3 WWE Superstars who were happy about turning heel & 3 who weren't

#1. Roman Reigns: Happy after WWE finally gave in to his request to turn heel

The Roman Reigns heel turn was one that met with resistance from WWE and Vince McMahon for a long time. The company invested heavily for years in pushing Roman Reigns as the top babyface and successor to John Cena, but it never seemed to work.

The push ensured that Roman Reigns was WWE's biggest full-time star, but fans wrongly criticized him for the push he received, when it wasn't his fault at all. It was WWE who insisted on keeping Roman Reigns as a heel, but in 2020, a five-month hiatus and the COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things.

Upon his return at SummerSlam 2020, WWE finally pulled the trigger on Roman Reigns' heel turn. It kickstarted the best run of his career, the longest world title reign he's had by far, and a general resurgence.

By turning heel, Roman Reigns proved many fans right. He was never going to be the next John Cena, and he was set up to fail from the start of his push. By turning heel, he activated an entirely new side of his character, one that has become the best in WWE.

Speaking to Ryan Satin on the Out Of Character podcast, Roman Reigns said that the heel turn was something he always wanted to do, as he knew it would allow him to tap into different layers of his character.

While admitting that the "numbers" wouldn't allow the heel turn to happen, he jumped on the first opportunity he got. He told Satin that he felt he should have been the heel of the group from The Shield in 2014:

"I’ve always wanted to turn heel. I didn’t feel like I should have been the babyface out of the Shield group. We all agreed, we thought it should have been Seth, and then keep me as a bad guy," said Roman Reigns.

Given how things have played out, Roman Reigns must be grateful that WWE finally pulled the trigger on his heel turn. He finally seems to be fulfilling the potential that many fans knew he always had.