Heels are the most important character in professional wrestling. Without them there will be nothing to enjoy as the babyfaces will have no one to beat and overcome. Heels are those people who are the bad guys. They are the people who can do anything and they can get away with it. They can cheat during their matches, say bad and hurtful things about the babyfaces. The Heels in 2026 are some of the best in modern times.
Let’s look at the Top 5 best heels in Professional wrestling currently:
MJF
The current AEW World Champion MJF is the best heel in professional wrestling. He has been a heel for the majority of his career. He is someone who is not afraid to say anything he wants to the babyface and the fans absolutely hate him. He acts like his character outside the wrestling ring as well during interviews. He is one of the best in the world and he can wrestle a great match. AEW has become the company it is because it has MJF as its biggest star. He says anything he wants and cheats to win during his matches. He has a great quality of making the babyfaces across from him that much better like Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay etc. Take a look here at AEW World Champion MJF top contenders
Dominik Mysterio
The best heel in WWE and has been for the last 4 years is Dominik Mysterio. He is someone that has completely transformed his character and he has become the most hated character in WWE TV. He joined The Judgement Day in 2022 and he got booed out of the building every week. He has just gotten better and the amazing thing is that his wrestling has gotten better along with time. As a result the WWE has given him two titles which are the Intercontinental Championship and the AAA Mega Championship. Dominik is in his mid 20s and he will be in WWE for more than 15+ years. He can surpass the legacy of his father Rey Mysterio. With several WWE superstars lining up as potential threats, check out Dominik Mysterio’s next Intercontinental Championship challengers to see who could dethrone Dirty Dom.
Drew Mcintyre
Drew Mcintyre has finally become the WWE Champion in front of fans. He has been a heel for the past 2 years but it has only been recently that he has stepped his game up as the heel. He has become more menacing and he will do anything to keep his WWE Championship. Drew Mcintyre has the best social media game in professional wrestling as he uses the platform X to expand on his character and he can back it up in the ring with brutality. He will go to the biggest event, WrestleMania 42 as the WWE Champion. He should be a heel for the rest of his career. He is not afraid to cheat or use any other means to win the match.
Becky Lynch
Not putting Becky Lynch in this list would have been a mistake. She is the best heel in professional wrestling. She has worked out her character so well and she is annoying as anything and gets on the nerves of people. She uses social media to the fullest extent and she is in a feud with AJ Lee currently. She elevated Lyra Valkyria, Maxxine Dupri as Intercontinental Champion. Becky Lynch should stay as a heel as long as she can because she is entertaining as a heel. She has given nicknames to all the people her character doesn’t like. Like Absolute Joke Lee for AJ Lee, Moody Maxxine, Corrupt Carr for WWE referee Jessica Carr.
Nic Nemeth
The best heel in TNA is Nic Nemeth. He has been in TNA for over a year and he turned heel last year. He has become obsessed with the TNA World Championship. He wants to be the face of TNA and take the title of Mike Santana. Nic Nemeth is one of the most experienced wrestlers in the company. He has teamed up with his brother Ryan Nemeth and they are recruiting more people to their faction. Nic Nemeth will become TNA World Champion this year and that will be the culmination for him. He has signed a multi year deal with TNA.
