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WWE has always loved to build characters and run gimmicks to support its superstars and their performances. Fans relate to the wrestlers based on which gimmick they are running, and align themselves with either the ‘good-guy’ or the ‘bad guy’.
Without the good guys and the bad, these characteristics and storylines, the show would miss the salt and pepper from the rivalries and the show would fall flat on its face.
Currently, more heels are holding the top prizes in the WWE as compared to the faces. Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch, Buddy Murphy, The Bar, Authors of Pain, and Tommaso Ciampa are the heels holding the gold while only Ronda Rousey, Seth Rollins, Ricochet, and Pete Dunne are the notable characters with gold around their waists as faces.
With that in mind, we have developed a list of the top three current superstars who are champions as heels and are doing a great job in the ring while working on their character. Take a look and see which one do you think is working as the best out of the lot.
#3 Tommaso Ciampa – NXT Champion
It’s surprising that Ciampa initially signed with WWE in 2005, only to be a part of silly gimmicks and matches and to be released soon after in mid-2007.
We are glad that Ciampa was signed to NXT in 2015 and along with Johnny Gargano, shot to fame in a year. Tommaso Ciampa wasted little time afterward to make his presence felt and kept climbing the NXT ladder along with his partner.
After turning on his partner, Ciampa received much heat and a lot of praise for how he worked the gimmick. After extended feuds, he was finally rewarded with the NXT Championship which he won from Aleister Black.
Ciampa has since remained the top act on NXT and has been carrying the division on his shoulders extremely well. Not only is he good in the ring, but Ciampa also posses great mic skills that will take him far once he makes his main roster debut again.
#2 Brock Lesnar – WWE Universal Champion
How do you become one of the greatest heels in the business? Brock Lesnar has the answer to that, as he receives heat from the fans not only for his in-ring antics but also for showing up half a dozen times a year and holding the top prize in WWE.
Brock Lesnar has always been hailed as The Beast, and he has destroyed many opponents in his quest to become the best in the business. He has moved in and out of wrestling a few times but has always returned to find success waiting for him thanks to the creatives loving the way his character has always been portrayed.
The Universal Champion has received much heat from fans for not only showing up only when he pleases and having mostly squash championship matches but also for performing his moves carelessly on smaller opponents which can result in injuries.
An ESPN.com article referred to Lesnar as "the most accomplished athlete in professional wrestling history", and he has been managed by Paul Heyman for most of his career. Heyman’s skills on the mic have been half the reason behind Lesnar’s success and current status. Lesnar remains one the greatest heel champions in the business today.
#1 Becky Lynch – SmackDown Women’s Champion
SmackDown has a new Women’s Champion and she is The Man. Becky Lynch was once the most underrated and beloved babyface on SmackDown who won the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Championship in 2016.
Fast forward to 2018 and she is still one of the most beloved wrestlers on the blue brand. However, she is not the top heel of SmackDown which shows that The Man can do whatever she pleases with ease.
Lynch has held the Women’s Championship twice in her career, once as a face and the second time as a heel. However, her current heel character and title reign has done her more good as compared to her first reign and actually made her an outstanding superstar.
Not only has she had in-ring battles and mic battles, but she has even gone behind the keyboard to bash other superstars regardless of which roster they perform on or their gender.
Lynch continues to be the must-watch-act on WWE Network at the moment, and fans are waiting for the time she will face Ronda Rousey from RAW to bring their war of words to the ring.
