10 WWE Plans Doomed From The Start

3. The 1990 Survivor Series Egg

The Gobbledy Gooker has, for decades, rightfully been lambasted by WWE fans old and new that can't fathom how a giant half-human turkey hatching from an egg could somehow be expected get over on a wrestling show.

Even latter-day justifications of the gimmick (it was intended to be little more than a mascot akin to the cuddly characters trotted out by professional sports sides) didn't stack up - wrestling doesn't need a mascot because the entire art-form is designed to whip crowds up into a frenzy in favour of one 'team' over another.

And anyway, what the could have realistically come out of a giant egg anyway. The Undertaker debuted the same night, but we wouldn't see endless recaps of his surprise appearance if he'd have popped out of a ludicrous shell. Randy Savage inexplicably wasn't booked, but if he popped out of that abomination to shock The Ultimate Warrior it would have done so much damage to the Champion and the feud that they'd have most likely never have made it to WrestleMania VII the following year.

Look at it. It was a f*cking enormous egg. Even steady hand Gene Okerlund couldn't logically hypothesise where it could have come from because he wasn't permitted to analyse Vince McMahon's broken brain live on pay-per-view back then. Failure was assured the moment The Chairman ordered his prop squad to make more magic.