10 Great Babyface Wrestlers Who Became SHOCKINGLY Good Heels
4. Bayley
If you'd have told an NXT fan in 2015 that Bayley would one day become a detestable heel, they'd have laughed in your face.
There's a reason why her Women's Championship win at TakeOver: Brooklyn was so satisfying. She was an earnest, relatable underdog who resonated with every single demographic.
There were comparisons drawn between her brightly-coloured cheeriness and John Cena's time on top of WWE. Only this time, people actually cheered. After getting called up to the main roster, Bayley retained her upbeat persona. This time, though, it wasn't enough. So, WWE decided to take a massive risk.
Bayley first went bad in late 2019. She attacked Becky Lynch on an episode of Raw and, if that wasn't enough, she destroyed her trademark 'Bayley Buddies' during her entrance.
Not the wacky arm inflatable flailing tube men! The high point of this heel run came during the pandemic. With Sasha Banks by her side, Bayley single-handed kept SmackDown interesting during the darkest of dark times. She was funny, she was despicable, she was incredibly entertaining, and she felt a million miles away from the hugger she had once been.