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• 6 WWE Heel Turns At Night Of Champions 2025

WWE Night of Champions 2025 will be a noteworthy show due to titles being up the grabs and the winner of the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. Along […]...2025
• Flawless Face-Off Round 2 Results: Nikki Bella & AJ Lee Triumph

Another week, another fierce batch of winners crowned in the Flawless Face-Off: Divas Era Edition! Round 2 brought the heat with dramatic heel turns, promo queens, and glow-ups that turned doubters into believers. Every vote counted—and you showed up to defend your favorites with passion. Now, let’s break down the five new titleholders who just ... Read more The post Flawless Face-Off Round 2 Resu...2025
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• 7 WWE Heel Turns Coming Soon

Among WWE’s vast array of babyface stars, there are a select few who seem like they could be heading towards a heel turn sooner rather than later. From frustrated stars […]...2025
• VIP PODCAST 6/5 – The Fix Mailbag w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): R-Truth, All-time Best Heel Turns, Styles in TNA again, merging AEW titles Mariah May, Roode, WarGames (67 min.)

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s The Fix Mailbag with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics: A look at a plan to [...]...2025
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• Flawless Face-Off: Round 2 Voting Is Live!

The competition is just getting started, and after a fierce Round 1, it’s time to see who’s stepping up—and who’s turning heads—for Week 2 of the Flawless Face-Off. In Round 1, Melina dominated with two category wins, but this week, the field opens up with fresh faces, infamous heel turns, and the best mic work ... Read more The post Flawless Face-Off: Round 2 Voting Is Live! appeared first on Div...2025
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• 7 Heel Turns At WWE Money In The Bank 2025

WWE Money in the Bank 2025 is fast approaching on Saturday June 7, with all eyes on the event’s titular ladder matches for the men and women. Two WWE stars […]...2025

• John Cena’s heel turn sucks

WWE.com Raw airs tonight (Apr. 21) with a live show from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first episode of Raw during the three week build towards Backlash, which takes place on May 10 in St. Louis. John Cena’s heel turn sucks John Cena won the WWE championship from Cody Rhodes last night at WrestleMania 41 thanks to interference from Travis Scott, a low blow, and Cody bein...2025
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• Collision recap & reactions: Spotlight on women’s division

TNT Saturday night is alright for fighting. AEW Collision (March 29, 2025) emanated from UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, WI. The show featured Toni Storm not watching out for the shoe, Athena confronting Mercedes Moné, Dax Harwood shoving Cash Wheeler, and more. Spotlight on the women’s division This episode of Collision had a heavy focus on the women’s division. Stories and news played ou...2025
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• Happy anniversary, Seth Rollins

WWE June 2 is a day fans will never forget, thanks to The Visionary. As Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch approach their third wedding anniversary, it’s a joyous time to celebrate their union. Traditionally, the third-anniversary gift is leather, symbolizing durability and flexibility, mirroring the stability and resilience of a marriage that has thrived for three years. But that’s on June 29, ...2024
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• AEW Five Fingers of Death 1/8 - 1/14
MD: Brief programming note. Puerto Rico should be back this week. We ended up getting our hands on a bunch of footage not on Youtube so we've been trying to make sense of it all. It will help the project overall. Way too much wrestling going on right now. I'm not going to hit everything from the last week, but I am grabbing one match from Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision each. Only one will annoy ...2024
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• WWE needs to get this done already

@FinnBalor Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. June 10, 2023 According to this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE wants to add a stipulation to the third match between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. A bullrope match is one of the ideas being discuss...2023
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• NWA:TNA Weekly PPV - Episode 3 (07/03/2002)

July 3rd, 2002Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TennesseeNWA:TNA came into episode 3 of their weekly Pay Per View events with two new champions at the helm. Ken Shamrock captured the NWA World Championship in the first episode, after which AJ Styles claimed the X title after a thrilling four-way contest involving Low-Ki, Jerry Lynn, and Psicosis in the second episode. Tonight, we'd ...2023
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• In-Season Wrestling Workouts

Wrestling is a physically demanding sport that requires year-round dedication, but the in-season workouts are where champions are truly forged. To excel during the wrestling season, athletes must strike a delicate balance between intense training and injury prevention. In this article, we'll explore the best in-season wrestling workouts, discuss what to avoid, delve into the pros and cons of these...2023

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"Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff React to John Cena’s Heel Turn—Say It Couldn’t Touch nWo’s Shock Factor"

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• 6 WWE Heel Turns At Night Of Champions 2025
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• Logan Paul triumphs over AJ Styles, because good is dumb

