5 Surprising pitches by Vince McMahon that were rightly shelved

#2 Vince McMahon's hilariously ridiculous gimmick idea for FTR that never saw the light of day

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Last year, when The Revival a.k.a. FTR had made it a point to leave WWE as soon as their contracts expired, Vince McMahon attempted to make them stay. The duo had a meeting with Vince McMahon and the WWE Chairman pitched an idea to them, that would see them don new gimmicks. Here's what Vince McMahon had in mind.

Arn Anderson: WWE Creative Must Have Been High To Pitch Revival Comedy Gimmick https://t.co/O8xNAFRxBX

— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) May 3, 2020

Cash Wheeler later stated that he burst out laughing when he saw Vince McMahon's pitch.

We sat down, and Vince hands us these. I'll put my hand on the Bible, and tell you right now, I laughed out loud in front of everybody. It was me and David, Vince, Bruce Prichard, and Corino. They were all serious, they told us why they thought that would be a good idea.

The Revival, being the ever professionals, told Vince McMahon that they were ready to don the gimmick, but were going to leave WWE after their contracts expired. Soon after, they were informed by the company that they had been pulled from every WWE event in the near future. They spent the final few months of their WWE stint away from the in-ring action. As for the gimmick, WWE dropped it when Vince McMahon realized that The Revival wasn't planning to stay. The leaked pictures received severe backlash on Twitter, and fans hailed The Revival for leaving Vince McMahon's company.