10 WWE Returns That Came Out Of Nowhere

6. D'Lo Brown

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Triple H was a fan of D'Lo Brown, and by 2008, what Triple H wanted, Triple H got.

Why exactly WWE brought D'Lo back remains something of a mystery - but since Trips had verbally castrated much of the midcard in the prior couple of years, and John Laurinaitis had smothered it in sh*t as a result of his Muscle & Fitness fetish, perhaps WWE needed a familiar, experienced hand to shore up Monday Night RAW. We all shook our head violently from side to side, in a state of profound confusion, as D'Lo responded to Santino Marella's open challenge on the July 21, 2008 episode. Delivering a wincing slap to Marella's face in the corner, D'Lo drew admiration from onlookers (and, you'd expect, Jim Cornette), who rallied behind him with cries of "Let's go, D'Lo!"

Michael Cole on commentary called his leg drop "Vintage!" and yes, he has been repeating the worst call in history for at least 11 years. A very entertaining Attitude Era act - D'Lo Brown's skits stole the show at Capital Carnage, not that that was an achievement - this more physical version of the performer didn't get booked, and didn't get over, and was released the following year.

Had he returned 10 years later, WWE would have retained his services to stop him from working House Of Hardcore or something.

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