8 Biggest Turncoats In WWE History

Chris Jericho is one of the few performers in WWE history who can say he has been equally as good as a heel or a face. True, while most of his main event success has come as a heel, it’s safe to say that Y2J’s charisma, range, and ability to tap into the zeitgeist has made him an effective character with both alignments.

Debuting in 1999 as an obnoxious heel, Y2J soon endeared himself to the audience and became the classic Ayatollah of Rock-'n'-Rolla. He would then turn heel, face, and then heel again by 2005, shifting between cocky and cool to cocky and delusional. By the time he left the company after putting over John Cena, he was a sniveling sycophant to Eric Bischoff.

When returning in 2007, Jericho took on a grizzled veteran variation of Y2J, but this time around, it only kept him mired in the midcard. Jericho found rejuvenation in 2008 when he turned heel on Shawn Michaels, and invented the now time-honored trope of wearing a suit and cutting morose promos to signify that you’re a bad guy.

Jericho eventually turned face in 2012, and while he lacked direction for a few years, found his footing once again as an eccentric, list-making heel, which got him so over, that now, he’s a babyface, and will likely get a huge hero’s welcome when he eventually returns to the company for another run.