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The ability to make the audience hate you is not something that is easily found in the modern day and age, as most wrestlers who work in WWE are respected for their considerable talent and the effort that they have put in to reach the largest wrestling stage. As a result, often a heel is not truly a heel but simply respected and even cheered for winning. There are a few wrestlers, however, who have been able to master this art form. In this list, we will talk about the top five heels in WWE right now.
#5. Alexa Bliss:
Little Miss Bliss may be small, but she has proven to be more than a handful for any opponent that she has come across. By appearance, though she does not appear as a threat, she has used it to lull her opponents into a sense of security before using that very security to strike. She has held both the SmackDown Women's Title and the Raw Women's title for long reigns, making it difficult for anyone to take them away from her.
Be it through in-ring psychology, fooling the opponents, taking advantage of any distractions, or by pitting her opponents against each other, Bliss is one of the best heels in WWE. Her heel psychology is perfect, and she insults fans at every opportunity she gets.
#4. Elias
Elias is the new Heel on the block and he is doing a tremendous job. His style is reminiscent of the Rock's 'Rock Concerts' and he comes out each night to take the opportunity and insult the town he is present in. Insults are actually hard to find if you have to come up with new ones each week, but somehow he not only finds them, he then incorporates them into a song, and sings it live in front of an audience.
His character is perfect, as the audience hates him for insulting them and then gets to cheer the moment someone interrupts his song and comes out from backstage to confront him. Elias has not really been in a long feud so far, he has had short feuds with Cena, Strowman, and Rollins.
Most of his feuds seem to be transitory and that is one of the main reasons he is not further up the list. With a proper rivalry under his belt, Elias and his guitar could fast become the best heel in the company.
#3. Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens is a spectacular star. His in-ring skills are immaculate and literally leaves nothing to be desired. The fact that he is far from being a shredded WWE star with an amazing physique does not stop him in the least bit. He is more athletic than many stars who appear to be fitter than him. What is spectacular about Owens is how easily he can get the audience to hate him. He has had some amazing WWE stars to work with the likes of Chris Jericho and Sami Zayn, but he never loses a beat either way.
While him turning on Zayn after Sami won the NXT Championship remains one of the biggest heel moves in WWE's recent history other than one by the next star on the list, his Festival of Friendship segment with Jericho literally saw hearts break among the fans.
Other than these huge segments, his small actions inside the ring without even a mic present makes him even better. Insulting an audience member from inside the ring, or simply pointing out something stupid the face is doing while wrestling just adds to the heelish character that he has developed.
#2. Tommaso Ciampa:
There is one man in NXT right now, who is possibly the most hated heel in the company by far. It is Tommaso Ciampa. It was not always like this, with Ciampa and Gargano's team of DIY being a fan favorite team. They went on to compete for the NXT Tag Titles and were a huge crowd favorite. After a loss to the Authors of Pain, however, everything changed.
Ciampa was injured, and leaving, with the crowd sad to see that their favorite team would not be together for the next few months. Ciampa suddenly turned on Gargano and attacked him in a segment that no one had expected. DIY was well and truly broken up and Gargano was so obviously heartbroken by the incident that the crowd felt deeply for him. Ciampa was hated then, but he was going to be off television recovering from his injury.
Over the next few months, the fans saw Gargano trying to get over Ciampa and compete. It looked like he had finally achieved it at NXT Takeover: Philadelphia. He had almost beaten Almas but somehow was unable to come up with the win after a truly remarkable performance. He was then ambushed near the entrance by Ciampa with the crutch in a shocking return. Gargano also lost against Ciampa at NXT Takeover Chicago.
Ciampa is the most hated heel on the entire NXT roster.
#1. The Miz:
If there is a perfect heel in WWE, the moniker has to belong to the Miz. He has come a long way from winning the title from Orton with a sneak attack and has become one of the best Intercontinental Champions of all time. He added prestige to the belt and made it seem like it is worth more than any main-event title.
His ability to talk on the mic is what makes him the best heel on the entire WWE roster, as he is clever and uses that to insult the fans. His promos are always laced with a little truth and ring truth. What is the best thing about him, is that at the end of the day the fans know that he will be facing some sort of retribution for his actions.
He has all the traits of the perfect heel, and will likely go down in WWE legend as the perfect performer for the role that he was handed.
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