10 Dumbest Wrestling Props Ever

6. Drew McIntyre's Sword

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Drew McIntyre wields a sword around on WWE television, and it is preposterous.

Drew McIntyre wields a sword around on WWE television because the weapon is associated with the motion picture 'Braveheart' (1995), an old "historical" drama that despite taking the piss with its creative license, being released 27 years ago, and being set in the late 13th century, is WWE's nearest reference point to Scottish culture. Drew also spent a period of time wearing the face paint of William Wallace because - and this might come as a shock to you - he is Scottish.

The reasoning behind the prop is almost as ridiculous at the prop itself, which becomes even worse when you consider that a babyface is wielding this particular foreign object. He isn't a heel hiding some brass knuckles in his trunks. He is a smiling, gregarious babyface carrying around a murder weapon, with which he threatens his fellow man. Currently, those heels aren't threatening his family or anything either, not that that would justify threats of murder. Madcap Moss just cracks some dire jokes at his expense.

Drew McIntyre, babyface, is one mistimed arm movement away from killing an innocent man.

But in WWE's defence, how else are you to know that he was born in Scotland?

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