8 WWE Superstars With Untapped Heel Potential

Who could follow Sami Zayn to the dark side?

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Sami Zayn was the heel turn that nobody saw coming.

'The Underdog of the Underground' was as pure a babyface as the WWE had before he saved Kevin Owens from a nosediving Shane McMahon in the Hell in a Cell main event. As he explained on SmackDown Live this week, Zayn's run as a good guy, which had lasted four and a half years since his televised NXT debut in May 2013, only took him as far as mediocrity. He has yet to hold championship gold on the main roster.

We have seen previously what a heel turn can do for a stuttering career - look at The Rock in 1997-98 as a prime example. While it will take a few weeks for him to shake his squeaky-clean image, Zayn's character is instantly more compelling -and his alliance with Owens should take him straight to the top of the card on the blue brand.

Which other superstars could get the same rub from embracing their dark side? There are plenty on the roster who have the potential to excel as heels, if they are given the platform...

8. Jason Jordan

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With his current character, Jason Jordan is never going to get over as a babyface because fans are not foolish enough to see past the nonsense of the Kurt Angle’s son storyline.

Even having showcased his impressive wrestling ability in matches with Roman Reigns and John Cena, Jordan is struggling to win over the audience because of the soap opera plot. He was booed in his Intercontinental Championship match at No Mercy as the Los Angeles crowd sided with "hometown boy" The Miz, who is the purest heel on the WWE roster.

Only a couple of months removed from being given the stupid rub of having Angle as his dad, Jordan is slipping down the card. He badly needs a heel turn to make this gimmick work.

His character has great heel potential, either as the brown-nosing son of the RAW General Manager, who can manipulate Angle into getting his way, or as the man who fabricated his relationship with the Olympic medalist to get a push.

This could lead to a match with Angle that would draw a lot more interest than anything WWE could do with Jordan as a good guy.

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