Apr 20, 2025

Shayne Dias

From Seth Rollins to Stone Cold Steve Austin - Most Shocking WrestleMania Heel Turns


Seth Rollins stunned everyone by aligning with Paul Heyman at WrestleMania 41 to beat Roman Reigns and CM Punk in the Night One main event.

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Paul Heyman betrayed Roman Reigns and CM Punk to help Seth Rollins.

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With Rollins turning heel at WrestleMania, he joins a select list of top superstars.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin's heel turn at WrestleMania 17 remains arguably the most iconic turn to the dark side.

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Stone Cold was involved in another iconic heel turn in WM13 when Bret Hart went bad and Austin turned face - a rare double turn that was perfectly pulled off. 

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Shinsuke Nakamura turned heel after losing a WWE championship match to AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34.

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This one was unexpected as the Toronto crowd at WrestleMania 18 turned on The Rock and he appeared to heel it up through the rest of the match vs Hulk Hogan, who became a babyface by default.

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