10 WWE Wrestlers Who Benefited Most From Turning Heel

Incredible though it may seem today, Dwayne Johnson's wrestling career wasn't an instant success. In fact, it would not be unfair to say that Rocky Maiva - whose fresh third-generation face first debuted at the tail-end of 1996 - was a touch on the bland side.

It took until the following year, and his becoming leader of the Nation of Domination, for The Rock - as he now insisted on being called - to truly begin his legendary ascent up the wrestling food chain.

Primarily, this can be attributed to the fact that brash, know-it-all heels typically have far more reason to have a microphone in their hand - and it was through brilliant, trash-talking promos that 'The Great One' was able to set himself apart from just about everyone else on the roster.