5 Worst Heel Turns in the WWE

#2 Rikishi did it for The Rock in 2000

Ironically, Rikishi's most memorable moment in his heel run was a fall from the main event heights at Armageddon 2000.

Stone Cold Steve Austin was run over in the parking lot at Survivor Series 1999. While the Rattlesnake returned to WWE TV in April of 2000, everyone was still looking to find the culprit in his hit and run case. After six months working as an active commissioner for the WWE, Mick Foley figured out that Rikishi ran over Austin.

Prior to this coming out, Rikishi was a member of Too Cool along with Scotty 2 Hotty and Grand Master Sexay. The trio were fan favorites at the time, and using Rikishi at this moment didn't sit right with the WWE Universe.

Rikishi's reasoning behind the attack was that he took Austin down for The Rock, claiming that Samoans were always pushed to the side for "The Great White Hope" including Buddy Rogers, Hulk Hogan, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Rikishi then aligned himself with Triple H, as it was revealed that The Game hired Rikishi to drive the car that night. Little is remembered of this angle, as the use of shock value over good storytelling left a foul taste in the mouths of the WWE Universe.

The most memorable moment of Rikishi's heel turn was when he was tossed off the Hell In A Cell at Armageddon 2000, landing in a flatbed truck full of wood chips.

The WWE attempted to keep pushing the big man as a big heel, but nothing really worked, and he was back to teaming with Scotty 2 Hotty shortly after.