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"Overview A babyface in Wrestling is usually referred to as an individual, be it a wrestler, a manager, or others, playing the character of a good person The babyfaces get cheered by the fans for being good and for their actions with good intentions Some of the greatest babyfaces in the history of WWE are Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and John Cena Advertisment A babyface in Wrestling is usually referred to as an individual, be it a wrestler, a manager, or others, playing the character of a good person. The babyfaces get cheered by the fans for being good and for their actions with good intentions. There have also been some unorthodox babyfaces that were created due to the circumstances WWE was going through. However, most of the textbook babyfaces play the character of a good guy who doesn't use underhanded tactics to win matches, do whatever a good guy does, and get cheered by the fans. Over the years, WWE has had many top stars who played the character of a good guy well. Right from the 1970s to the 2020s, some of them have been cheered hugely by the fans. Also Read: David Otunga claims John Cena used his 'pull' to erase Nexus from WWE 5 greatest babyfaces in the history of WWE Bret Hart Bret Hart was the best WWE had to offer in the first half of the 1990s. The Hitman was a natural Babyface and was highly over among the fans. He had the charisma and a great in-ring ability to back it up. The Canadian wrestler was a babyface for a major part of his career and carried the company on his shoulders during one of the roughest periods in WWE. To date, he is regarded as one of the best babyfaces by many. Also Check: 4 major WWE Superstars who featured in WrestleMania 42 promotional video Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan is one of the main reasons behind the huge popularity of WWE. He was the biggest face of Wrestling and was popular in pop culture. Hogan, along with Vince McMahon, played a key role in WWE going global. While he was arguably the biggest heel in WCW, the legendary wrestler was the most over star in WWE. His Hulkamania fever brought a lot of fans to watch the product and ensured a major boom period for the promotion. Read More: 3 WWE NXT stars who could turn heel by the first half of 2026 Stone Cold Steve Austin Stone Cold Steve Austin was a very unorthodox babyface. He was more of an Anti-villain, who stood up as a stubborn character to stop the bad doings of a corporate boss. The WWE fans loved him despite his not being a textbook babyface. The Attitude Era was very different compared to others in WWE. Given how the stories were in the period, Stone Cold was treated as the babyface. He was great in his character and received some of the biggest pops of all-time. Tap Here: WWE finally unveil official video behind their six cryptic teasers Bruno Sammartino Bruno Sammartino was the biggest WWE Superstar before Hulk Hogan. He held on to the world title in the 1960s and 1970s for a whopping 2803 days. His total reign as the world champion was 4040 days, which is a record. Sammartino was the babyface all the time, and the fans were never bored with him. Despite being booked to win heavily, fans loved him. The Italian sold many shows at Madison Square Garden. John Cena John Cena is arguably the greatest babyface in the history of WWE. The Leader of the Cenation Army was a babyface for a major part of his career. Although there were multiple teases for a heel turn, Cena did not embrace his dark side a lot. His only legit heel turn was before he got naturally over in the period 2004-05. Cena's heel turn in 2025 was badly executed and never drew the attention of the fans. Despite fans getting fed up, Cena remained the good guy."
