10 WWE Disasters Rescued With One Tiny Change

10. New Day Ditch Gospel

Holy f*ck, the original concept for New Day was dire.

Vince McMahon wanted Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods to be babyface gospel singers who'd encourage the WWE faithful to get on up out of their seats to clap along. All three wrestlers spotted disaster on the horizon, and they begged McMahon to ditch that plan and just let them do their own thing.

The then-boss eventually relented, and New Day became one of the best trios in company history. Kofi, E and Woods took ownership of the New Day and turned it into a winner. That wouldn't have been the case had they forced some crummy gospel gimmick down everyone's throats.

They still danced, and they still clapped, but New Day did so as heels who were deliberately trying to irritate everybody. They were so entertaining at it that they gained popularity, turned babyface and thrived. All three deserve a medal for fighting back against Vince's awful vision.