10 Worst Anti-American Wrestling Gimmicks
8. The Mountie
At a time when WWE had no problem with their wrestlers having second jobs, it was felt one part-time law enforcement officer on the roster simply wasn't enough. Subsequently, former Fabulous Rougeau Jacques returned from a year's absence decked out in the red of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The company reintroduced Rougeau through some cheesy vignettes that saw him comparing the United States to a horse's a*se, and mocking an American tourist he'd pulled over simply for her bookish fear of his steed. It was a curious choice to present his law enforcement reinvention as a heel trait, but not one WWE hadn't made before.
Prior to his early 1990 face turn, the Big Boss Man was a viciously corrupt former prison guard. He'd since reverted to the right side of the law, which opened up a slot for a natural rivalry with the unscrupulous Canadian colleague.
Unsurprisingly, the RCMP were none too keen on their image being used to portray the impish rogue. Legal action forced the company to abandon the gimmick whenever they presented shows north of the border, with some localised 'I AM THE MOUNTIE!' vignettes hilariously recut to feature him going by his real name and literally stripped of the red uniform.