Peacock Karrion Kross showed up to help, but The Phenomenal One refused it... then got screwed out of a victory on WWE’s biggest stage. WWE presented the clash between AJ Styles and Logan Paul at Night Two of WrestleMania 41 as a pro wrestling lifer who came up “the right way” to represent the business with pride against a mercenary from outside who only got into the game to feed his own e...2025
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• WWE’s biggest heel turns: Zbyszko, Orndorff, and Andre’s legendary betrayals

WWE recently ranked the top 30 heel turns in wrestling history, but three major betrayals were notably left out — one of which set the stage for all future good-to-bad crossovers. Recently, WWE released a list of the 30 most villainous heel turns in history. Due to recency bias and WrestleMania promotion, John Cena’s heel turn was ranked number one. Like any list, the rankings, including Cena’s, a...2025
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• John Cena’s Heel Turn Expected to Follow Sgt. Slaughter Blueprint, Says Meltzer
One Big Thing Dave Meltzer reports that John Cena’s current heel turn is likely to mirror WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter’s 1990s storyline rather than other famous heel turns like Hulk Hogan or Stone Cold Steve Austin. Why It Matters This comparison offers insight into WWE’s potential long-term planning for Cena’s character as he […] The post John Cena’s Heel Turn E...2025
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• WATCH NOW: John Cena sells out at WWE Elimination Chamber

@WWE John Cena’s hustle, loyalty, and disrespect are now available to watch for free via WWE’s YouTube channel. John Cena shocked the world by selling out his principles and his soul for one more shot at greatness. But if you missed it or want to watch it again, WWE has uploaded the final segment from last Saturday’s Elimination Chamber event for free on YouTube. After Cena won the men’s C...2025
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• Happy anniversary, Seth Rollins
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• Raw recap & reactions: Sami runs the gauntlet

WWE on TNT Sports Sami Zayn gets his WrestleMania match, Becky Lynch takes a beating, and The Judgment Day judge the competition on this week’s Monday Night Raw. Motivators What a SORE LOSER! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/wj0ywUe4Ro— WWE (@WWE) March 12, 2024 I thought this was Chad Gable’s night. Props to WWE for getting me fully-invested into Chad’s story. His passion as a father, al...2024
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• John Cena reveals plan to turn heel in 2012

WWE.com Cena tells Chris Van Vliet what fans would’ve seen from him as a bad guy. John Cena is easily one of the greatest babyface characters of all time. Despite having been a polarizing character who elicited an equal amount of boos as he did cheers at one time, Cena remained faithful to his fans and himself, staying true to his motto of Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect. That professed level...2024
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• WWE needs to get this done already
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• NWA:TNA Weekly PPV - Episode 3 (07/03/2002)
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• John Cena’s heel turn sucks
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• WrestleMania 41 Night Two recap & reactions: WWE’s bad bet

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images John Cena makes history but it certainly comes with an asterisk at WrestleMania 41 night two. Bet It Back The final #WrestleMania moment. pic.twitter.com/DCtpyFVxuV— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2025 Let’s talk about this ending and how it was indicative of everything that happened post Elimination Chamber. John Cena defeating Cody Rhodes isn’t the problem...2025
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• Logan Paul triumphs over AJ Styles, because good is dumb
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• Two heel turns at ROH Final Battle

ROH Welcome Red Velvet and LeeJ to the dark side. The reigning women’s television champion and the tag team of Lee Johnson & EJ Nduka both turned heel in separate angles at ROH Final Battle. Velvet defended the ROH Women’s World Television Championship against Leyla Hirsch. Hirsch put up a tough fight. Velvet emptied her offensive arsenal and still couldn’t keep Hirsch down for the three-c...2024
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• Title Changes, Returns and Heel Turns Punctuated Eventful SummerSlam
SummerSlam 2024 was marked by changings of the guard and otherwise notable moments sprinkled throughout the event. Naturally the questions that follow circle around what comes next for the key players in major storylines as well as the newly-crowned champions. Of the key developments of the night, the most important talking points centre around the […] The post Title Changes, Returns and Hee...2024
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• Swerve’s property values keep rising

All Elite Wrestling Everybody who comes to Cageside Seats has an opinion about what's going on in pro wrestling — Wrestler Rankings are where YOU let us know YOURS. Cast a vote in the comments. Give us the five performers you think entertained or impressed the most in the last week, and feel free to talk about why. We also have the outcome of last week's voting, the results of which make ...2023
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• Two Big Heel Turns Take Place On WWE SmackDown – Details
Asuka and Kairi Sane joined forces with Damage CTRL on Friday Night SmackDown after Sane forgave Bayley for putting her out of WWE in 2020, leading to a group hug between The Pirate Princess and Damage CTRL. This resulted in a six-woman tag team match main event where Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, and Asuka teamed […] The post Two Big Heel Turns Take Place On WWE SmackDown – Details ...2023
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• 6 AEW Heel Turns Coming Soon

