5 times WWE Superstars requested to turn heel

#3. Daniel Bryan turned heel on SmackDown in 2018 to win the WWE Championship

Favorite Daniel Bryan His win & heel turn was legitimately shocking beating AJ Styles the week before survivor series was such a awesome moment & he’s been doing great as a Heel so far I love the new angry vegan gimmick! pic.twitter.com/PZ1sj4ynYz

— ᭙𝓲ꪶꪶ ☠︎︎ (@HeelBalor) December 27, 2018

Daniel Bryan was one of the top babyface WWE Superstars of all time. Bryan fought as an underdog in most of his big matches and gave fans some great feel-good moments.

Roman Reigns defeated Bryan earlier this year and ended his WWE SmackDown career. Fans aren’t sure whether they will watch The Planet’s Champion in WWE again or not.

In 2018, just a few days before WWE Survivor Series, Daniel Bryan faced AJ Styles for the WWE Championship. The Yes Man shocked the WWE Universe after he low-blowed Styles and won the title to end his 371-day WWE Championship reign.

During an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that followed, Dave Meltzer stated that Bryan himself pitched to turn heel. He pitched it to Vince McMahon, who finally agreed to it.

"Daniel Bryan has been pushing the idea of going heel," Meltzer said. "Whatever the reason, I don't know the reason. But it was over the weekend, Vince changed plans and wanted to go with Brock Lesnar against Daniel Bryan. This is before the Becky Lynch injury. The heel turn was decided [Tuesday] afternoon. It was basically Vince saying 'let's do it all in one day and get the biggest impact.'"

Is this a dream? No, IT’S DANIEL BRYAN WINNING THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM AJ STYLES ON #SDLive! And turned Heel! 😳😳😳WOW! pic.twitter.com/myWa9OUOVs

— Deano (Or could call me Deandre) (@deandrebrownV3) November 14, 2018

The heel-turn, coupled with the title change, gave fans a once-in-a-lifetime match between Brock Lesnar and Bryan at Survivor Series. The Yes Man had a great run on SmackDown following his turn that saw him get into several big rivalries.