10 Totally Wasted Wrestling Gimmicks

Taking something that has worked in the past before giving it a fresh lick of paint and a bit of retooling has often led to some of the most successful gimmicks in wrestling history.

During their time as part of the NXT brand, that seemed as though it was going to be the case for The Ascension, too, as Konnor and Viktor cleared out the entire tag division whilst channelling their inner Road Warriors. Full Sail absolutely lapped up the pair's destructive displays and with the pair fully embracing the more theatrical elements of their roles they looked sure to be a guaranteed "main roster" hit.

But, in one of the first examples of Vince McMahon just not "getting" one of Triple H's projects, the twosome were quickly buried on commentary and fed to the nWo, The New Age Outlaws, and the A.P.A. just a few weeks into life away from developmental.

Had the boss simply given the two a chance to bring the no-nonsense dominance that worked so well on the black and gold show to Raw and SmackDown for longer than two weeks, there's no telling where this unit could be today.