Throughout the history of AEW, there have been some significant heel turns that have created some of the landmark moments for the company. Whether it be Mariah May betraying Timeless […]...2025
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• Raw recap & reactions: The dangerous hangover

WWE Paul Heyman put all his chips on a visionary and a dog on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Dangerous Seth Rollins isn't the ONLY one to align with Paul Heyman... pic.twitter.com/qBEm8egaQN— WWE (@WWE) April 22, 2025 Paul Heyman hinted at more “Paul Heyman” guys possibly joining him. Paul isn’t one to just say things but he’s also a known rabble rouser. Sometimes he...2025
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• WrestleMania 41 Night Two recap & reactions: WWE’s bad bet
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• Flawless Face-Off Round 5 Results: Entrances, Errors & Era-Defining Heel Turns

We’re just one week away from the final round of the Flawless Face-Off, where we’ll crown the most iconic figures of the golden era of women’s wrestling. But before we get there, let’s raise a glass (or a bedazzled paddle) to the Round 5 winners, who gave us high drama, unforgettable moments, and performances that […] The post Flawless Face-Off Round 5 Results: Entrances, Errors & Era-Defini...2025
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• Collision recap & reactions: Spotlight on women’s division
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• WWE’s 30 Greatest Heel Turns: John Cena’s Shocking Turn Tops Historic List
One Big Thing WWE has ranked John Cena’s recent attack on Cody Rhodes as the greatest heel turn in wrestling history, surpassing iconic moments like Hulk Hogan joining the nWo and Seth Rollins destroying The Shield. Why It Matters This ranking signals a historic shift in WWE’s landscape, as Cena’s 20-year run as wrestling’s top […] The post WWE’s 30 Greatest Heel Turn...2025
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• WWE’s biggest heel turns: Zbyszko, Orndorff, and Andre’s legendary betrayals
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• Cody Rhodes responds to one of the most shocking heel turns in WWE history

WWE.com Let’s hear what Cody has to say about John Cena showing his true colors as a phony corporate sellout. SmackDown airs tonight (Mar. 7) with a live show emanating from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is the first episode of SmackDown during the seven week build towards WrestleMania 41, which takes place on the weekend of April 19 and 20. Cody Rhodes responds t...2025
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• Hulk Hogan: John Cena's Heel Turn Is One Of The Best I've Seen In A Long Time
Hulk Hogan comments on John Cena turning heel in WWE. When John Cena turned heel on Cody Rhodes at WWE Elimination Chamber and joined The Rock after 20 years as the top babyface in WWE, many drew parallels to when Hulk Hogan turned heel in 1996 and formed the New World Order with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Now, Hulk Hogan has commented on John Cena's heel turn in a new interview with Justin Barr...2025
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• Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff React to John Cena’s Heel Turn—Say It Couldn’t Touch nWo’s Shock Factor

Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff know a thing or two about heel turns—and they’re not holding back when it comes to John Cena’s recent shift in character. During an interview ......2025
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• Seth Rollins Says He Does Not Regret Breaking Up The Shield

One of the most iconic and shocking heel turns was when Seth Rollins turned on the S.H.I.E.L.D. What does The Visionary think about being the sole reason to break up one of the most successful wrestling factions of all time? Recently, the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion and his wife Becky Lynch spoke with GQ […] The post Seth Rollins Says He Does Not Regret Breaking Up The Shield appe...2024
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• 10 Best Heel Turns In WCW History, Ranked

There were some amazing heel turns in WCW. This list will take a look at the very best in the history of the company....2023
• Tony Khan finally has the top babyface he desperately needs
AEW’s YouTube Dynamite airs tonight (Mar. 29) with a live show from Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. There are more than eight weeks to go until AEW’s next pay-per-view on the calendar, Double or Nothing, which is scheduled for May 28. Adam Cole is finally back, BAY BAY! Adam Cole returned to AEW television on the January 11 episode of Dynamite to announce that he’s back and everyone...2023
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• 10 Best Heel Turns in Impact Wrestling History, Ranked

What are the best heel turns in the entire history of TNA/Impact Wrestling?...2023
• 5 Best Heel Turns In TNA History

