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Since the infancy of WWE, and even professional wrestling as a whole, the performers have been separated into two specific groups: the evildoers, or heels, and idols, or babyfaces. While the distinction between the two groups is not as important in WWE as before, even today it is possible to position most performers under one of these two groups.
Heels are the villains of the ring. They try their best to create hatred, or generate heat, amongst the audience, by wrongdoing the fan favorite heroes or by directly offending the spectators.
Wrestlers sometimes rotate between being a heel and a face. A hated heel can transform into an adored babyface, and even the biggest names like Hulk Hogan may betray the audience and become loathed heels.
Some performers are more adept in playing a villainous role, and some are more comfortable in being a face, formulating full use of the adulation showered by the audience.
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Here is a list of 5 current members of the WWE roster who work better as heels.
#5 Former WWE Champion The Miz
Ever since his debut, The Miz has invariably functioned better as a spineless heel with an intrinsic appetite to be an incredibly thorny resistance to the ascension of some of WWE's most beloved babyfaces.
The Miz has, time after time, played a heroic role as well, although fan reaction to them has been subpar, and it is easy to notice that The A-Lister is more comfortable being a villain.
Recently, The Miz attacked his tag team partner John Morrison to solidify his status as a heel. Considering both of his WWE Championship reigns and most of his success has been part of his heel runs, one can reasonably expect The Miz to stay villainous for quite some time.
#4 Former WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens is exemplified in WWE as a dangerous individual who is more than capable of destroying his opponent inside the ring. While these days the Canadian plays a more anti-heroic figure, as he enters the ring and channels his inner Stone Cold to hit a Stunner on whoever is inside the squared circle, he has always worked better as a heel.
On his first day as an NXT talent, Owens brutally attacked Sami Zayn and solidified his villainous nature. His debut on the main roster was similar, with him attacking John Cena in a callback to the latter's "Ruthless Aggression" debut.
Whether attacking Daniel Bryan after his emotional return announcement or betraying Chris Jericho, Owens has been part of numerous remarkable contemporary WWE moments as a heel.
#3 WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns has been a part of the main roster of WWE for 9 years. The two parts of his career fans fondly remember are his stint with The Shield and his current portrayal of The Tribal Chief alongside Paul Heyman, where he is a villainous WWE Universal Champion.
The interim part of his career was tainted by WWE trying to propel him to the top of the card as a face, with fans vehemently dismissing the proposal. When WWE finally tended to fan reaction, Reigns' comfort in playing the villain was observed, making fans wonder why WWE took half a decade to turn The Big Dog into The Head Of The Table.
#2 WWE Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair
Like her father before her, Charlotte Flair is a natural heel. She has sufficient swagger and attitude to become an antagonist in every WWE viewer's eye. Flair excels as an in-ring performer, a fact that lets her confidently proclaim in promos her ability to defeat anyone on the roster. Her in-ring skills, coupled with her 12 championship reigns, make the fans completely believe in her bold proclamations.
WWE has often tried to use Flair as a face and every time she has failed to indicate sufficient progression. As a heel champion, and a foil to the likes of Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley, this is how she helps the best babyfaces in her division perform at their peak.
#1 WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Randy Orton
Randy Orton works best when he is portraying a loathsome heel who serves punishment without concern for his opponent's life. His pandemic-era return to The Legend Killer zone is an outstanding example of his heelish tendencies, as is his work against Daniel Bryan.
Orton is currently a face on the WWE roster. His tag team with Riddle is popular, and fans eat up every antic of this oddball duo. However, every WWE fan believes that it is only a matter of time before Orton attacks Riddle and turns heel. Orton has done the same countless times before and he still manages to capture the attention of viewers with every assault.
