10 Times WWE Mocked What We Really Wanted

10. The Demon Fish

WWE don't just squander open goals.

They deliberately miss, kiss the badge, rip their tops off and celebrate with a knee slide in front of the home end.

Finn Bálor's Demon alter-ego was beyond inspired. It was a super-marketable gimmick, the premise behind which allowed Bálor to preserve its premium aura. And, since he was incredibly talented, he could get over as a cocksure hybrid worker in the meantime. It was so inspired in fact that it was as if he had cheated the system. He had discovered the secret of getting over in NXT and to Vince McMahon, all at the same time. The Demon King however became the Demon Fish at Extreme Rules 2021.

After coming back to life in a mid-match angle, in which he flopped about a bit, the Demon, on the crest of a comeback, scaled the top turnbuckle. It then malfunctioned, following which the Demon fell flat on his face and lost to Roman Reigns in humiliating fashion. "Let it play out" is a potent source of copium amongst the WWE fandom.

The company mocked the credibility of the Demon character so ruthlessly here that they couldn't even allow their fans the comfort of delusion.