Well That Didnt Work: Doink the Clown’s babyface run in the WWE

Craig Wilson

Clowns are creepy, right? Well, that was the thinking of the WWF in late 1992. But it wasn’t long before they turned that clown babyface. In this latest ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ piece, we take a look at that babyface run of Doink the Clown.

Well That Didnt Work: Farooq Asaad in the WWE

Craig Wilson

When the WWF signed Ron Simmons, a college football standout and first African American WCW champion, it was perhaps inevitable that they’d saddle him with a rubbish gimmick. In this latest ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ piece, we take a look at his run as Farooq Asaad.

Well That Didn’t Work: Ludvig Borga

Craig Wilson

Back in 1993, the WWF thought that an appropriate gimmick for a foreign heel would be to raise environmental concerns about America. Yup, you read that right. In today’s ‘Well That Didn’t Work’ we look back at that WWF run of Ludvig Borga.

From the Archive: Well That Didn’t Work: World Bodybuilding Federation

Cover of the WBF magazine, note the font and colouring used for the title (Image courtesy of http://www.ebay.com)

Craig Wilson

You need only have watched any WWF event from the late 80s and early 90s and you would have established that the company had a fondness for musclebound performers. It was little surprise, then, that Vince would dip his hand into the bodybuilding world and start his own organisation and in this ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ I look at the short-lived World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF).

Well That Didn’t Work: NWA Invades WWF

Craig Wilson

One of the most used gimmicks in wrestling is an invasion angle. We’ve been treated to some that were spectacularly successful such as the nWo in WCW.  On the flipside, others have been less successful: the WCW/ECW invasion of WWE in the early 00s, anyone? One invasion angle is rarely discussed and that’s Jim Cornette’s NWA invading the WWF in late 1997/early 1998 and that will be the focus of this ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ piece.

Well That Didn’t Work: The Higher Power

Jamie Lithgow

Today we dip our toes back into our ‘Well That Didn’t Work’ series. Previously we have looked at such subjects as The Undertaker vs. The Undertaker and Tout… remember Tout?! Me neither. On this occasion, however, Jamie runs the risk of dividing opinion by looking at WWE’s ‘Higher Power’ storyline from way back in 1999.

Well That Didn’t Work: Saba Simba

Craig Wilson

Our ‘Well That Didn’t Work‘ series returns to the blog today. Previously we’ve looked at The Undertaker v Undertaker feud, the NWA invasion of the WWE and The Brawl for All and many more. In this edition, Craig looks at the return to the WWF in 1991 of Tony Atlas, but now renamed Saba Simba…