10 Wrestlers Who Benefited From Looking Incredibly Stupid

2. Kane And Daniel Bryan Hug It Out

Whoever thought this would work is either a genius, or the luckiest SOB in the history of booking. Daniel Bryan and Kane, fresh off an angle where they were competing for both the WWE Championship and the affections of AJ Lee, began exhibiting frustrations with one another. The solution, take the American Dragon, one of the most respected and accomplished wrestlers on the independent circuit, take the Big Red Monster, a creature born of flames and once-unstoppable rage, and put them in anger management classes. Have them spoof When Harry Met Sally's diner scene, hang out with a cardigan called Dr Shelby and finally have them hug it out in the ring. What happened next was ... surprising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrdxqtJcvus The anger management segments were the funniest WWE had produced in years. The sheer incongruity of Bryan and Kane's partnership, their stiff but earnest delivery, and the fans blossoming love of the 'Yes' chant, turned this into not only a successful angle, but a tag team championship-winning duo, out of which Bryan emerged as the next white-hot main event megastar with his weak link storyline. #WWEHug trended worldwide. Everything we know about good ideas and bad ideas is wrong.