10 WWE Superstars Who Were Always Better as a Heel

A heel or face turn can make or break a career for a WWE superstar. It provides a twist that fans weren't (depending on how much you're on the Internet) expecting and gives us something fresh. It can also open the door for a superstar to break out of the mid-card level and ascend into main event level.

Although most WWE superstars are able to pull off the switch, there are some guys who are simply better at being the bad guy. For whatever reason, these superstars were always at their best when taking out our favorite heroes.

R-Truth

R-Truth as a face made us laugh. Not because he was funny, but because his character was hilariously bad.

Now with his "Lil Jimmy" gimmick, Truth seems to have found his niche. We are still subjugated to some awful rapping but at least Truth is making us laugh for the right reasons.

The WWE creative team needs to keep Truth's heel turn going because it's given him his biggest push in the company to date. 

Chyna

"The Ninth Wonder of the World."

Chyna never had the charisma to make fans like her as a face. When she was a face, her pops were more a result of her being able to do things we weren't used to seeing WWE divas do.

I'm not sure how a woman that's twice the size of her opponent can be seen as the fan favorite. The WWE had the right idea when they brought her in and ragdolled every diva that got in her way.

Chyna was always the bigger gal in the fight and as fans, we are taught to root for the smaller person (the underdog). Chyna as a heel was a lot more credible than she ever was as a face.

The Undertaker

The Undertaker's character is supposed to be a dark, other-wordly figure that is a walking, breathing version of The Boogeyman (no not that one!). Doesn't exactly sound kid friendly does it?

When The Undertaker was in the midst of his "Ministry of Darkness" and "The Corporate Ministry," he was downright scary. Crucifixions and mind control techniques were the norm when 'Taker made his presence known.

People have always loved The Undertaker for his in-ring ability and what he can do given his size. Why not let The Undertaker go beyond the perceivable limit?

A 'Taker heel turn is unlikely now as every year we are treated to a much hyped return just in time for the "Road to Wrestlemania."

Randy Orton

Randy Orton may be the clear No. 2 guy in the company behind John Cena right now, but his "legend killer" gimmick made him one of the top heels in WWE.

The best way for someone to "get over" and get heat besides insulting the fans directly is to go after clear fan favorites. Orton's character did that in a way we've never seen before with his ability to take out our favorite superstars with ease.

Maybe I'm just not digging the whole "I hear voices" or "The Viper" gimmick, but to me Orton will always be better as a bad guy.

The Rock

When The Rock sided with Mr. McMahon at Survivor Series we couldn't believe what we were seeing. The Rock, "the people's champion," holding hands with Vince McMahon.

What made The Rock great as a heel was the fact he didn't have to change his character that much. He still gave great promos and still made us fans laugh. When fans chanted "Rocky Sucks," they were always smiling.

Jerry Lawler also did one of his best jobs as an announcer by defending The Rock every week.

The Rock, like Hulk Hogan, will always get cheers when he enters an arena but seeing The Rock as a heel gives us someone we can laugh at and laugh with at the same time.

Chris Jericho

The majority of Chris Jericho's career has been spent playing the role of bad guy. It's probably because as Jericho has said, he likes playing the heel more. It's also because Jericho has reinvented himself multiple times in playing the bad guy.

When he was in WCW he lost a bunch of matches and started to be that whiny kid that just wouldn't go away and would throw temper tantrums after every match. He then transformed himself into one of the better "comedic heels" of all time.

His "Man of 1,004 holds" is still widely considered one of the funniest segments in wrestling history. His "introduction" of the Cruiserweight battle royal entries is also one of his finer moments.

Jericho will always be a better heel because he knows how to get under fans' skin. He can play multiple roles and will always find a way to make fans boo him.

Hulk Hogan

The heel turn that changed the business forever.

When Hulk Hogan transformed into "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan before our very eyes as children, it was as if our favorite superhero had somehow lost their final battle and died.

That's what made the "Hollywood" character such a good one. He didn't have to do anything or say anything and people instantly booed the man.

Of course being the icon that Hogan is, people will always love and cheer for him but seeing Hogan turn his back on the fans and begin the NWO was a thing of beauty.

Kane

"Through hellfire and brimstone."

Those used to be the words uttered by Jim Ross when the big red machine, Kane, would make his way to the ring. For a character who's supposed to be demented and twisted due to a horrible accident, the Kane character has somehow been transformed into a fan favorite.

Kane as a heel was always better than what he is today. It's not the mask or the idea that he's supposed to be physically and mentally scarred from the fire, it's the idea he's supposed to be a dark figure in the WWE.

His recent tag team run with the Big Show has run its course and not a moment too soon. Rumors are circulating about when Kane will make his return but hopefully it's in the form of a bad guy. "The big red monster" was always meant to be a bad guy, so why was he dancing with Santino before his departure?

HHH

HHH has the distinction of having two very different heel characters throughout his tenure with WWE. He first came to prominence with his "Hunter Hearst Helmsley" persona. Helmsley was a stereotypical stuck up rich guy that all blue-collar people could hate.

Then there his gimmick which has stuck for the rest of his career, HHH or "The Game." As HHH, he was as Jim Ross liked to say, "the cerebral assassin." He wasn't the biggest or fastest guy in the ring, but HHH could out-smart anyone in the industry.

HHH has stated before he likes playing the bad guy more and it's apparent because he plays it a lot better than his few times as a face.

Ric Flair

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

That noise, accompanied by a drum roll can instantly light up an arena. The high-flying, wheelin', dealin' son of a gun himself. The dirtiest player in the game. N'Atch.

Ric Flair has had a lot of nicknames throughout his career. One thing is for certain, Flair was always better being the guy we loved to hate. His character just can't pull off being a good guy. How is a guy who considers a life of excess supposed to morally good?

Flair is a legend of the sport and most of that legacy was spent with fans booing him while admiring the talent and work ethic he gave us as fans.