10 Worst Babyfaces In WWE History
1. Triple H
"I am The Game and I am that damn good!"
Sounds exactly like the type of rhetoric a babyface you actually want to support would spew.
Since his rise to the top of professional wrestling in 1999, Triple H has been the recipient of several babyface pushes but has never, ever been as convincing a good guy as he was a villain. And rightfully so. He is a wee bit self-centered, married to the boss' daughter, and the backstage orchestrator of many of his own championship reigns.
That his on-screen personas oftentimes come across as smarmy douchebags or forced badasses do not help. As iconic a WWE star as he is, and as many unforgettable matches and moments as he has been responsible for, those traits have prevented him from achieving greatness as a lead hero.
The 2002 babyface run that proceeded his incredible return from his first torn quadriceps flopped significantly and just seven months in, he was a heel again. A babyface turn in 2006 and the return of D-Generation X can be attributed to Shawn Michaels, a mass marketing strategy and domination of television time. His 2008 run as the face of SmackDown was overshadowed by the much more likable, entertaining hero Jeff Hardy.
No matter how many times Triple H has attempted a babyface run, he never achieves the level of overness that he does as a heel. His on-screen persona is entirely too unlikable for it and that is unlikely to ever change.