Here is what I dont get that nobody in this thread has said, because yall love wrestling more the I do......... Get over as a heel, is a pre-requisite to get over as a face.......... Think about it, who in the E has been straight face throughout and gotten over as a top guy????????
You would truly have to go back to Bret Hart (who was a heel, but I wouldnt say he got over as a heel.. Got over as a face though)......... Hogan maybe before that.........
Austin, Rock, Angle, Lesner, Cena, Punk, Foley, Michaels, Triple H, Edge, Orton,..... All of those guys got over as heels where it was undeniable and fans wanted them so bad to turn face, and then they go face and become legends....... The only guys super over, who got over as faces I can think of is Daniel Bryan, RVD, Kofi, and Jeff Hardy in WWE, and the only reason there was the small man/underdog storyline that connects..
I dont know, what do yall think, you have to be a major heel before getting over as a face???