10 Times WWE Got Their Own BAD Ideas WRONG
Terrible WWE creative ideas on paper, but somehow even WORSE in execution.
Bad ideas are bad ideas, but something that looks awful on paper can sometimes become even worse in execution. WWE has learned that the hard way numerous times over the years, and it's always a painful lesson (albeit one pro wrestling refuses to learn from!). In fairness, and as a mini-addendum to that bracketed point, the company probably figures most things are worth trying at least once.
One entry from this list is the exception here - it just shouldn't have happened, and there's no way WWE will ever try anything of the sort again. The fact it's still out there for people to revisit is a stain on industry history. Honestly, it was a shockingly rotten example of using real-life issues for publicity, tackling them poorly and wrecking a wrestler's momentum.
You won't be surprised to see it bag the number one spot.
Big names like Triple H, Ronda Rousey, Vince McMahon and more are all included. They were either responsible for, or suffered through, some of the dirt worst scheming from WWE writers ever. Incredibly, what looked crap in theory got even more miserable once it hit TV.
10. The Gobbledy Gooker Hatches
Far from egg-cellent.
That'd sum up the curious case of The Gobbledy Gooker. Teasing what was inside a giant egg was an erm...curious way to hype Survivor Series 1990, but it might've been cool had some vicious heel torn out of the thing to destroy a babyface and kick off the fed's next hot feud. Of course, that didn't happen.
Instead, a dancing turkey jigged with Gene Okerlund as ringsiders looked on wondering why they'd fallen for the WWF's promotion before this awful pay-per-view reveal. Poor Hector Guerrero had to dress in the awkward outfit and do his best to entertain. The dude was fighting a losing battle from the get go.
Look, having someone else on the roster break free from the shell and ambush an opponent would've been silly, but at least it might've led to something else. The Gooker's debut is roundly regarded as one of the lowest WWF/WWE moments ever, and rightly so.