10 WWE Wrestlers Who Were Nothing After A Great Entrance

10. JBL

The entire 2004 John Layfield repackage required the immense level of effort WWE put into it, but no new theme and giant limousine could mask that he was still Bradshaw with a haircut when the bell rang.

Morphing into an outstanding promo ahead of his WWE Championship defences between 2004 and 2005, it was never about not wanting to watch somebody hopefully take that f*cking thing from this complete f*cking a*shole, but more how much of a slog it was to watch happen once he'd left the backseat of that enormous car. That he got over at all is ultimately to WWE's credit, though it begs the question why similar financial and creative investment isn't made in those that can offer so much more than he ever could between the ropes.

Layfield was a smart enough performer to know his strengths, though. He knew how important the (literal) bells and whistles were though, as evidenced during his p*ssed up commentary of ECW One Night Stand 2005. He bantered off nearly all of the show, save for one entrance that temporarily silenced his shtick...