What the Gimmick Was: A leprechaun who is unable to speak. Why its Confusing: Leprechauns dont exist. That is a pretty well known fact on planet Earth. This is, however, not true in WWE. Now, while someone like The Boogeyman could conceivably exist in real life (just some guy who eats worms and slam clocks over his head in his free time), there is no way that there is an actual leprechaun out there. When Hornswoggle first came into the company, he appeared to live under the wrestling ring. Somehow none of the people who set up the ring before the show ever saw him crawl under there. The only logical explanation for him always being around is that he must have been some sort of homeless man who lived in the back of WWE production trucks where he traveled the country. If you can get past that part, can you explain how Santa Claus gave him the ability to speak? Now, grownups known that Santa doesnt exist, but Hornswoggle (a man in his 20s) apparently didnt. He asked Santa (who was Mick Foley) for a wish and it was granted. Just think about that for a second. In WWE storyline cannon, a leprechaun was granted the ability to speak from Santa Claus. So either Mick Foley has magical powers, or WWE creative is just really, really awful at what they do.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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