10 Dumbest Wrestling Props Ever
10. Johnny Knoxville's Cattle Prod
Ahead of their upcoming Anything Goes clash at WrestleMania 38, Sami Zayn feigned to electrocute himself in a bid to prove that he was just as "InZayn" as the Jackass star he had developed a conflict with.
He was bullsh*tting, obviously. His cowardice was the heat, Johnny Knoxville showing him up was the catharsis. Except there was no catharsis, because WWE can't even do physical comedy correctly.
Jackass is a clever dumb show. The punchlines are less easy to arrive at than you might think, but ultimately, the stunts are just elaborate ways of hurting people. It's easier to write than Seinfeld.
Think of a crazy golf course.
The cast wear daft golfing gear. They are each handed a putter. Steve-O squats and gapes his ar*ehole open with a flag sellotaped to his back. The punchline sees a golf ball hit either the vulnerable ankle bone for an eagle, the ball sac for a birdie, or the inside of the anus for a hole in one.
That took all of two minutes to dream up.
Instead, WWE had Knoxville "electrocute" Zayn with a "cattle prod" and played TNAElectrifiedCage.wav. Because they think you were dumb enough to believe it.
A golf gimmick actually has been done before. And it was as sh*tty as you'd expect...