10 WWE Gimmicks That Started Elsewhere
5. Fandango
Look, did Alex Wright really benefit from dancing to techno during the early days of his WCW career? Was Disco Inferno ever realistically in line to become a headliner even when he started using the Stone Cold Stunner? Was the 'Big Wiggle' really a turning point in Norman Smiley's mainstream North American career?
Well, the last one might actually be the case, but dancing gimmicks have a shelf life, even if the music itself becomes a cult classic that temporarily tops the charts. Such was the reality for Fandango as he tried to pair a WrestleMania victory over Chris Jericho with everybody hammering iTunes so they could do the finger dance with their bewildered non-wrestling fan friends.
Unfortunately for the perpetual boy-popper himself, it wasn't meant to be. WWE assumed control of the organic movement and sucked the fun out of it in the process. Nearly a decade later and Fandango remains a feature, but the rug-cutting has taken a back seat to mild and comedic weirdness.