10 Unusual Ways To Get Hired By WWE

Presently in an interesting state of flux, the wrestling industry currently presents an intriguing picture of what it's like to be a talent in an ever-changing landscape. Long silenced by Vince McMahon's monopoly, WWE Superstars are now bringing their grievances to the fore for delicious public consumption and Twitter threads featuring thousands of the same Cody-cupping-his-ear gif.

The Revival may be getting punishment booked each week on Monday Night Raw, but it's only because they've bit back after years of bad booking. "Being a good wrestler" won't feature here, despite it being perhaps the most unusual of all. It certainly appears to be why Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson were brought in to begin with, even if said skill now has no place on the flagship. Bayley appears to be getting a spite push to send a message to her absent friend Sasha Banks, but better that for both of them than having to endure whatever the f*ck those characters went through in 2018.

WWE has ran out of dreams to sell like snake oil to wide-eyed hopefuls, but there's a rich history of rather unique ways people have found the organisation in the first place that suggest they'll still have no problem bringing in anybody they like should more performers consider their options elsewhere.

Matt Hardy was long too good for the grisly world of professional wrestling, but it took him over 15 years to realise it and make his own one instead.

A Broken Universe incubated in TNA in 2016 ultimately served him so well that he made the unlikeliest of WWE comebacks in 2017, but it wasn't just the purveyor of "Broken Brilliance" that reaped rewards from his offbeat imagination.

Brother Jeff was key to Matt's initial recharacterisation. Hardy's circuits were first fried following a particularly bruising battle between the brothers, all as build up to the instantly iconic Final Deletion, broadcast from the Matt's "compound". Diving deep into low budget cinematic absurdity instead of standard Sports Entertainment fare, the brothers crafted a clash perfectly placed to capture the changing moods of fans looking for outside-the-box action.

Responding to the success of the story, Matt and Jeff went all in on the gimmick, traveling through space and time on an "expedition of gold" that ultimately led them to tag team title glory at the 2017 'Show Of Shows'. Others gained work and exposure from the skits too - Shane Helms' Hurricane gimmick was revitalised in the 'Lake Of Reincarnation' ahead of him rejoining WWE in 2019, and Matt nearly pulled off the miracle of the decade by almost making Bray Wyatt's 'Eater Of Worlds' gimmick relevant again. Tragically, it proved the only thing more broken than Hardy himself.