10 Real-Life Wrestling Heels Who Turned Babyface
3. Edge
Was a heel because...
He was an adulterer.
You don't bang another man's missus, no matter how tantalising the brief flash of thong. It's just not cricket, but Edge smashed Matt Hardy's manhood over the boundary with a six. He ruined another man's life for a long time there, and escaped much if not all of the the vitriol because it was, of course, the woman's fault. Edge was rewarded with an absolutely, awesomely entertaining main event run, while poor Lita was slut-shamed on her way out.
Turned babyface by...
Just being tremendous at his craft. Edge was among the last of an old breed. He was an honest-to-f*cking goodness TV star who could do it all; he could work, he could talk, he could transcend WWE tropes with his outrageous character work and comedic instincts. A true master of all trades, this respect intensified when Edge was forced into a shock retirement by 2011. His graceful exit and quiet, improbable, magical return has brought that legacy into focus, and his wholesome marriage to Beth Phoenix would have helped his perception all the more, if he were a woman.