5 times a heel won the main event of WrestleMania

#1 Seth Rollins - WrestleMania 31

At WrestleMania 30, Brock Lesnar ended The Undertaker's legendary streak. Months later, he squashed John Cena at SummerSlam 2014. The WWE Universe was clamoring for someone to step up to Lesnar and end his reign of terror.

WWE chose Reigns to be the one to put Lesnar down, but it led to fans turning on Reigns and his victory at the Royal Rumble 2015 PPV was met with loud boos from the fans, despite The Rock being by his side.

Also read: 5 WWE Royal Rumble runner-ups who still headlined WrestleMania

Nevertheless, WWE gave the fans Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 31. At one point during the match, it looked as if Reigns would succeed in dethroning The Beast, but things suddenly took a shocking turn. Seth Rollins came out to a thunderous pop, and cashed in his Money In The Bank contract to insert himself into the match.

In a matter of seconds, Rollins had pinned Reigns and fled the spot with the WWE World title. Despite being a heel at the time, Rollins' win was met with an incredibly positive reaction from the fans.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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