This list will keep track of all the official babyface turns and heel turns that happen in WWE for the year 2026.
At the beginning of this year, I've made some predictions for who I think will end up turning face or heel at some point. I won't be altering these predictions at all throughout the entire year, but I will be adding some revised guesses quarterly around the big events, so it'll be interesting to see who I'm right and wrong about. Anybody who I'm right about, I'll strike out.
KEEP IN MIND: When a babyface attacks another babyface, this is almost always a heel turn. When a heel attacks another heel, it doesn't hold the same meaning. Villains turning on villains does not make the beaten down person suddenly a hero, but the actions that come out of that dictate whether a turn happens or not.
Also, sometimes, I update the heel and face index, but not as often as the updates you see below.
- January 19 - Natalya turned heel on Raw by costing Maxxine Dupri her title match against Becky Lynch
- January 31 - Chad Gable returned as Original El Grande Americano, being booked as a babyface to feud with Ludwig Kaiser's impostor El Grande Americano II, who remains a heel on WWE programming unless it is AAA, wherein he is a babyface
- February 3 - Uriah Connors turned heel on NXT by leaving Chase U and joining the faction of Stacks, Arianna Grace, and Lexis King
- February 24 - Zaria turned heel on Sol Ruca, attacking her on NXT and costing her the NXT Women's Championship match she had with Jacy Jayne
- February 28 - Seth Rollins returned and went after Logan Paul and seemed to share some respectful nod toward Cody Rhodes, which likely indicates a face turn going forward
- March 9 - Finn Balor has been booted out of The Judgment Day, and while he hasn't officially done anything to mark a true babyface turn, it's clear that's the direction
- March 13 - Randy Orton turned heel by beating down Cody Rhodes on SmackDown
- March 17 - Jasper Troy turned babyface to make the save for Booker T opposite Keanu Carver
- March 20 - B-Fab and Michin turned heel to align with Jade Cargill and beat down Rhea Ripley
PREDICTIONS FOR FUTURE HEEL/FACE TURNS IN 2026:
** QUARTER 1 PREDICTIONS [FROM JANUARY 1] **
WILL TURN HEEL: Alexa Bliss, Carmelo Hayes, Charlotte Flair, Jordynne Grace, Natalya, Randy Orton, Tiffany Stratton, Tyra Mae Steele, Zaria
WILL TURN BABYFACE: Finn Balor, Giulia, Kelani Jordan, Liv Morgan, Rusev
** QUARTER 2 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [AROUND WRESTLEMANIA] **
WILL TURN HEEL: Ilja Dragunov, Lyra Valkyria, Michin, Original El Grande Americano, Sami Zayn
WILL TURN BABYFACE: Candice LeRae, El Grande Americano, Johnny Gargano, Kairi Sane, Tama Tonga, Trick Williams
** QUARTER 3 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [BEFORE SUMMERSLAM] **
WILL TURN HEEL: TBD
WILL TURN BABYFACE: TBD
** QUARTER 4 PREDICTIONS UPDATES [BEFORE SURVIVOR SERIES] **
WILL TURN HEEL: TBD
WILL TURN BABYFACE: TBD
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