10 Times Great Wrestlers Made Themselves Look STUPID
Remember when the 'Demon' briefly became a fish?!
Take it from someone who would know, it really doesn't take that much effort to make yourself look like a complete and utter fool.
And some of the finest and most entertaining performers ever to throw themselves over the top rope or leave you singing their names at the top of your lungs have all unfortunately found that out the hard way over the years.
Admittedly, on more than a few occasions listed here, wrestlers didn't have much of a choice when it came to the laughably bad material they were forced to utter on national television - particularly those who were sports entertaining for a living. It was either that, or face the wrath of a certain creepy ol' billionaire in Stamford, Connecticut.
However, in other cases, the folks involved had nobody but themselves to blame for looking like a complete idiot by the time they walked out of a building or logged off Twitter.
So, brace yourself, because things are about to get somewhat cringey as this list takes a closer look at those often excruciating and simply baffling times awesome wrestlers went from great to goof in a matter of seconds.
10. Shark Cage Nonsense Makes The JAS Look Like Stupid Idiots
The whole idea behind having the Jericho Appreciation Society locked inside a shark cage that was suspended in the air during Chris Jericho's barbed wire battle with Eddie Kingston in 2022 was to keep the gang from interfering with the bloody action.
Admittedly, there was always a strong chance shenanigans would literally open the door for some JAS meddling. But it was how the team eventually broke out of their prison that made the entire concept - and themselves - look pretty dumb.
With Tay Melo and a recently turned Anna J.A.S. eventually getting their hands on the cage controls and keys to unlock the structure, it quickly became clear that a little extra rehearsal would have benefitted all involved.
The keys simply did not want to play ball. And despite commentary trying to talk folks into believing Ruby Soho may have potentially pulled off a cheeky key swap, that still couldn't change the fact that the team ultimately just slipping through the cage shortly after made everyone seem like fools.
If it was that easy to slip out, why not do so long before the ladies' intervention? The cage wasn't suspended that high up.
A quick moment of enforced improvisation simply made a bunch of undeniably talented and gloriously silly sports entertainers feel like the wrong kind of stupid idiots on the night, and undermined a big chunk of the stipulation in the process.