20 Stupidest Products WWE Have Ever Licensed

Because the holidays are right around the corner!

WWE is a merchandising juggernaut. Though the average TV viewer is over 40 years old and doesn't put much of his disposal income toward John Cena pendants and wristbands, kids make up a healthy portion of the audience, especially at house shows. At these live events, t-shirts, replica belts, and other assorted items sell like water on a hot day, lining Vince McMahon's coffers with cash. Sometimes, during boom periods, wrestling merchandise resonates with people of all ages, and actually becomes cool. In the late 90s, Austin 3:16 and nWo shirts were everywhere, and DVDs, calendars, and other intuitive products sold well. The problem is that WWE - like all corporations - is a greedy entity, but unlike others, it doesn't seem to realize that discretion is the better part of valor. For every Austin 3:16 shirt, there are dozens that it wouldn't be prudent to wear in public. For every useful bit of merchandise, there are a bunch that seem to have come straight from a fever dream. Here are the 20 dumbest pieces of merchandise WWE has ever put out. There are toys, shirts, books, games, and more - all they have in common is that they're utterly useless. There's a comments section at the end of the article, so if you've got any of these, 'fess up!
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013