10 Ridiculous Wrestling Storylines You Won't Believe Were Pitched

10. Dolph Ziggler Blackmails Maria Kanellis With Sex Tape

When Dolph Ziggler first showed up on WWE television in 2008, about the only discerning quality the man was written to have was that he repeatedly introduced himself in a fairly mundane fashion. Obviously, this isn't the kind of thing that helps teleport wrestlers to the top of the card, so it was fairly clear that some character development was necessary if the big-bumping performer was going to be around for long. After a good few months of pretty much doing everything asked of him to get noticed inside the ring, WWE bigwigs decided the best course of action was to give Ziggler a valet. This is where Maria Kanellis entered the scene, because she herself wasn't really doing much at the time on-screen, and love interest storylines involving arrogant heels had worked before, right? Far from being Randy Savage and Miss. Elizabeth, Dolph and Maria didn't really achieve a whole lot, but even that was preferable to what creative concocted. According to Kanellis, one idea presented to her was that Ziggler would suddenly produce a tape of them having sex, something he would then use to blackmail her to do his bidding. Turning down the storyline, Maria was horrified by the suggestion. Keep in mind, this was 'PG' Era WWE...