The WWE is a weird place. In Vinny Mac's house of big dudes, the major emphasis is on how a guy looks rather than how he actually performs – both in the ring and on the mic. While it's worked out to some degree with the likes of Hulk Hogan, John Cena, and Triple H, there are a number of times that this has backfired on Vince's face.
There have been some wrestlers who were given monster pushes despite their lack of in-ring talent, mic skills, and low IQ. The history of pro-wrestling is full of the more deserving Superstars being kept down while the dumb ones went on to become main-event players.
As things change with Triple H's growing influence on the creative side of things, let's take a look back at some of the Superstars who got undeserved pushes and quite predictably, failed to make the most of it due to their sheer idiocy.
So, without further ado, let's get into our list of the 4 dumbest WWE wrestlers ever:
#5 The Great Khali
Hailing from Punjab in India, The Great Khali is Exhibit A when it comes to someone who looks impressive but is a dud when it comes to everything else. Introduced as a monster heel who took out the likes of The Undertaker on his path of destruction, Khali never really "performed" in the actual sense of the word.
He kind of just meandered into the ring, did his thing, no-sold all his opponent’s offence, and left. His promo work was non-existent at worst and atrocious at best. And, lest we forget, he was part of the iconic Punjabi Prison match.
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Things only got worse for the giant after his fall from grace, as he got pushed into absolute ludicrous angles as The Punjabi Playboy. The finishing touches on his career as a dumbass came when he was eliminated from the Royal Rumble by Beth Phoenix as she was kissing him. Absolutely smashing.
#4 Ryback
Ryback has come a long way since his WWE debut with The Nexus as Skip Sheffield. The Big Guy has won WWE gold and was at one point, one of the top superstars in the company. But, there was always something a little off about him.
His promo skills amounted to just three words – Feed Me More. And that was kind of his whole gimmick. A big guy who wanted to be fed more men. It’s no wonder that fans soon grew tired of his one-dimensional character.
Instead on making an effort to improve, Ryback’s grand idea was to keep doing what Goldberg did 15 years ago, except Bill did it better then and he’s done it better since he came back. Ryback was never going to be the new Bill Goldberg.
Pretty soon, his dumb jock character was kicked out of the WWE following his fallout with the company. Nowadays, Ryback tries to keep himself relevant by whining about the company that made him look more than a little bit silly.
#3 Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner is the quintessential high-school jock except he pulled the same shenanigans in the wrestling world.
Always boasting about his muscles, his ability to sexually satisfy women, and about how he was the baddest man on the planet made him seem like that one friend you had in school who swore he was sexually active at the age of 12.
Looking at what a big jerk Big Poppa Pump is, there is little surprise that the man has more muscles than brains. His fondness for calling people fat and his overall stupid behaviour warrants a place on this list regardless of his accomplishments in the ring.
Inside the squared circle, he was taken for a ride and buried mercilessly by Triple H, showing that he had no idea how to play nice with the locker room.
#2 Lex Luger
When Hulk Hogan jumped ship to the WCW from WWE in the 1990s, there was a gaping hole that needed to be filled. Who would be the top babyface in the company? Vince's bright idea was to push Lex Luger into that role.
Luger was an incredibly dumb young man whose claim to fame were his massive muscles. He was instantly rejected by the fans due to his inability to form coherent sentences and the fact that he was being pushed down their throats.
The dumbest moment on WWE television came courtesy of Luger.
When he was up against Yokozuna in a WWE Title match, Luger won the match via count out and went on to celebrate with all of his buddies and the US National Flag while confetti rained down from the ceiling despite the fact that the title was still Yokozuna's as Championships can only change hands via pinfall or submissions.
This moment truly cemented him as one of the dumbest wrestlers ever.
#1 James Ellsworth
James Ellsworth is without a doubt one of the stupidest men in wrestling. When he was finally given a chance to make his mark in the WWE, he excelled due to the influence of Dean Ambrose.
Ambrose's interference and shenanigans even gave Ellsworth three victories against then WWE Champion, AJ Styles. This also gave Ellsworth a WWE title match in the future. Then Ellsworth showed off his stupidity. In one of the dumbest moves ever, he turned on Ambrose allowing Styles to retain the title as he believed he could beat Styles since he'd already beaten him three times before.
He predictably got destroyed by Styles as well as Ambrose for his stupidity and that's the last we saw of him in the main event picture.
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