10 Stupidest Decisions By WWE In 2007

Well, this was all a bit of a letdown, wasn't it? In the wake of the Benoit family tragedy, Vince McMahon had to scrap his kayfabe death storyline. It would have been in incredibly poor taste if they had've pursued that threat on television. Vince still felt he should be involved in the storyline and devised a new hook for the coming weeks and months.

It was revealed that Vince, the Genetic Jackhammer that he is, had fathered a secret child, a child that was currently working for WWE. The early frontrunner for the big reveal was Mr. Kenendy (interestingly, Paul Heyman told Kennedy to use that name during his time in OVW because it's Vince's middle name and so the boss will like/use it in future).

Indeed, the charismatic microphone manipulator was odds-on favourite to be named as Vince's long-lost lovechild, before he was named and shamed in the Signature Pharmacy drug scandal and then suspended for thirty days, that is. With Kennedy out of the running, others (including, believe it or not, Triple H) were rumoured to be next in line.

Much bad comedy ensued with the punchline being that Hornswoggle, Finlay's fighting pet Leprechaun, was actually McMahon's kid. Even more bad comedy ensued, with Vince McMahon making it his mission to punish the faux-Irishman.

Eventually, it was revealed by JBL that - guess what? - Hornswoggle wasn't Vince's son after all! He was Finlay's. The two brawlers then began a feud which saw the big Texan brutalise Hornswoggle in some very uncomfortable segments and matches.

So, then, what the hell was the point in wasting the 'who is Vince McMahon's son?' storyline on Hornswoggle? It was a lame punchline, designed only to pop the boss and his real-life son-in-law (and probably Kevin Dunn). This should have really gone to somebody or else or WWE could have designed a better way to get them out of the corner they had backed themselves into.