Just Terrible: 10 of the worst gimmicks in wrestling history.

There's a legendary wrestler under that turkey suit...
There's a legendary wrestler under that turkey suit...

9. Repo Man

Barry Darsow, AKA Krusher Krushnev and Demolition Smash in his worst persona.
Barry Darsow, AKA Krusher Krushnev and Demolition Smash in his worst persona.

During the WWE's classic era, there was no team as dominant, as powerful, and as seemingly unbeatable as Demolition. The face paint wearing duo of Ax and Smash obliterated their competition with great gusto.

When the WWE hired the team Demolition was ripped off--that is, INSPIRED --from, the Legion of Doom, management decided they didn't need two face paint wearing post-apocalyptic warrior teams. Ax retired, and the Demolition gimmick was shelved.

This left Barry Darsow, who had been Smash, without anything to do. He was assigned a gimmick that, to this day, makes little practical sense; The Repo Man. The reasoning behind the gimmick seemed to be that everyone hates the repo man when they repossess their car, so Repo Man would gain massive heel heat.

The reaction from WWE fans was mostly confusion. Repo Man wore a mask, which no real-life car repossession agent would ever bother with. Also, his comedic antics weren't really in line with a heel badass. Repo Man hung around for awhile, before Barry Darsow's contract ran up. Then he was quietly released, and this gimmick was left twisting in the wind. Where it belonged.

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