TNA has seen some great heel turns throughout its two-decade-plus history. Not only were these heel turns well executed, but they also shocked fans to the core — which is hard to pull in this age of social media. There’s no denying that the company has created compelling television off of shocking betrayals and disastrous […] The post 5 Best Heel Turns In TNA History appeared first on ...2024
• WWE Teasing Heel Turns For SmackDown Star And His Manager

WWE started setting the stage for a heel turn with one of the members of the SmackDown roster. His manager might turn too....2023
• Paul Wight: I Talked To Michael Cole About Doing Commentary In WWE For Years
Paul Wight has been interested in doing commentary for a long time. Wight, formerly known as The Big Show, had a lengthy tenure in WWE, dating back to his debut in 1999. He left the company in 2007 and returned in 2008. Wight remained with WWE until his departure in February 2021. He them signed with AEW in 2021 and was part of the broadcast team for AEW Dark: Elevation. He has also occasionally c...2023
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• John Cena to Seth Rollins: 2025’s Game-Changing Heel Turns and 5 WWE Superstars Who Could Follow Suit
After John Cena and Seth Rollins, these five WWE Superstars could embrace their darker sides and shock the WWE Universe by turning heel....2025
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• WrestleMania 41 Night Two recap & reactions: WWE’s bad bet
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• Cody Rhodes responds to one of the most shocking heel turns in WWE history
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• Here’s Hulk Hogan’s review of John Cena’s heel turn

Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images We don’t have much time for the noted racist’s self-aggrandizing takes these days, but seeing as Cena’s Elimination Chamber scene is being compared to his nWo reveal... The shock ending of WWE Elimination Chamber — which saw John Cena finally turn heel after decades as the company’s top babyface — has been a hot topic throughout pop culture since it happened...2025
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• Hulk Hogan: John Cena's Heel Turn Is One Of The Best I've Seen In A Long Time
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• AEW Five Fingers of Death 12/9 - 12/15
ROH TV 12/12/24Athena vs Billie Starkz vs Leyla Hirsch vs Red VelvetMD: This was to see who would go on to WrestleDynasty and represent ROH. It was set up backstage with Athena demanding that Billie lay down for her. Though we didn't know it yet (though we kind of did) it also set up Athena vs Billie and highlighted Leyla vs Velvet which are the two women's matches at the PPV. And, it was a v...2024
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• Trish Stratus Observes Contrasting Styles of Triple H and Vince McMahon in Booking Heel Turns
WWE icon Trish Stratus marked a remarkable resurgence last year, as she made a prominent return to Monday Night RAW as a regular fixture, reinvigorating her persona as the Diva ......2024
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• Most Shocking Babyface & Heel Turns In WrestleMania History

During the history of WrestleMania, there have been shocking babyface and heel turns that changed the landscape of WWE forever....2025
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• Logan Paul triumphs over AJ Styles, because good is dumb
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• Triple H Reveals How Many People Knew About The John Cena Heel Turn Ahead Of Time

One of the most shocking heel turns in recent history is the one of 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena at the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event. Recently, WWE’s CCO Triple H revealed how many people knew about the heel turn in advance. Triple H was interviewed recently by Pete Rosenberg. The interview aired […] The post Triple H Reveals How Many People Knew About The...2025
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• Why aren’t babyface turns as big of a deal?

This “biggest turns ever” discussion has made me realize that the most shocking turns have almost always been heel turns – Andre, Hogan, Austin, Cena. Sure, there have been babyface turns that were incredibly consequential (e.g. Austin at WM13) and exciting (The Shield on the RAW after WM30) … but none that had the jaw-dropping, […]...2025
• Eric Bischoff Isn’t Sure A John Cena Heel Turn Will Get The Same Buzz As Hulk Hogan’s Did

One of the most shocking heel turns in recent WWE history is the one of 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena. Cena sold his soul to The Rock and attacked the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes at the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event. Recently, WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff shared his thoughts on the […] The post Eric Bischoff Isn’t Sure A John Cena Heel Turn Will Get Th...2025
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• Cody Rhodes responds to one of the most shocking heel turns in WWE history
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• Most Shocking WWE Heel Turns Of All Time

Nobody saw these heel turns coming! Which one tops the list as WWE's most shocking heel turn ever?...2025
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• ROH Final Battle 12/20/2024 (Results) – Return Of Bandido & Danhausen

ROH Final Battle: Top Highlights, Shocking Moments, and Title Changes Ring of Honor’s Final Battle delivered a thrilling mix of in-ring artistry, dramatic storytelling, and jaw-dropping surprises. From stunning heel turns to unexpected alliances, the event left fans buzzing. Let’s dive into the most memorable matches and moments. Zero Hour Pre-Show Grizzled Young Veterans (GYV) Defeated Dark Order...2024
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