7. Razor Ramon & Diesel Mark II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C05BCLPIn54 Speaking of colossal wastes of time... This gimmick was brought about after Scott Hall & Kevin Nash left the WWF to join WCW in 1996. Vince decided to show them who was the boss, and that it wasn't the performers who made the personae work but the personae who made the wrestlers - and as he was the creative force in the WWF, he was the star maker! Jim Ross was by now a full blown heel and it was said that he was bringing Razor & Diesel back. Once it was seen that the new Razor (Rick Bognor) and Diesel (Glenn 'Kane' Jacobs) weren't getting over, they were quickly dropped (within 4 months to be exact). In fact, not getting over might be an understatement - the gimmick totally bombed. What could have done to save this? When it was brought to the drawing board it should have been rubbed out! I know Vince McMahon isn't one to take defeat (or in this case defection) sitting down, but he should have just ignored it and concentrated on his own product.
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