The most glaringly obvious example of BDSM characters. The Basham Brothers debuted in WWE in June 2003 as a pair of 'submissives' with their mistress, former Tough Enough competitor Shaniqua. Shaniqua had ultimate control over the brothers as she would often lead them to the ring with dog leads while barking orders at them throughout matches. She was even caught live on SmackDown screaming "you f*cking lose to Scotty 2 Hotty? You're don't f*cking deserve being reserved (yeah, she botched) by Shaniqua," after the pair, who were WWE Tag Team Champions at the time, lost to Rikishi and Scotty. They were even caught backstage by Paul Heyman 'celebrating' one of their biggest wins as a pair of fetishists... Weird. Shaniqua would be released from her contract late in 2003 which allowed the pair to take on a more 'normal' gimmick, joining John "Bradshaw" Layfield's Cabinet faction.