10 Brilliant WWE Success Stories That Should Have SUCKED
5. New Day (And All Their Silliness)
Imagine WWE debuted a fresh trio who wore "unicorn horns" on their heads, gyrated their hips like your uncle Tony after too many vodkas at a family wedding, and tossed pancakes into the audience in 2023. Would that get over? Probably not, but New Day somehow achieved the seemingly impossible.
They went from gospel singers to breakfast cereal salesman, for crying out loud, and wrestling fans loved the change. Looking back, there's so much about the silliness deployed by Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods that should've strangled their longevity on WWE programming.
The group produced two WWE Championship reigns, one King Of The Ring win, and made history as the longest-running tag champs ever (up until that point). It's a remarkable body of work for three pals who goofed around wearing what looked like rubber d*cks on their heads.
Someday, young wrestling fans browsing the Network archives are gonna be very, very confused.