5 failed WWE heel turns that nobody bought

#1: Rikishi

After a near-year investigation, Rikishi was revealed as Stone Cold's would-be assassin.

At Survivor Series 1999, the wrestling world was shocked when Stone Cold Steve Austin was run down by an unknown assailant.

For nearly a year, speculation and conspiracy theories ran wild, with Superstars from The Rock to Steve Blackman all being accused at one point in time.

After an eleven-month investigation, the truth came out as it was revealed that Rikishi was the hitman all along!

The crowd were not pleased.

Despite this heel turn thrusting the super-heavyweight into the main event picture, fans loathed the idea of the fun-loving, dancing Samoan doing this act.

As Rikishi's heel turn floundered (with the big man being decimated at No Mercy 2000 by Austin), changes had to be made.

Very quickly, it was revealed that Rikishi was working on the orders of Triple H, one of Austin's oldest foes.