12 Hilarious WWE Backstage Skits You Probably Don't Remember

I’m just going to set out my stall on this one here and now, let the chips fall where they may: Curtis ‘Johnny Curtis/Fandango’ Hussey is one of the most underrated character guys on the WWE roster, and he has been since his days on the gameshow version of NXT back in 2010.

Don’t believe me? The sleazebag Johnny Curtis character was a heelish joy to behold, a character perfectly executed. He’d been going back and forth with Maxine on various NXT shows for a while, despite winning the first season’s ‘competition’, and in Spring 2012 it was decided that Maxine would attempt to join NXT booker William Regal on commentary in the hope that getting closer to him would give her enough influence to get her and Curtis a main roster contract.

The plan required a space at the commentary desk, so Curtis took it upon himself to chloroform Matt Striker and throw him into a nearby skip.

There’s too much to love here, from Curtis’ deliberately awkward douche-bro mannerisms to his response to “why do you have chloroform?!” with “why don’t I have chloroform?” If you’re wondering whether the Curtis character was a one-off, and you’re not yet convinced by his performance as Fandango, allow me to remind you of this brief backstage interview with Renee Young from Main Event in January 2014...

...in which the dancer contemptuously and utterly brainlessly informs Young that “she’s not even a real journalism.”

Fandango may not be the flashiest wrestler in the world, but he clearly needs more TV time. The man behind the one-note narcissist gimmick has huge untapped skills as a comic performer. Summer Rae’s another underutilised talent, though: a fantastic heel with great timing, she should be helping build up inexperienced babyfaces like Carmella, not having half-baked ‘relationships’ with half the roster.