4 WWE Superstars who must change their characters in 2026

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Currently, there are several WWE Superstars who need to make changes to their gimmicks in 2026. In this listicle, we will look at four such stars.

#4. Tiffany Stratton

Tiffany Stratton is currently away from television after losing the WWE Women’s Championship to Jade Cargill at Saturday Night’s Main Event in November. The Buff Barbie has been a babyface since winning the title in January of last year.

While she held the title for 302 days, her reign failed to live up to the hype due to several repeated and uninteresting rivalries. During her NXT run, Stratton had impressed everyone with her heel character. The villainous gimmick fit her perfectly, and she should revert to it upon returning.

#3. The Usos

The Usos returned to the tag team division last month and quickly captured the World Tag Team Championship. The twins are currently babyfaces, but for their reign to be even more effective, they must become tweeners.

This would allow them to feud with both babyface and heel teams. Moreover, Jimmy and Jey naturally have an edge that could be showcased with tweener characters.

#2. Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns has been a babyface since SummerSlam 2024, where he made his first appearance after losing the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40.

Reigns had a career resurgence with his heel turn in 2020. Given his immense popularity and part-time schedule, another heel run might not make sense. However, the OTC needs to become more aggressive and cocky as a babyface to capture the essence of his villainous character.

#1. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes has been a babyface since returning to the global juggernaut in 2022. The American Nightmare is the face of the company and is on his second reign as Undisputed WWE Champion. However, his current character is on the verge of getting stale.

Fans have appreciated Rhodes acting more aggressively in his feud with Drew McIntyre, and he must keep it as part of his character going forward.