10 WWE Superstars You Totally Forgot Were A Babyface
Which notorious bad guys have actually portrayed good guys?
Good vs. Evil. Right vs. Wrong. Light vs. Dark.
Professional wrestling has always been, at its core, a reflection of the above battles. There is a side battling for the good and there is a side battling for the bad.
Babyface vs. Heel.
Just like the world of entertainment which has featured iconic heroes like Rocky Balboa, James Bond, Shaft, John McClane, and others, so has the world of sports-entertainment featured Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart, and John Cena. These are the flagship good guys on which years' worth of great stories have been built around. But what about those forgotten good guys that have graced the squared circle?
In Hollywood, the villains are sometimes more entertaining than the heroes. Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter, and Freddy Krueger are just a few examples of incredible bad guys that also briefly played the role of the protagonist (or hero) at various points in their on-screen portrayals. Not dissimilar to professional wrestling, many of those forgotten good guys aren't remembered as well as others because they portrayed the villain for the majority of their film careers.
This article will take a look at ten of those WWE superstars that fans may have
forgotten once played the role of babyface, simply because they were known more
for their work as heels.
10. André The Giant
The biggest main event in all of WWE history is arguably the WrestleMania III clash between André The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan from 1987.
This was the peak of WWE's popularity of the 1980s, and André The Giant was a major factor in bringing many new eyes and audiences to the WWE product. His role as the superhuman giant that wanted a shot at the world title was the biggest threat that Hulk Hogan could ever have. With the promotion firmly behind the Hulkster as its flagship performer, André was cast as the top villain for several years to come.
Since many new fans began watching the WWE product around this time, it's understandable that the bulk may not have realized that André The Giant was a good guy for years prior to his WrestleMania III match against Hogan. In fact, the two men's roles were reversed just a few years prior when a babyface André wrestled a heel Hulk Hogan at the Showdown At Shea in 1980.
André would also end his WWE career as a babyface, assisting several fellow superstars in their fight against The Giant's former manager, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. It was André's time as a heel that most fans remember, however.