10 Times WWE Totally No Sold A Wrestler's Past

While it is a common piece of WWE Trivia, Windham (Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt) and Taylor Rotunda (Bo Dallas) are the sons of Mike Rotunda (Irwin R. Schyster). I.R.S. was one of the better job-related gimmicks of the early '90s; it is pretty easy to hate the wrestling embodiment of taxation. However, WWE decided not to link the brothers' to their famous father, or their grandfather Blackjack Mulligan.

While Windham's initial gimmick Husky Harris, a name more befitting a shop that specialises in outdoor clothing for the larger gentleman, was a dud, he quickly used his unbridled creativity to take a short-lived Dan Spivey gimmick (Waylon Mercy) and build upon it. This would lead to him unleashing "The Fiend", one of the most unique characters in recent memory, upon the wrestling world.

Taylor was the third ever NXT Champion, and also held the FCW Heavyweight Championship on three occasions. Yet, despite having the in-ring skill, alongside moments of shining inspiration, and excelling at character work, the audience didn't fully bo-lieve in him as a main star. Perhaps Taylor could have used an updated I.R.S. gimmick as a template for his own creativity...