10 Strangest WWE Re-packagings Ever
3. Demolition Smash Becomes Repo Man
If ever there was an example in professional wrestling of someone being given the mouldiest lemons and making perfectly cromulent lemonade, this was it.
As part of Demolition Smash experienced great tag team success, with the duo reigning supreme with the longest WWF Tag Team Championship reign in history. When third member Crush was added the writing was on the wall however.
Smash would return soon after as Repo Man, the sneakiest of heels who repossessed things from people when they late on their payments. For some reason Repo Man was dressed like a low-rent Zorro, and had tire treads on his gear.
He also carried a tow rope to the ring, because obviously.
Repo Man was a gimmick designed to fail, but Smash (real name Barry Darsow) performed the persona with such commitment and glee that it kinda worked.
Darsow had worked as a repo man before getting into professional wrestling and the gimmick was his idea, so this one can't be planted on Vince McMahon and the creative team.
Repo Man lasted a couple of years before Darsow was released.