5 shocking recent heel turns the WWE Universe never saw coming

#1. Dean Ambrose

A Lunatic on the loose

Could it get any worse and shocking than this one? It's hard to argue with!

On an emotional night for the entire Pro Wrestling industry all around the globe, 'The Lunatic Fringe' Dean Ambrose finally snapped and turned his back on everyone. On 22nd October, 2018, Roman Reigns had announced that his leukemia had returned after 11 years and unfortunately, 'The Big Dog' was forced to relinquish his WWE Universal Title as he began his remission.

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Later on in the very same night, Reigns' Shield brethren Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose challenged their arch-rivals Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships, winning the titles eventually in what seemed like the conclusion to one of the most emotional episodes' of Monday Night Raw.

However, there was apparently a lot more to the story, as Rollins and Ambrose celebrated their historic win, the latter finally did the unthinkable and hit 'The Architect' with a Dirty Deeds. A stunned WWE Universe, couldn't believe their eyes and 'The Lunatic Fringe' took out all his frustrations of Rollins and finally turned heel.

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Edited by Liam Hoofe