5 Heels That WWE Fans Turned Face

#3 AJ Styles

Enter capti — AJ Styles in WWE still felt surreal to fans

It was 2016 and AJ Styles, who no one expected to see in WWE found himself rising to the top rapidly. He turned heel in a shock move mid-year and would go on to capture the WWE Championship just over seven months after his debut.

While his heel turn undoubtedly boosted his mic skills and persona, fans were quick to realize that this was very much the best wrestler in the world. Everything about him was amazing and they refused to boo him. Despite being SmackDown Live's top heel, he was cheered as the top babyface.

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He would have a great run with the WWE title and organically turned face two nights after WrestleMania 33 when he shook hands with Shane McMahon

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Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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Edited by Riju Dasgupta