4. The Big Show And Kane: Too Numerous To Narrow Down - 1998 To Present
Its a testament to Paul Wight and Glen Jacobs as performers that they have such longevity in the WWF/E to make their characters still relevant to this day. Along with Mark Henry, they are the three longest-tenured full-time wrestlers in the company. When youve been in the company as long as these two have, there are bound to be some babyface and heel turns. But the amount of turns that Show and Kane have had is staggering. Since debuting in 1997 as a heel, Kane has turned 16 times. And since debuting in 1999 as a heel, Big Show has turned a whopping 21 times. Lets document them. For Kane, his first turn was a tease when it looked like he joined forces with the Undertaker in early 1998, only to betray him at the Royal Rumble and turn back heel. Hed remain a heel until 1999 where he was forced out of the Corporation stable and teamed with X-Pac. Kane would turn heel again in 2000 when he turned on Undertaker (this will be a theme). The Brothers of Destruction would reconcile at the 2001 Royal Rumble, turning Kane face, which hed remain for more than two years before turning heel with his unmasking in 2003. His first run as an unmasked babyface would come in late 2004 with his Gene Snitsky feud. Kane would have a brief heel run during the May 19 fiasco before turning back babyface after defeating the Imposter Kane at Vengeance 2006. Hed have another long run as a babyface before turning back heel when getting drafted to Raw in 2008 and attacking Rey Mysterio. Kane would have a run as a tweener in 2010 when he was conducting the investigation of who left The Undertaker comatose, before turning back completely heel when he admitted it was he who did the deed. Kane would turn babyface again before Wrestlemania in 2011 when he helped Big Show against the Corre, but would turn back heel in late 2012 when he re-masked. Kanes final babyface turn (as of now) took place in the Team Hell No tag team, and his current heel turn happened when he went Corporate in late 2013. For Big Show, his first babyface turn came when he formed The Union after Wrestlemania 15. That run would last a few months before hed join up with The Undertaker to form the Armageddon Tag Team. After about two months, when Taker left the company to nurse injuries, Show turned back babyface and feuded with the Big Bossman, who made fun of the death of his father. He turned back heel in early 2000 when he was upset about the ending of the 2000 Royal Rumble. After Wrestlemania 2000, Show became a babyface when he started impersonating people. That run would end quickly when he joined Shane McMahons short-lived Conspiracy stable in the summer of 2000 (keep in mind at this point that Show has only been in the company for about a year and a half, and has already had six face/heel turns!). After taking time off to hone his wrestling skill in OVW, Show returned (as a babyface) at the 2001 Royal Rumble before turning back heel that same night and attacking The Rock, making it two years in a row that a problem with The Rock at Royal Rumble led to a Show heel turn. Along with the rest of the company, Show turned babyface that year to represent Team WWF against the Alliance, and turned heel the next year to join the nWo. Show would enjoy his longest run as either a face or a heel (up to that point) where it would be more than two years before hed turn back babyface, when he had a problem with Kurt Angle and was shaved bald. Show would have another long run before turning heel when he defeated Rob Van Dam for the ECW Championship. After taking a hiatus from the company, Show returned at No Way Out 2008 as a babyface before turning heel that same night to attack Rey Mysterio. Show was supposed to play the heel role in his storyline with Floyd Mayweather, Jr., but because he was representing the WWE, he was actually turned babyface by the crowd. Show would continue to run as a babyface in 2008 before turning heel and helping Vickie Guerrero against The Undertaker. Show would have another long run as a heel before turning babyface in 2011 after the ShoMiz tag team broke up when he punched out Jack Swagger. The next year, after being fired by John Laurinaitis, Show was re-hired and turned heel on John Cena. Show would have a brief babyface tease in helping Randy Orton and Sheamus against The Shield at Wrestlemania 29 before turning back fully heel after the Mania match. Show would have his final babyface turn (as of now) late last year when he was fired by The Authority. And this isnt even counting the time in late 2005 where Show and Kane were babyfaces as the tag team champions on Raw, but were heels on Smackdown during an interpromotional storyline. The reason Show and Kane make this list as opposed to the Worst Heel Turns list is that they are both much better characters as heels. It goes along with the monster role that was mentioned previously. Both are near the twilight of the career, but one must wonder just how many more babyface and heel turns Kane and Show have in them before they hang it up for good.
