5 Strange WWE gimmicks that actually worked 

#1. Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt was already mentioned earlier in this article since his character "The Fiend" has become a huge part of WWE television in the last year. However, the man behind the gimmick has already proven that he could handle such a challenge - through his original Bray Wyatt character.

WWE has realized at this point that if they put a mic in Wyatt's hand, then he will almost always deliver. He first demonstrated this when he debuted as the patriarch of the The Wyatt Family back in 2013 alongside Harper and Rowan. There's a lot about that character that was never revealed, but Wyatt was able to distract the audience from any questions they might have had by talking about Sister Abigail and calling the WWE Universe his "Fireflies". Wyatt was so believable in the role that the WWE Universe ate it up.

Wyatt was pushed all the way to the WWE Championship, but many fans believed he was never given the credit he truly deserved. Wyatt had so many layers in his first run and his creativity came through in every promo. Luckily this wasn't wasted forever. The original Bray Wyatt character has now been brought back on SmackDown and looks set to play a part in the development of The Fiend's overall story.