Killer's planned WrestleMania 21 spot instead. Orton could hit his pose and his RKO as often as he liked, but he'd been almost immediately positioned as a loser compared the winner the fans actually wanted to back in 'The Animal'.

Positioned instead against The Undertaker, he was already a heel again by the time the 'Show Of Shows' went Hollywood.