10 Regrettable Wrestling Revamps

10. Jim Neidhart - Who

When talking dubious debuts, who better to start with? Who - that’s who! Oh forget it...

Born out of an Abbott and Costello joke gone too far (“Who’s on first?” for those interested), the masked gimmick of the man they call Who was a legitimate thing in WWF in 1996, proving once again that Vince McMahon was as out of touch as a pensioner in an Apple Store.

Who was actually former tag champion and Hart Family legend, Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart. Wearing a mask and gaudy yellow trunks, The Anvil's newest persona seemed to exist solely as a vehicle for “who?” jokes on commentary. Sadly without the aid of a crack pipe, it was clear to see that the gimmick made about as much sense as the Ultimate Warrior in a baseball hat. Oh wait...

To give an idea of context at the time, Steve Austin had just won the King of the Ring two weeks earlier and WCW would form the New World Order the very next night at Bash of the Beach 1996. All of which asks the question once again: what in name of Mantaur was WWE thinking?

Luckily, Neidhart would return the following year to round off his WWF career in style with the brilliant reformation of the Hart Foundation, and the whole gimmick was forgotten.