10 WWE Returns That Came Out Of Nowhere
5. Kenny Dykstra
Kenny Dykstra in 2016 subverted the wretched paradigm in which we now find ourselves.
In 2016, an inessential performer, if not a black sheep, returned to WWE to play a tertiary role in a superbly-crafted storyline between two enduring midcard acts in The Miz and Dolph Ziggler. It was a role that informed the continuity of Ziggler's character, and one that informed a rare late-career high point. Utilised to poke fun at Ziggler's early years by his antagonist, this was a shockingly good and resourceful narrative by the standards of the modern era.
In 2019, essential performers are squandered in WWE as they fall victim to Vince McMahon's insane whims, the intensification of which lands us very closely to a WrestleMania card that hasn't even been drafted, let alone finalised and foreshadowed. Dykstra to his credit returned to WWE, years after he had excommunicated himself for burying John Cena for breaking up his relationship with Mickie James, in amazing shape.
It didn't land him a full-time gig, but his signing is imminent, surely, since WWE is signing *checks notes* every f*cker not named Nailz.