10 Wrestlers Who Became Unexpectedly Popular Babyfaces In 2020

10. Shayna Baszler

Nobody was predicting a Shayna Baszler face turn in 2020. Baszler has been respected by the fans of NXT for years due to her reigns with the NXT Women's Championship, but no one thought she would be a babyface on the main roster less than a year after making her debut.

But after months of aimlessness following her loss to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania, she united with brief rival Nia Jax to challenge the dominating Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley.

On commentary during their first title match together, she was framed as a courageous talented babyface, and her unique submission on both women to end their title match was praised for its skill by the commentators instead of being lambasted for her sadism. Her presentation over the last few weeks have continued that momentum, and it seems likely that she's going to be the babyface against Jax in their inevitable feud after losing the titles.

Baszler will never be the conventional WWE hero, yet there’s a natural charisma and likability to her that could cement her as a phenomenal antihero going forward. A truly unexpected yet potentially rewarding development.