5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (August 3)

4. Think Up A Pun, Then Go Backwards

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Pro Wrestling Sheet's Ryan Satin recently revealed the original gimmick intended for Jinder Mahal's 2016 return: The Mahal Monitor.

Definitely a fully fleshed-out idea and not just a f*cking pun, Mahal in this alternate timeline - one in which he didn't desecrate the WWE Championship and racially abuse Shinsuke Nakamura - was to act as a self-appointed backstage authority figure. A locker room leader of sorts. Since WWE Superstars are squabbling schoolchildren, in the main, the gimmick actually makes a sort of grim sense. But really, this was a terrible idea, so of course WWE recycled it, substituting a pun with alliteration but still putting forward a deeply basic heel character, Baron Corbin, for the role. And because WWE thought this wasn't a laughable idea, we may yet see more of this sort of backwards thinking.

Killian Dainty: A whacky misunderstood monster who is under the deluded impression that he is a Cruiserweight, constantly turning up to 205 Live as a despairing Drake Maverick holds his head in his hands.

'The Artist' Shinsuke Knackers-Murals: a gimmick in which the King of Strong Style is just as comically bad with the paint brush as he is in WWE Championship matches, the daft sod.

Finn Valour: A short and thin performer who does well to compete against men who are infinitely less talented and experienced, and as thin, but taller.

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