10 Times WWE Totally Fooled The IWC

10. Brodus Clay's Re-Debut

Brodus Clay's WWE re-debut was nothing more than an epic troll job by the company, and it foxed even their most hardcore fans.

Initially pushed as a generic, midcard brute, Clay took part in NXT's fourth season as a reality show in 2010, but was written out so that he could film a movie the following year. WWE eventually started screening a series of vignettes advertising his return, and all signs pointed towards a dominant monster run (he was being pushed as "the fall of humanity," after all).

Brodus returned to television in January 2012, but his character was the total opposite of what the vignettes had promised. Instead of getting a huge, imposing ruffian, fans were treated to 'The Funkasaurus' - a big, smiley dinosaur beamed down from the Planet Funk, accompanied by his dancers, The Funkadactyls.

It was a massive swerve, and absolutely nobody saw it coming, though you have to wonder what the point was. Clay's re-emergence summoned nothing but complete and utter confusion from the WWE faithful, and he never advanced beyond the midcard, even in his new role. He was eventually released from his contract in June 2014.