11 WWE Heels That Were So Good They Became Babyfaces
3. John Cena
John Cenas heel run as the Doctor of Thuganomics was what put the former Prototype on the wrestling map. Turning up at each show and cutting a rap on his opponent or the local town, Cena was one of the brightest rising stars in the WWE back in 2003 when the gimmick really started to take off. Even though it was designed as a heel act and Cena was booed during its early days, so impressive (and damn entertaining) were Cenas skills that it didnt take long before he began to get cheered. Defeating Big Show for the US Championship at WrestleMania XX and then JBL for the WWE Championship a year later at WrestleMania 21, Cena had arrived as was in the process of embedding himself as the face of the WWE and the biggest star of his generation. Over the years, Cenas act has become one of never give up, believe in yourself, and countless other catchphrases (and offensively-bright merchandise) but its with his appeal to kids that Cenas babyface act is most prominent. Sure, the smart marks and adults out there may at times boo Cena, but the kids absolutely adore their hero, with his unmatched PR work and record-breaking charity gigs making him the perfect WWE poster boy and the biggest babyface of all-time in the eyes of some younger fans.
