10 Wrestling Repeats That Just Didn't Work
4. WWE Attempt To Present Convincing Doppelganger Story More Than Once
Older fans will recall with horror the main event of SummerSlam 1994. Following a red-hot Steel Cage bout between Bret and Owen Hart, The Undertaker - one of the promotion's top creations - fought himself.
That's right, the main event of the pay-per-view was billed as The Undertaker vs. The Undertaker.
Naturally, Mark Calaway didn't perform suplexes on himself, but instead faced a doppelganger version of his infamous character. Led by Ted DiBiase, Brian Lee donned a 'Taker costume and pretended to be the real 'Deadman'.
Fans weren't convinced, and a combination of uninspiring storytelling and a woefully slow pace made the match tank.
Years later, WWE tried the same thing again. This time, it was Kane who stared in horror at a mirror image of his character. Sadly for those in charge, the doppelgänger Kane was neither as tall nor as frightening as Glenn Jacobs when he first went under the guise in 1997.
This 2006 angle didn't hit the mark, and WWE decided to pull the plug on a situation that wasn't all that original to begin with. They should have learned their lesson the first time.