WWE legend reveals why he's a big fan of Kevin Owens (Exclusive)

Modified Jan 03, 2025 06:41 GMT

Kevin Owens poses with the Winged Eagle Championship after attacking Cody Rhodes (Image via WWE.com)

Kevin Owens' work as a heel continues to draw praise from fans, peers, and industry legends. The Prizefighter had WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura sing his praises at Saturday Night's Main Event. It seems Owens is quite high on the list of heels for another wrestling legend.

Speaking on a recent edition of Live Q&A, JBL was asked if Kevin Owens is in the top ten best heels of the modern era. The former WWE Champion said Owens might be the top heel before mentioning some major heels not signed to the promotion.

"You know, top ten heels. Of course he is. He may be the top heel. I don't know. There's some great heels out there, some really good ones. There's a guy in the TNA, Frankie Kazarian. I think he's fantastic. You know, I think MJF has done well."

He continued:

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"There's a lot of great heels out there. Randy Orton, when he is a heels to me is different level, I mean different level. I saw Del Rio down in Mexico and I know that, you know, that's kind of a hot button name, but that guy's one of the best heels I've ever seen." [33:15 onwards]

Speaking of Orton, WWE's Apex Predator was spiked with a piledriver by Kevin Owens on SmackDown a few weeks ago. Click here to read the latest report on Orton's impending return to the company. Fans will have to wait to see if the Viper appears on RAW's Netflix premiere.

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Manik Aftab writes Exclusive articles for Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE division. A BA (Hons) in English Literature helped him improve his writing skills before starting his career as a pro wrestling writer.

Before joining Sportskeeda, Aftab worked for Ringside News and The Sportster, where his wrestling articles and feature pieces consistently ranked on the first page of Google SERPs.

He prioritizes accuracy, relevance, and ethics in his reporting by conducting thorough research, verifying sources, and adhering to professional journalistic standards.

While Aftab’s favorite wrestler in AEW is Hangman Adam Page, he doesn’t have a favorite in WWE yet. However, he considers Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His earliest memory of watching pro wrestling was when The Rock faced The New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, but it was the John Cena vs. Edge match from Unforgiven 2006 that got him hooked. If given the chance to manage a star from the Attitude Era, he would choose The British Bulldog, as he believes Davey Boy Smith was a terrific worker and could've benefitted from having a mouthpiece for his lack of mic skills.

When not watching pro wrestling, Aftab enjoys reading science fiction and watching anime.

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Edited by Rahul Madurawe