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A heel in the WWE normally grabs the upper hand by cheating against the babyface. Whether these heel tactics involve ringside interference or performing an illegal move without the referee's attention, they still manage to pick up the victory. On the other hand, when a babyface cheats in a match, the fans get uplifted at that moment.
When a babyface cheats to win, it is done in a way that would be at the heel's expense. Here are five times where babyfaces in the WWE have cheated to win.
#5 WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio
The year 2006 was a unique year for the WWE World Heavweight Championship. The year started off with Batista relinquishing the championship to undergo tricep surgery. Kurt Angle would then win the vacant World Championship in a 20-Man Battle Royal, only to lose it a couple of months later to Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 22.
When Rey was World Champion, he would constantly lose to multiple opponents including The Great Khali, Kurt Angle, Finlay, and Mark Henry, in non-title matches while chasing for Rey's World Championship in the summer.
On the June 23rd, 2006 episode of WWE SmackDown, Rey defended his World Championship against 'The World's Strongest Man', Mark Henry. When Henry was closing the match, Rey's then-close friend Chavo Guerrero came to Rey's aid. Chavo would then tell Rey to lay down while leaving a steel chair on Henry's possession.
As referee, Nick Patrick was regaining conscience, he saw a hurt Mysterio while Henry was standing and holding a steel chair. Due to his point of view, he disqualified Henry and Rey would retain the championship, after which he and Chavo would pay tribute to the late Eddie Guerrero.
#4 WWE Superstar John Cena
In late 2003, WWE had a lack of babyfaces on the SmackDown brand. With their heels outweighing the babyfaces, WWE felt the need to increase the amount of faces on the SmackDown roster.
One of those turned face happened to be the future of the WWE, John Cena. Since the beginning of his turn, he started to poke fun at 'The World's Largest Athlete', Big Show. Cena would constantly defeat Show on episodes of SmackDown and at pay-per-view events, including at Survivor Series 2003.
Big Show's countless defeats eventually earned Cena an opportunity for the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 20.
When Cena was going one-on-one with Big Show, he knew that Big Show was going to be a huge task for him to overcome. With the 500-pound giant always standing on his toes, Cena found a unique way to take him off his feet.
While the referee was looking away, Cena knocked Big Show with his Brass Knuckles. From there, Cena delivered an 'F-U' to Big Show, leading him to get the pinfall and win his first championship in the WWE, the WWE United States Championship.
#3 WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle
When Mark Henry made his return to WWE's main roster in late 2005, WWE fans thought that they would see Henry challenge Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble.
Unfortunately, there were a change of plans due to Batista tearing his right triceps during a house show match with Henry. This injury led Batista having no choice but to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship on the January 13th, 2006 episode of SmackDown.
The night Batista vacated the World Heavyweight Championship, Theodore Long decided to make a 20-Man Battle Royal where the winner would be crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion.
With SmackDown having a very thin list of babyfaces to be part of the World title picture a possible threat to their monster heel, Henry, WWE had no choice but to turn then-RAW heel Kurt Angle babyface and move him to the SmackDown brand.
Angle was the final entrant in the 20-Man Battle Royal, where he would last eliminate Henry to become the World Hevayweight Champion. Angle would then again capitalize on Henry at that year's Royal Rumble.
During the World Heavyweight Championship match between Henry and Angle, Angle had some difficulties with taking down "The World's Strongest Man". Doubting he would be able to make Henry tap to the Ankle Lock, Angle came up with a clever idea to pick up the win — Angle would drag Henry to the steel middle turnbuckle and roll him up, while holding the ropes.
#2 WWE Legend The Undertaker
The WWE Universe witnessed a whole new side of The Undertaker in 2015. Fans were amazed the see Undertaker return after losing his undefeated streak to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30. At first, Undertaker would return at WrestleMania 31, to defeat Bray Wyatt. From there, fans did not expect to see him again anytime soon.
At Battleground, Lesnar was looking to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Seth Rollins, until Undertaker made another surprise appearance. Being fed up with Paul Heyman constantly talking about Lesnar breaking his WrestleMania undefeated streak, he challenged Lesnar to a rematch at SummerSlam.
During their bout, Lesnar and 'Taker were both put in a strange position, where Lesnar had 'Taker tapping in the Kimura Lock. However, referee Charles Robinson did not call for the bell though the timekeeper rang it.
With Robinson believing the bell ringing was a false alarm, he continued the match. While Robinson was sorting things out with the timekeeper, 'Taker saw an advantage by hitting Lesnar with a low blow and locking in the Hell's Gate submission hold.
Robinson would then call for the bell as he witnessed Lesnar losing conciousness, thus giving 'Taker a win by technical submission.
#1 WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero
When it comes to cheating in matches, no wrestler in the WWE was better at doing it than the late Eddie Guerrero. Besides lying and stealing, cheating was something that Eddie was very notorious for doing. Not only would cheating would help him win matches, but it would also help him win championships.
Before Eddie's tragic passing, he was able to pull off his cheating tactics in his very last match. During a match with Mr. Kennedy, where the winner would be on the SmackDown Survivor Series Team, Eddie used his cheating ways to get the win against SmackDown's then-rising star.
Eddie would pull his classic cheating tactic by tossing Kennedy a steel chair, with the knocked-out referee gaining consciousness just in time to see Kennedy apparently "cheating."
Although it is not in character for the babyface to cheat in matches, it was fitting for Eddie as his cheating ways were one of the factors that rose him to Superstar status. It also helped established Eddie as one of the most beloved wrestlers in WWE of all time.
