7 Elaborate WWE Vignettes That Led To Nothing

Kizarny's vignettes were broadcast right around the same time as those of Vade Hansen, featuring on episodes of SmackDown in late 2008 ahead of a debut in January the following year.

In them, the Canadian - real name Nicholas Cvjetkovich - appears in the middle of a funfair, addressing the audience in wrestling's time-honoured 'Carny' speak, saying things like "weazelcome teazu theaza carnival".

Despite the, ahem, massive potential, of this giant, smarky in-joke, Kizarny (get it?) only lasted two main roster matches - one of them being a multi-man battle royal in which he was essentially just making up the numbers - before getting abruptly fired in March.

It's not really clear what he did to warrant such a quick dismissal. Sure, the character sucked, but two appearances in the arena (and about five more from the carnival) isn't really enough to win round the audience. Even Daniel Bryan would have struggled to get over with that.