After longtime babyface star Natalya turned heel on WWE Raw, there could be other known stars looking for a refresh as well.
From veterans potentially looking to reclaim respect to changes that might prove to be supernatural in origin — there could be some intriguing new storylines coming soon in WWE.
Here’s six more WWE stars that could be turning heel in the near future.
6. Randy Orton
The upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event is set to host a major four-way match to determine who will take on Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble 2026.
However, the field has an interesting mix of stars with Damian Priest, Trick Williams, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton — perhaps a change is coming.
If Orton were to cost Zayn the win or even do something quite dastardly to end up taking the victory for himself, there could be a fascinating showdown ahead between McIntyre and Orton at Royal Rumble 2026.
In what could end up becoming a WrestleMania 42 feud between Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes, the possibility is very exciting.
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5. Penta & Rey Fenix
While both Penta & Rey Fenix have been positioned as babyfaces since their arrival in WWE but that could change in 2026.
Potentially linking up with Rey Fenix on either brand, the Lucha Brothers could make their debut in WWE together as heels.
With plenty of babyface teams that they could be primed to feud with on either brand, it could be a fun way to shake-up the tag team division across brands.
Bringing a new intensity to the division, a heel (or babyface version) of the Lucha Bros could certainly rocket to the top of WWE.
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4. Alexa Bliss
While the partnership between Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair has been an enjoyable one, all good things must come to an end.
Or perhaps not — since Alexa Bliss could turn heel but not necessarily strike out at Charlotte Flair.
Given the somewhat supernatural aspect of Alexa Bliss’ character, it could be that as Alexa Bliss begins to slowly turn to the dark side, Charlotte doubles down on friendship.
Trying her best to stand by Alexa Bliss as the latter’s activities get increasingly more deranged could be a fresh spin on the same old trope of tag partners breaking up.
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3. Street Profits
A potential tag team that could genuinely benefit from turning heel in 2026 could be Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, the Street Profits.
With the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer noting that the duo being off TV was in fact not due to either being injured but rather to give them some time to freshen up their characters — a big change could be coming.
Certainly able to return and bring a brand new perspective to their characters, there could be some interesting shifts for the duo if they turned heel.
Perhaps leaning towards more the arrogant heels versus those looking to win matches easily, the duo could assert their excellence through an open challenge for whomever wanted the smoke as their catchphrase goes.
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2. Bayley
While it seemed as though perhaps a reinvented version of Bayley was being teased in months past, there hasn’t been a conclusive heel turn for the veteran star.
Instead she remains linked on screen with Lyra Valkyria as a perpetual support but there seems to be a little bit of madness lurking beneath the veneer of friendship.
With both women already declaring entry into the Royal Rumble 2026 and having a chat backstage reassuring one another they would definitely be happy for the other if they won — it would seem a turn is coming.
Possibly teasing a switch-up for Valkyria, it would make more sense to see Bayley go the way of Naomi and come up with something entirely different to reinvent her character.
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1. LA Knight
While LA Knight hasn’t seen in-ring action in WWE since early December, however his return could be coming soon.
Possibly set to make a big return at the Royal Rumble 2026 in Riyadh, it could end up that Knight has a change of personality when he does come back.
Able to clearly make the shift known by targeting babyface stars in the Royal Rumble match, a change in character for LA Knight would be unlikely to change fan support for him but rather may just give him a new interesting edge.
Similarly to Drew McIntyre’s heel run, depending on fan’s allegiance — some of LA Knight’s faithful could identify with his growing frustration and instead see any unsavory actions by him as justified.
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