10 Times Imitation Was Not The Sincerest Form Of Flattery In Wrestling

by Jamie Kennedy

1. 'Fake' Diesel & Razor Ramon

Fake Razor Ramon
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Jim Ross deserves immense credit for keeping a straight face as he introduced 'Razor Ramon' and 'Diesel' in September, 1996. "How could this be possible?", interested fans wondered, knowing that Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were now plying their trade in WCW. Were they really coming back home? No, no they weren't.

Hall and Nash were nowhere to be found when Rick Bognar and Glenn Jacobs ludicrously assumed their WWF gimmicks and copied their mannerisms. That's right; Kane once pretended to be Kevin Nash for money. Work that one out. The whole concept should have been scrapped before it even went from brain to mouth and was uttered in a WWF creative meeting.

Hilariously, Hall and Nash had already used rumours of a jump back to the WWF to get better contracts from WCW before 'Razor' and 'Diesel' showed up. Panicking that they were about to lose their new stars, the Atlanta group demanded the nWo stars sign iron-clad extensions. Meanwhile, Bognar and Jacobs were playing make-believe and fooling nobody on Raw.

What other bogus imitations can you think of that failed to flatter? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.