Predicting the next 5 face turns in WWE

#5 Rusev

You could argue that Rusev is already a babyface

During his first year on the main roster, Rusev was one of the most-hated characters WWE had seen for a very long time. He despised America, he had "Ravishing Russian" Lana by his side, he had the United States Championship – the guy had everything he needed.

Fast forward to now and, as is the ever-changing way with WWE, he’s evolved into a comedic bad guy whose alignment with Aiden English has seen him become one of the most entertaining Superstars on the SmackDown Live roster.

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“The Bulgarian Brute” has never been an out-and-out good guy in the eyes of the fans, but if he continues to gain support with his new “Rusev Day” gimmick, WWE will be left with no choice but to make him a babyface.

Viewers of Total Divas will know what a likeable, charismatic person Rusev is in real life, so there’s no doubt he’d succeed as a good guy if WWE ever decides to fully go down that path.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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