WWE history: 10 greatest heel turns of the 21st Century

Three iconic moments that the fans still remember to this day
Three iconic moments that the fans still remember to this day

#7 Shane McMahon turns on The Miz

The duo will battle at WrestleMania
The duo will battle at WrestleMania

Shane O' Mac won the World Cup trophy at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, last year. Following the victory, The Miz began asking Shane to form a tag team with him. The storyline stretched throughout the latter part of 2018, and continued in the new year.

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The duo went on to form a team, beat The Bar for the Tag Team Titles, and lose the belts, all in a very short span of time. Shane and Miz failed to recapture the titles from The Usos at Fastlane. After the match, Shane McMahon turned heel on The Miz in a unique visual. The fans had expected the natural born heel in The Miz to take over his good side again, but the opposite happened.

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It had been a while since the WWE Universe had seen a heel Shane, and the turn was something fresh and unexpected. They then faced off in a Falls Count Anywhere match at WrestleMania 35, which Shane McMahon won.

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