10 WWE Joke Pushes That Stopped Being Funny
1. Adam Rose
Adam Rose's NXT debut was - and this cannot be understated - absolutely f*cking fantastic.
The picture above these words represents something of a who's who of WWE's main roster post-2014, with Elias, Braun Strowman, Becky Lynch and former Vaudevillain Simon Gotch amongst the hidden hangers-on in his army of 'Rosebuds'. Cast alongside their enigmatic leader, the travelling posse augmented an act that was fully formed from the first few seconds.
Formerly known as Leo Krueger, Rose represented a hard reset for Ray Lappan, with the joyous rockstar gimmick getting over so well in NXT that his main roster call-up beckoned just two months after the 'Exotic Express' first rocked up at Full Sail University.
There was content to be mined from the enigmatic Aldous Snow-alike, but WWE instead only saw merit in the silliness and gimmickry of the entourage. A feud with the giant bunny that hopped along with the group consigned him to the permanent gag pile - a fact later acknowledged in a listless heel turn and brief alignment alongside a 'Social Outcasts' stable with present day Raw no-marks Heath Slater, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel.