10 Wrestling gimmicks that shouldn't have worked but did

5. The Bushwhackers

During the 70s and 80s, one tag team stood out for their craziness, toughness, and rotten attitudes; the New Zealand Sheepherders.

Feuding with such luminaries as Roddy Piper and the Fantastics, the Sheepherders eventually got the call from WWE. Unfortunately, at this stage in their career, they had aged past their prime and could no longer be the dominant heel force they had once been.

So, the WWE decided to capitalize on the success of Crocodile Dundee and make them Australian outback rednecks. Oddly enough, the gimmick was a huge success, particularly with the children who loved to do the 'Bushwhacker bounce' with Luke and Butch. To this day more people recognize the duo as the Bushwhackers than the Sheepherders, even though they spent most of their careers using the latter gimmick.