5 times WWE Superstars faked the return of other wrestlers

#1 WWE fakes the return of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash - WWE RAW, 1996

Glenn Jacobs and Rick Bognar as fake 'Diesel' and 'Razor Ramon'

Scott Hall and Kevin Nash leaving WWE to join WCW was one of the biggest losses that WWE had suffered talent-wise in the 1990s. Hall and Nash were both top level talents at that point and when they went to WCW, it signaled that the Monday Night Wars were going to get more intense. What WWE did to sustain the blow was probably not the most logical decision, but they did it anyway.

WWE advertised that Diesel and Razor Ramon would be returning to WWE. At this point, WCW panicked, as they realized that the two stars were not signed to binding contracts and even gave them bonuses. However, when RAW came along, it was revealed that WWE was telling a half-truth to the fans.

Jim Ross introduced "Diesel" and "Razor Ramon" in the ring, but they turned out to be Rick Bognar and Glenn Jacobs and not Nash and Hall. While they had some physical similarity and shared the same wrestling names, it was clear that WWE was trying to mock the two wrestlers who left the company. The much anticipated return turned out to be fake after all. Later on Glenn Jacobs would go on to become the prominent WWE Superstar, The Big Red Machine Kane.