10 Wrestling gimmicks that shouldn't have worked but did

8. Woken/Broken Matt Hardy

By 2016, most assumed that the wrestling career of Matt Hardy had peaked and was in the process of winding down.

Fans didn't know what to make of Hardy at first when he dyed his hair and spoke with an unusual accent. However, his dedication to the character and innovative wrestling match creation (Ultimate Deletion) made him the talk of the wrestling world, so much so that he was signed back to the WWE.

Fast forward to today, and the Deletion match between Hardy and Wyatt is one of the highest rated segments in Raw history. Woken Matt Hardy shouldn't have worked, but did.