Best WWE Face/Heel Turns of 2018

It has been a year for heel turns
It has been a year for heel turns

#3 Shinsuke Nakamura

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Nakamura turning heel on AJ Styles at Wrestlemania
Nakamura turning heel on AJ Styles at Wrestlemania

The 2018 Royal Rumble winner, Shinsuke Nakamura had sealed a dream match against then-WWE Champion AJ Styles at Wrestlemania. Despite the officials booking arguably the best performers against each other, it was visibly clear that the on-screen chemistry and promos were lacking. This was due to no room for creativity with both AJ and Nakamura being portrayed as faces at that time.

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This changed during the aftermath of their highly anticipated match at Wrestlemania, with Nakamura turning on the Styles with a low blow paving way for fresher storylines between the two.

Despite losing to AJ Styles twice, Nakamura was able to use this break to win the US Championship after beating Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules. He has managed to hold the title since then and has been able to consolidate his image as "The Face of Nak-America"

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