10 WWE Superstars That Turned Heel/Face The Most

1. Kurt Angle

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Fewer could lay claim to the all-around brilliance of 'The Olympic Hero' during his original WWE tenure, with his ultra-competitive desire to be the best and natural skill in front of a camera combining to make him as much a Sports Entertainment phenomenon as he was 'Wrestling Machine'.

Kurt Angle was birthed as Vince McMahon's brilliant spin on the dated American hero during a time the fanbase couldn't have hated something more, but his incredible work between the ropes eventually turned him babyface when WWE were forced to fend off the invading factions of WCW and ECW in 2001.

A swerve turn during that storyline kickstarted the silly season for Angle. He turned repeatedly between then and 2006, including a period during December 2002 in which he was effectively both until a convoluted ruse with heel manager Paul Heyman was revealed after he lifted the WWE Championship from The Big Show. Angle had the skills to pay it all off, but a bit more consistency during those tumultuous years may have delayed his troubling personal and professional fall from grace.

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