5 WWE Superstars whose careers were saved by turning heel

1: John Cena

The heel Cena often feuded with the top stars of the brand, like Rey Mysterio.

John Cena is considered by many to be the biggest babyface in wrestling history.

But though the 16-time World Champion has garnered millions of fans with his sense of right, there was a time when fans weren't as forgiving.

Debuting on SmackDown in 2002 against Kurt Angle, Cena was a solid blue chipper, but lacked any personality.

In fact, Cena was on the chopping block, until Stephanie McMahon caught him rapping backstage.

Seeing John's talent, Stephanie had him re-packaged, turning the future World Champion heel, as a white rapper.

Dishing out verbal barbs each and every week, Cena gained a lot more experience on the main roster, and has since gone on to become arguably WWE's biggest ever star.

Though many fans hope for one last Cena heel turn, this seems highly unlikely in 2019.