10 best face turns in WWE history 

#6: Batista- Raw 2005

Batista's thumbs down become one of the most memorable moments of his career

2005 was a key year for the WWE with both Batista and John Cena rising to the top of their respective brands and cementing their places as the stars of their generation.

With Batista, he secured his place as one of the biggest faces in the WWE when he turned on his Evolution mentor, Triple H on an episode of Raw.

Having won the Royal Rumble that January, Batista had to choose between a match with Triple H at WrestleMania or a match with SmackDown's JBL at the event.

In the week's leading up to the turn, Triple H and Ric Flair had tried to manipulate Batista into heading over to SmackDown so that Evolution could rule the whole of the WWE. Batista began to see through it though, and when he realised that Triple H was plotting to have him taken out, The Animal's decision was made for him.

The turn itself took place during a segment on Raw. Both Teddy Long and Eric Bischoff, the GMs of SmackDown and Raw at the time were out with contracts for Batista, and they were soon joined by Triple H and Ric Flair.

After a pep talk from The Game, Batista threw the Raw contract to the floor and held the SmackDown contract up. Triple H and Flair put their thumbs up to Batista and then, just as it looked as though he was going to join SmackDown, Batista put his own thumb up and quickly turned it upside down, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

Everything about this turn was perfectly executed and it set Batista up as one of the biggest stars of that decade.