4 Face turns that worked and 3 that didn't

Modified Nov 10, 2018 05:40 GMT

Rey Mysterio has spent his entire WWE career as a Face.

#3 Batista (Worked)

Batista's slow face turn in 2004/2005 was one of the best face turns of the Ruthless Aggression era. — Batista's slow face turn in 2004/2005 was one of the best

Soon after Randy Orton was kicked out of Evolution, it was only a matter of time before The Animal, Batista broke free too. Batista had everything that Vince and WWE require in a "Top Guy". He had decent mic skills, good in-ring skills, and an amazing personality.

Batista's face turn was amazingly executed. He didn't turn face overnight. Rather, a slow approach was taken which started in October/November 2004 and culminated with a full-fledged face turn in February 2005.

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Batista won the Royal Rumble match in 2005 and went on to defeat Triple H at Wrestlemania 21 to win his first World Title. Batista then had an impressive face turn which lasted over 4 years. During his run as a babyface, Batista won 5 World Titles and managed to remain as the Company's top star. He feuded with the likes of The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, John Cena etc.

About the author

Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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