10 Silliest Foreign Objects In Wrestling History

It doesn't take much to imagine the proverbial lightbulb going off in Al Snow's mind when he fortuitously spotted a mannequin head on the street, on the way to an ECW show. And you just know that the brains trust at ECW knew that they had come up with an absolute classic double entendre when he showed it to them. This seemingly random foreign object would primarily embody the crassness of their brand in a single image, that could be both sold and used as a gimmick for years to come.

Head may have aged about as well as a bowl of mayonnaise left in the sun, but it was admittedly pretty funny, and hugely entertaining. And because the trick worked so well, and because it was such a unique product of its time, it's easy to forget just how silly the whole concept of using a mannequin head in a wrestling match actually is.

Mannequins aren't particularly robust. They're meant to be really light so you can move them round. And a mannequin head doesn't exactly give the holder a whole lot of leverage to use as a weapon. Essentially, it's about as believable as using a plastic fruit bowl as a foreign object in a match. As a weapon, Head was fun, but incredibly stupid.

None of that matters, though. Head may have been one of the silliest foreign objects ever seen in the business. But it was also one of the most enjoyable and stands as a testament to the ingenuity, and overall innovation that ECW and its performers could pull out when they weren't so distracted by stupid hardcore matches.