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Traditionally, there's a lull in excitement following WrestleMania each year, but interest picks back up on the road to SummerSlam, which is one of the big four PPVs in WWE. WWE programming has been heavily criticised since WrestleMania (and even before WrestleMania) with stories not being fully told, storylines being rather boring, while the in-ring action has been quite good.
As we start looking towards SummerSlam, WWE could spring a surprise or two with a few heel turns to popular babyfaces, which is desperately needed to turn things around and make WWE interesting again.
Here, we take a look at 5 babyfaces who should turn heel before SummerSlam 2019:
#5. The Miz
The Miz is regarded as one of the best heels in modern WWE, with his incredible promos and the hate that he can receive from the WWE Universe.
But The Miz turned babyface a few months ago, forming a tag team with Shane McMahon following which they won the SmackDown Tag Team titles. But the inevitable heel turn happened when Shane turned heel on him, and they have been in a feud since, and even had a match at WrestleMania 35.
This latest babyface run by The Miz has been rather underwhelming, which may be because of his boring feud with Shane. But, as a heel, Miz has a lot more to work with and can truly make WWE television interesting with his great promos and underhand heel tactics.
The Miz is now on RAW where he could feud with babyfaces like Rey Mysterio, AJ Styles, or even Universal champion Seth Rollins. The Miz is best as a heel and his heel turn could possibly help in making RAW a better product.
#4. Sasha Banks
One of the most eagerly awaited returns is that of Sasha Banks, who has been out of action since WrestleMania 35 due to personal reasons. The speculation doing the rounds is that she's unhappy with her storyline and feuds on WWE, and this problem could be remedied by turning her heel, which would be quite a shock.
Banks was part of a tag team with Bayley, but now that Bayley is over on SmackDown and holds the SmackDown women's title, that tag team is all but over.
WWE fans would love to see Banks as a cocky heel, which would go well with her moniker of being "The Boss", while a turn on Bayley and a potential feud with her former tag team partner, would make things very interesting!
Perhaps the two could even feud against each other for the SmackDown Women's title at SummerSlam 2019.
#3. AJ Styles
WWE have teased an AJ Styles heel turn for quite some time now, even during his last feud with Seth Rollins, where he attacked Rollins when the Universal Champion offered to shake his hand.
Many fans will remember that Styles was a heel early in his WWE career when he teamed up with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, The Club, but has since then been a babyface.
It seems that the former WWE Champion is currently lost in the shuffle over on RAW. He has had to deal with a number of niggles and injuries which he sustained from years of wrestling, which has, sort of, not helped his recent WWE run.
Styles reuniting with The Club and then turning heel would be quite interesting, and he could maybe have another feud with Rollins in a few months time when he is a full-blown heel.
#2. Big E
From time to time, WWE likes to swerve us fans by making a decision that no one saw coming. Turning Big E - who is a part of The New Day - heel would be one such move, which could maybe be a difficult decision to make for WWE.
The New Day are one of the most popular groups of the last decade in WWE, and have forever been a babyface unit.
Kofi Kingston becoming the WWE Champion was quite an achievement not just for him but for the other two members of New Day too. And one storyline that could make things interesting is a potential heel turn of one member of New Day, which could be Big E.
The storyline is a rather easy one where E could say that he was jealous and that he deserved a title shot as well, and a potential match at SummerSlam between Kofi and Big E.
#1. Finn Balor
This would be one of the most unlikely heel turns that could happen in WWE which is why it should happen! Finn Balor is adored and loved by the WWE Universe, as he is the quintessential "good guy" of the business.
He supports social causes, has time for the fans, and is damn good in the ring as well. Balor in his current avatar is the perfect babyface - smiling all the time, doing everything by the book, and putting on great performances only for the rug to be pulled from underneath him.
But that has to change! Balor back in his NJPW days was a ruthless heel who was an integral part of the notorious Bullet Club, which went on to become one of the best heel factions in pro wrestling history.
His character has become rather stale at the moment and needs a massive shake-up to keep him relevant... and that dream match against Seth Rollins for the Universal title can happen only with a heel turn.
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