10 WWE Tag Team Champions Less Worthy Than Nicholas
6. Heidenreich
Far from just being disrespectful to the already-tarnished legacy of the Road Warriors, Heidenreich's substitute appearance alongside Animal in 2005 sucked the gimmick further into the gutter.
Brought into the company as a variety oddball, Heidenreich was useless both as a buffoon babyface and heinous heel. The last gasp push for Paul Heyman's former charge saw him don the famous spiked shoulder pads and somehow score a tag team title run alongside the legendary Legion Of Doom performer.
The company booking them to beat up-and-coming stars MNM was rancid in the extreme, despite the fact they'd drop the belts back in relatively short order. Heidenreich got no less useless than he'd ever been, whilst Animal understandably wore the physical strain of 20 years in the industry. His Hawk replacement looking so f*cking ridiculous in the role can't have boosted his mental strength either.
Though tricky to work out exactly what the facepaint was supposed to represent, it broadly resembled a skull in place of his wild-eyed face. For a tired retread with such little meat on the bone, it was rather appropriate.