4 WWE heel turns Vince McMahon rejected and 1 he reluctantly agreed to

#4 Vince McMahon did not want Ricky Steamboat to turn heel

Ricky Steamboat worked for Vince McMahon between 1985 and 1988, while he also competed in WWE matches in 1991 and 2009.

The WWE Hall of Famer told Ring Rust Radio in 2018 that he asked Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson in 1991 if he could perform as a heel in WWE, but both men immediately rejected the idea without hesitation.

“They [Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson] said it would not work, I was the premier babyface, and I told them that I've been in the ring with the best heels in the business. I actually believed that I could work as a heel because I've been in the ring with the best of them. They said, ‘Bottom line, it would probably hurt your career,’ and they shut it down.” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]

Steamboat said he was initially disgruntled with Vince McMahon’s stance because he wanted to experience working as a heel before his career came to an end.

However, on reflection, he is happy that Vince McMahon rejected the heel turn idea, as he is proud of the fact that his character stayed the same for his entire career.