10 Most Shocking WWE Heel Turns Ever

#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin - 2001

"Shaking Hands With Satan Himself!"

When it is all said and done, it is very possible that the greatest feud in not just WWE history, but wrestling history will be the rivalry that spanned over two years between Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

This magic feud captured everything that was the WWE Attitude Era and quickly became WWE's best and most entertaining feud. And that is why it became one of the most shocking WWE moments ever and most shocking WWE heel turn ever when WWE's then most popular star, probably ever, Stone Cold Steve Austin, accepted help from Vince McMahon during his WWE Championship main event with The Rock at WrestleMania X-Seven.

The decision to turn Austin heel divided the wrestling world. Some called it brilliant, while others refer to it as ''The day the Attitude Era died''. While Austin himself has since shared his regret over it. I for one loved it, for the fact that it was the most surprising heel turn in WWE history and for Austin's intense and hilarious heel character that followed.