Babyfaces are the good people in professional wrestling. These are the hardest characters to play as they need to have a moral compass and they cannot do any bad things to win a match. In the current landscape being a babyface is not easy as the fans have become smart and they look for behind the scenes gossip. There are a number of great babyfaces across promotions in WWE, AEW and TNA.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Current Babyfaces in professional wrestling
CM Punk
CM Punk is the best babyface in professional wrestling currently. It would have been Cody Rhodes 6 months ago but fans have gotten tired of seeing Cody win all the time. CM Punk on the other hand has been a babyface for over 2 years and his popularity has been growing. Ever since he won the World Heavyweight Championship in November, the fans have loved him more. In 2026, CM Punk wrestled some of his best Matches against Bron Breakker, Finn Balor. The fans chant the name CM Punk at every arena. Punk will go into WrestleMania 42 as the babyface World Heavyweight Champion. He is currently in a feud against Finn Balor who is on his own journey to becoming a babyface once again.
Adam Page
The best babyface in AEW is by far and away Hangman Adam Page. He has been with the company for 7 years. He was the former AEW World Champion and was beaten by MJF. Adam Page is getting cheered harder than before in 2026. He is looking to win the AEW World Championship in March. The fans see their hero in Adam Page and someone who will rid AEW from the rule of MJF. He is a babyface in the truest sense of the word. Like John Cena he is all about honour and respect and being the face of the company. With more years as a babyface he can become the John Cena of AEW. On top of that Adam Page is one of the best wrestlers in the world.
Mike Santana
The TNA World Champion Mike Santana is a proud babyface. He is a man that has had to go through so much in his personal and professional life. He won the TNA World Champion for the first time but was taken away from him immediately. That broke his heart and that of the fans. Mike Santana has once again become the World Champion and he is looking to becoming the face of TNA on AMC TV. He is a proud Latino Man and he has had exposure in WWE which has helped him get more fans. The TNA audience cheers for him like he is one of their own who has risen to the top the hard way.
Rhea Ripley
The best female babyface in professional wrestling is without a doubt Rhea Ripley. One can argue that she is in the Top 3 babyfaces in WWE currently. She has become so beloved amongst the WWE fans that WWE cannot even think about turning her heel anytime soon. Rhea Ripley gets the biggest pops of the night. And her tag team with Iyo Sky has helped both women get more popular as babyfaces. Rhea Ripley is someone that has made her Name in pop culture outside of the WWE bubble as well. Young girls want to be like her and want to be as strong and powerful as her. The fact that she is just in her late 20s is scary as the ceiling is limitless for her.
Timeless Toni Storm
The best female babyface in AEW is Timeless Toni Storm. She has been the face of women’s wrestling in AEW. Toni Storm was not always a pure babyface as she acted as a tweener which means she was switching between Good and Bad. However after her feud with Mariah May got over, Toni Storm switched to being a babyface. Recently she was in Australia for AEW Grand Slam Australia and she got the biggest pop of the night. Toni Storm might not be a champion currently but she is firmly positioned to be the top babyface in the company. Just like Rhea Ripley, she is also in her late 20s and she will be one of the greatest of all time.
