10 Wrestling Heel Turns That Never Should Have Happened

10. AJ Styles (TNA, 2010)

Anybody who believed the 'small' AJ Styles would struggle to make an impact in a WWE traditionally obsessed with size has been proven wrong. 2016 was a banner year for Styles; not only did AJ become WWE Champion, he dragged the likes of Roman Reigns and John Cena to new levels.

Crucially, the man did this all by himself. TNA needed to give AJ that kind of focus back in 2010, rather than crudely trying to make him into their own version of the 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair. Advice and management on screen from Flair would have been fine, but did anybody really need to see Styles hit out with a "woo" or wearing Ric's trademark robes?

Rather than giving fans what they wanted (i.e more phenomenal matches from a true homegrown TNA star), this presentation stripped the once-popular Styles of anything likeable. Suddenly, rather than being a highlight of each show, AJ was a paper-thin parody of Ric Flair.

What a poor decision.