10 Times WWE Tried (And Failed) To Make You Cheer For Former Heels
2. The Miz
Daniel Bryan's recent heel turn has flipped the script of many a fantasy booker recently.
The want for the 'YES!' man and his long-standing rival The Miz to make it to WrestleMania has resulted in many suggesting a babyface turn for 'The A Lister' following several critically acclaimed years as one of the organisation's most reliable heels. It could well be time too, though many will remember the horrors of the straight-to-DVD star's first take.
Following a WWE Championship run lost to the star power of The Rock and the thumb of John Cena in 2011, Miz suffered some atrocious booking in the 18 months that followed, but bizarrely turned face in November 2012 virtually without warning.
Though the bones of a babyface exist within Mike Mizanin, the skin on top of the skeleton was simply too slippery. His t-shirt may have posited that "Haters Loved [Him]" but the lack of reaction suggested they absolutely f*cking didn't.
In a borderline insulting last gasp effort, the company paired him with Ric Flair to form a student/teacher relationship as transparent as it was tepid. Fans hated the comparison, hated Miz' figure four leglock and crucially still hated The Miz. He thankfully returned as a hollywood heel in 2014.