5 WWE Superstars who were good as both face and heel

Natural Babyfaces, like Ricky Steamboat and Rey Mysterio, played heroic character throughout their career, while others like Kevin Owens excelled by playing the same villainous character throughout their career. However, there have been a selective few, such as The Rock, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Steve Austin, who were successful on both sides of the character line.

The Industry of professional wrestling is not an easy field to succeed. Only a few selective manage to make it to the big league, and there is no better platform for a professional wrestler to make a name for himself than WWE. While there is no doubt that every professional wrestler has satisfactory to great to awesome in-ring skills, it is the character that they play in the ring that takes them to new heights as an entertainer.

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Even on the current roster, there are a handful of superstars who have had successful stints both as a heel and a face. Here are the five WWE Superstars on the current roster who play heel and face equally well.

#1 Seth Rollins

The Architect was a surprisingly excellent heel.

Seth Rollins surprised every wrestling fan around the world when he smashed steel chairs on the back of his Shield Brothers. The fact that Rollins, inarguably the only one from the trio who acted like a face/tweener throughout their time together, was the one to turn heel raised the excitement of his future to a whole new level, and Boy! Did Rollins deliver big time?

As the chosen face of the WWE, Rollins had a constant presence in the main event for almost two years and was inarguably the best heel in the company in 2014-15 when he was the WWE Champion. Rollins was so popular as a heel that fans started cheering for him when he returned from injury in 2016.

And this is what initiated a much-needed character change for Rollins. Even though he failed to get over with the fans because of his weird booking, the reaction he has been getting ever since his sensational hour-long performance earlier this year transformed him into the biggest face on Raw. People are cheering Rollins for his in-ring profess, and if this continues in the future as well, The Architect will once again win the World Title in the near future.

#2 Sasha Banks

A Natural Heel..... and a Fantastic Face.

Sasha Banks has all the natural qualities to be a perfect heel, someone who the people love to hate. This is why she was the only member of the Four Horsewomen that made her main roster debut as a villain. Even though she was paired with a pair of weak performers, Sasha Banks was both despised and appreciated by the fans for her work during that period.

Even when she was in NXT, she was the top heel in the women division and had fantastic bouts with her fellow Horsewomen in Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Bayley. It was this support from the fans that led to an unexpected face turn for The Boss in early 2016, and it started a period of fantastic in-ring work by The Boss.

Sasha was the biggest face on the Red Brand for almost two years and wrestled critically acclaimed matches with Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss while either holding or fighting for the Brand's Women Title. Her long due rivalry with Friend-turned-Foe Bayley has triggered another much-needed heel turn for Banks, and, if it is carried out well, she will again get her hands on the gold before the end of this year.

#3 Braun Strowman

In today's day, there is no act hotter and more popular than Braun Strowman. The current Mr Monster in the Bank has so much momentum on his side that he is actually breaking records and records with every passing week. However, this was not always the case with him, as he was neither popular nor successful during his early days on the main roster.

Initially revealed as the surprise member of the Wyatt Family, Strowman was a villain who was portrayed as the Black Sheep of the stable. Fans were unsatisfied with WWE's rumoured push for Strowman as he started generating heat from hardcore fans. It was his breakup with Bray Wyatt, and his subsequent portrayal has a monster heel that got his character over in 2016.

The feud with Sami Zayn allowed Strowman to flourish as a heel, and this is what led to fans cheering him. Even though he was the one playing the villain, Strowman was unanimously cheered during his feuds with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar which finally led to a long due face turn for him in September 2017. Ever since then, Strowman has been on a roll in WWE, and it won't be long before he dispatches Roman as the Face of the Raw Brand.

#4 Charlotte Flair

The persona that Ric Flair played throughout his career was arguably one of the best in the history of the Industry. Be it as a cocky heel, or as a determined face, Flair had the charisma that got him over with the fans throughout his 40-year career. Even though Flair is now on the retired list for over 10 years, her daughter Charlotte Flair is carrying her legacy with proud, and, if the results are any sign, she has done a pretty good job so far.

Following into her father's footsteps, Charlotte was a phenomenal heel during her early days in NXT. Her matches with fellow Horsewomen for the NXT Women Title formed the centre of attraction of the brand's Women Division. Debuting on the main roster as a happy go lucky face, Charlotte won the Divas Champion just a month later. Just when she was getting over as the champion, she once again turned heel and started a memorable run as the brand's top villain.

Her matches with the likes of Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Natalya and Bayley were some of the best in the history of the company, and it was during this phase that she became a 4-time Raw women's champion. A transfer to Smackdown Live turned her into a fan favourite the Brand's biggest superstar, and she has held that position ever since. If we look at the way she has been booked so far, it won't be long before she again embraces her negative side.

#5 AJ Styles

No matter the number of praises we shower on this man and his profess in the ring, we can never reach the level of respect that this man actually deserves for his work in the past two years. AJ Styles has done it all in the past two years - been a heel, been a face, been a tweener - and he has succeeded big time while playing all the three roles.

Initially portrayed as a hardworking working-class babyface in his early run, Styles got over with the fans thanks to his unbelievable in-ring work. However, it wasn't until he turned heel in June 2016 that he started his transcend to the top of the WWE ladder. His mic work and his promos, complemented by his 'Phenomenal' in-ring work, during his feud with John Cena and Dean Ambrose led to his WWE Title victory and turned him into the biggest heel in the entire WWE.

Styles was so good as a heel that instead of cheering for Fan Favourites like Cena, Ambrose and Shane McMahon, fans cheered for Styles even during this period. The situation became so tough for WWE to handle that it led to a face turn for him following 'Mania 33.

Between then and present day, Styles has been a constant presence in the Title picture, be it US Title or WWE Title, and became the biggest superstar in the promotion. Styles has been the WWE Champion now for almost 8 months, and, the manner in which he is getting the reaction from the fans, WWE won't ever take the risk of turning him heel in the near future.

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