10 Worst Crossovers In Wrestling

When worlds collide, it's the fans that suffer.

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In television history, one of the longest lasting tropes (and often most desperate) is the crossover episode. This is when characters from two different shows meet up, merging two worlds we never thought we’d see. Maybe we didn’t even want it. Yeah, most likely we didn't want it. For example, The Flintstones and The Jetsons, Steve Urkel showing up on Full House and The Simpsons and Family Guy spending time together.

Now, professional wrestling is built off of fiction, so sometimes promoters think it makes perfect sense to mix their created world with another established one. In reality, though, it’s never a good idea. Ever. Because every show or film has their own created universe, so you have to make some serious mental leaps to buy into it all. For example, Star Wars has lightsabers and The Force, and we accept that. Wresting is a created universe where a single Powerbomb hurts more than 100 face punches. And we accept that too.

Some works of fiction just don’t belong together. The Walking Dead shouldn’t appear on Pokemon and The Big Bang Theory cast doesn’t need to visit Westeros. So as much as we may love certain felt puppets because of childhood nostalgia, they don’t belong in the WWE universe.

Now let’s take a look back at 10 fictional characters that mixed terribly with professional wrestling.

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