5 Times babyface WWE Superstars cheated to win 

John Cena & Big Show at SmackDown Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero at Judgment Day 2006
John Cena & Big Show at SmackDown Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero at Judgment Day 2006

#3 WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle at SmackDown!
Kurt Angle at SmackDown!

When Mark Henry made his return to WWE's main roster in late 2005, WWE fans thought that they would see Henry challenge Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble.

Unfortunately, there were a change of plans due to Batista tearing his right triceps during a house show match with Henry. This injury led Batista having no choice but to surrender the World Heavyweight Championship on the January 13th, 2006 episode of SmackDown.

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The night Batista vacated the World Heavyweight Championship, Theodore Long decided to make a 20-Man Battle Royal where the winner would be crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion.

With SmackDown having a very thin list of babyfaces to be part of the World title picture a possible threat to their monster heel, Henry, WWE had no choice but to turn then-RAW heel Kurt Angle babyface and move him to the SmackDown brand.

Angle was the final entrant in the 20-Man Battle Royal, where he would last eliminate Henry to become the World Hevayweight Champion. Angle would then again capitalize on Henry at that year's Royal Rumble.

During the World Heavyweight Championship match between Henry and Angle, Angle had some difficulties with taking down "The World's Strongest Man". Doubting he would be able to make Henry tap to the Ankle Lock, Angle came up with a clever idea to pick up the win — Angle would drag Henry to the steel middle turnbuckle and roll him up, while holding the ropes.

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Edited by Andrea Hangst
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