10 Times WWE Tried To Present Someone As A Credible Threat (And Failed Miserably)

Matt Bloom already had one attempt at some credibility scuppered when his first real 'big scary dude' WWE guise in the form of A-Train fell flat and he was eventually released back in 2004.

So, you'd think that WWE would have been intelligent enough not to repeat those same mistakes - which just so happened to take the steam off of this train - on a second attempt, right?

Well, under his new formidable Lord Tensai persona, Bloom initially hit the ground running and scored memorable victories over John Cena and CM Punk early into this 2012 re-emergence. Unfortunately, Cena cr*pped on his winning streak in the end and the first few cracks in Lord Tensai's armour started to appear.

WWE then chickened out of the gimmick and had Bloom delete his 'Lord' title along with his Japanese outfit which he wore during his distinct entrance. This then led to Tensai losing a lot more matches going forward and before long he was thrown into a comedy act with Santino Marella (that's two for two!).

If that wasn't enough to kill off any of his remaining credibility, wearing lingerie and having a dance-off with Brodus Clay definitely did the trick.

Luckily, Bloom was able to rediscover some respect later down the line by sitting atop the mentorship ladder in the revamped NXT Performance Center.

However, you can't help but feel as though WWE missed a trick by not allowing him to maintain his momentum and denying him the chance to go on a memorable tear through the roster.

What could have been, eh?