10 Best WWE Gimmicks Of 2017

10. WOKEN Matt Hardy

WOKEN Matt Hardy has only graced our mortal plane of existence for a fortnight, granted - but the euphoria of WWE treating an outside creation with respect, fused with the so-bad-it's-good brilliance of the act in itself, lands it a place on this list regardless. That, and the dearth of traditional gimmicks fused with the death of so many others.

Last night's retread was more wheel-spinning than head-spinning - but last week's introduction totally warranted the trending buzz. Hardy was hysterical in that side-splitting split-screen promo - his arch, terrible English accent has lost none of its comedic potency because the pronunciations are a constantly-evolving, beautiful butchering.

The delayed timing, once thought the killer, has indirectly benefitted Matt. James Franco's The Disaster Artist has thrust the so-bad-it's-good Room back into the public consciousness, and Matt's transposition of the trope into pro wrestling, against all odds, feels à la mode once more.

WOKEN Matt's name may yet become beautifully apt; if this works - if the intellectual property of a performer outside of WWE finds a new cache - the company might open their eyes to the fact that wrestlers are generally more creative than wrestling writers.