10 DUMB WWE Signings (We Didn't Want To Admit Were GENIUS!)

3. Lord Tensai (2012)

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Remember that point before about how accidental genius still counts as genius? Yeah, that. Matt Bloom's WWE comeback in 2012 has been used as a prime example of woeful company booking ever since it happened. His brief stint as Lord Tensai was rotten, simple as that. Thankfully, Bloom had value beyond actively wrestling.

He'd go on to become a crucial cog in the Performance Center machine. Getting Matt back in the building (literally!) was actually a top idea, because he had a wealth of experience inside and outside WWE's walls. He'd lived the life as Albert and A-Train, then bolted to Japan to become a smash hit as Giant Bernard.

It looked like his WWE days were numbered, but no - Bloom raced through the Tensai experiment, then became the head trainer at the lush PC. What a gig that is. Matt's still there today, and he's considered one of the most respected coaches in the entire industry.

Bet nobody saw that coming when he was tanking on Raw as one of the worst gimmicks ever.

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