What are some of the best face gimmicks in wrestling, past and present?

DX when they returned - I know, many thought it was dumb, but the light hearted goofyness was something I enjoyed...and Shawn conveniently leaving at certain points when stuff got far too rude xD

Stone Cold Steve Austin - probably the best one imo and I loved the gimmick as a kid. Many loved the fact that he did bad things, but was a good guy...and did shit to his boss lol.

The Rock - in 2000, he was THE face of the company and fans just loved his wit in the mic.

Mankind - imo, it was impossible not to love Foley during his final couple of years full time in the WWE. Mr. Socko was golden and his ability to be utterly lovable to the point you wanted to cuddle him and then suddenly switching into a psychopath, was just awesome to watch.

There are others, but those are my personal faves,

The Undertaker is definitely one of the best, if not the best. I really love Ambrose too.

Dusty Rhodes being a common man.

I read some of the Tiger Mask manga. That was a fun babyface character. I don't know if he was the same in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Daniel Bryan

I'd say John Cena, but the fans treat him like a tweener with all the mixed reactions.

John Cena's character is a good babyface for children. He's great when he's serious.

I'd say Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage were cool faces back then.
Eddie Guerrero was amazing as a face, so was CM Punk.

Currently... I'd say I like Curtis Axel and Damien Sandow's stint.

It's a lot harder to think of amazing face gimmicks than heel gimmicks but the truly epic ones are Undertaker's dead man and American badass gimmicks.

Chris Jericho and The Rock are always really good faces too.

Rey Mysterio, no doubt. I'm surprised nobody mentioned him. Dean Ambrose is the top babyface in the WWE right now. More than Cena or Reigns for sure. Probably equal with Lesnar which is why I think the main event of WrestleMania should have been Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Title.

BurdurSmurf wrote:

It's a lot harder to think of amazing face gimmicks than heel gimmicks but the truly epic ones are Undertaker's dead man and American badass gimmicks..

OMG I forgot the American Badass! Man, that's totally one of the best ever imo. Fucking loved that gimmick.