WWE Superstars are, by their very nature, larger-than-life characters. Some have had strange gimmicks, while others have been presented as extensions of their real-life personalities. However, not every Superstar has been a role model for the audience. There have, in fact, been many Superstars whove gone to great lengths to appear abnormal to say the least. Some, even, have gone to extreme lengths, and as such, came across as insane. Merriam-Websters dictionary has numerous meanings for the word insane: a deranged state of mind, extreme folly or unreasonableness, such unsoundness of mind as to remove one from civil or criminal responsibility*, among others. The point is, there have been a number of WWE Superstars whove fit one or more of these criteria. While most fans can suspend their disbelief when watching wrestling programming, sometimes a Superstars behaviour can really come across as insane. Not content with being the vanilla, cookie-cutter mold of a babyface or heel character, some characters went to new heights in terms of outlandish behaviour. Whether through their words or their actions, the ten superstars discussed in this article were so insane that they shouldve been institutionalized.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
