King of Swerve Style: 5 Reasons Why Shinsuke Nakamura's Heel Turn is a Great Idea

#4 WWE needs more true heels in its main event scene

The last true heel to contest for the WWE title

SmackDown Live, prior to Nakamura's attack, was at a serious deficit when it comes to heels who could legitimately challenge for the World Title (as evidenced by the fact that its top title program at Mania was a match between two faces).

It had Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, but the two were kayfabe fired and mired in a feud with the management of the Tuesday show, then left to seek employment elsewhere when a Mania loss sealed their terminations.

Beyond that pair, the closest SmackDown had to a heel challenger was Jinder Mahal, who had been removed from main event contention earlier in the night with a United States Championship win.

Moving down the line, the next-highest heel is Baron Corbin, who has improved tremendously but is still far from main event contention.

Removing Owens and Zayn left a "heel hole" at the top of the men's roster on Tuesdays, which Nakamura fills perfectly.