10 Wrestling gimmicks that shouldn't have worked but did

3. The Nation of Domination

It doesn't sound like a gimmick that a wrestling company would want to touch; A group of black separatists who angrily call out white America on their prejudices. Such a gimmick might draw criticism from both sides of the political spectrum for making light of the problems facing African Americans.

However, it proved to be a successful idea, mostly because the WWE didn't water down or try to excuse Farooq's fiery speeches. Many in the audience were aware that the Nation made valid points even though they were technically heels.

The Nation launched the careers of the Rock and D Lo Brown, and was also possibly Ron Simmons's best gimmick of all time.