WWE Officially Names The 50 Greatest Wrestling Heels Of All Time

WWE Hall of Famer 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper has beaten stiff competition from fellow wrestling legends to be named the best heel of all time.

The wrestling legend, who passed away in 2015, enjoyed an illustrious career in the business and was widely praised for his 'Piper's Pit' segments.

And WWE compiled the official rankings for the top 50 wrestling villains and placed 'Hot Rod' at the top of the pile.

According to the wrestling company, Piper "enraged audiences and incited guests long before Jerry Springer was a household name."

WWE placed Ric Flair and the legendary Four Horsemen in second place, saying that no other faction has "defined villainous more than The Four Horsemen."

Vince McMahon, who is widely credited as one of the best on-screen wrestling villains of all time, rounded off the top three of the rankings.

Posted below are the 50 best wrestling heels of all time, according to WWE.

50. Batista

49. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage

48. Vickie Guerrero

47. Mark Henry

46. The Iron Sheik

45. Andre the Giant

44. Eric Bischoff

43. Eddie Guerrero

42. Brock Lesnar

41. Kane

40. Don Muraco

39. The Dudley Boyz

38. CM Punk

37. Ernie Ladd

36. Ivan Koloff

35. Paul Heyman

34. Abdullah the Butcher

33. Terry Funk

32. Randy Orton

31. Kevin Sullivan

30. Jerry 'The King' Lawler

29. Raven

28. The Fabulous Moolah

27. Paul Orndorff

26. Nick Bockwinkel

25. Vader

24. Harley Race

23. Sgt Slaughter

22. The Undertaker

21. Freddie Blassie

20. Edge

19. Jim Cornette

18. Killer Kowalski

17. Mr Perfect

16. Sherri Martel

15. Chris Jericho

14. The Original Sheik

13. The Fabulous Freebirds

12. JBL

11. Rick Rude

10. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

9. Gorgeous George

8. Bobby Heenan

7. 'Superstar' Billy Graham

6. Triple H

5. 'Hollywood' Hulk Hogan

4. The 'Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase

3. Mr McMahon

2. Ric Flair and The Four Horsemen

1. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

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Topics: Vince McMahon, Triple H, WWE News, WWE, Hulk Hogan

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