10 Worst WWE Moments Of 2009

10. Kizarny’s Debut Flops

Imagine a character called 'Powderz' debuted on WWE today. The general premise? He was prone to rolling out of the ring after taking a move, or to avoid punishment before it happened. In other words, he'd 'take a powder' and get out of dodge. Hardly sounds thrilling, does it? That kind of backstage/internal wrestling terminology has no place within the context of the show unless it's carefully placed.

Kizarny, WWE's latest creation back in late-2008 into early-2009, was clumsy. He showed up in a bunch of vignettes before a proper in-person debut on the 2 January 2009 SmackDown. There, Kizarny beat MVP in a match few cared about. It was on the longer side for what was supposed to be an impactful debut, it was boring, and it just didn't really play before any noticeable interest from the live crowd.

The character's name played on insider 'carny' lingo, but even that was far too niche to really register with a casual audience. That's why Kizarny's debut match tanked (or part of the reason, at least), and WWE didn't hang around to see what'd happen next - the dude playing this new guise was gone by March. So much for that. Experiment over.

It was failing from the moment he stepped foot through the curtain.

Kizarny's erratic movements, bizarre facial expressions and quirky gimmick didn't jive with his plodding ring style at all. WWE started 2009 off on a duff note with this character. It wasn't the worst idea on paper to have Kiz go over an established name like Porter, but fan apathy couldn't have been more obvious had everyone held up signs saying: 'We Don't Care About This Guy'.