10 Times Wrestlers Got Away With Ripping Off WWE
1. Eric Young
On April 6, 2014, Daniel Bryan did it: after a turbulent year, in which he became the most popular wrestler on the face of the planet but was buried for it (because WWE), he defeated three fourths of Evolution to complete his own evolution from goat-face to G.O.A.T. contender.
Stupidly soon afterwards, TNA did it: after another year of miserably failing to create an alternative to WWE, they imitated the Daniel Bryan storyline in the most laughable act of wrestling plagiarism ever. Eric Young happened to sport a large beard, and was thus booked to emulate Bryan's route to the main event. This didn't involve a storied journey, in which Young spent what felt like an eternity achieving an impossible goal. TNA booked his World Heavyweight Title win four b*stard days after WrestleMania XXX. The beauty in the agonising Bryan story was in how we all seemed to make it happen through sheer force of will. TNA simply forced through a title change to capitalise on it. The only accurate word is pathetic.
Some fans still greeted Young with "You deserve it!" chants. Fans are so quick to say those words that they probably congratulate the guy in the next seat for taking a p*ss.
You deserved that, mate. You really did well to wait four beers.