10 Ridiculous Wrestling Storylines You Won't Believe Were Pitched

2. WWE Writer Wants Nazi Character

In 2008, WWE writer Dan Madigan was riding high as a trusted member of the creative unit. Having penned the WWE Films-produced 'See No Evil' movie, ironically starring Kane, Madigan was viewed by Vince McMahon as somebody who really had their head screwed on. Taking this level of trust to heart, Madigan pitched a character that year which would see him ex-communicated from the dizzying heights of the WWE managerial structure. Envisioning a wrestler called 'Baron Von Bava', Madigan stunned everyone during an afternoon production meeting by pitching a cryogenically frozen super soldier created by the Nazi war machine in the 1940's, one who would dominate World Wrestling Entertainment. According to the writer himself, McMahon stared at him for a few minutes with eyes wide, before shaking his head, taking his briefcase and leaving the room. Madigan's big idea was that the soldier was a last-ditch attempt for the Nazi regime to keep the war going even if they lost it, because the general could be thawed out and used to take over once again in the name of the Aryan race. In a lot of ways, the writer was describing a monster heel, but the whole Nazi thing was obviously far too much for McMahon's senses!