7 times even hardcore WWE fans were fooled

#4 Chris Jericho as Doink the Clown

Chris Jericho wasn't clowning around on the RAW before WrestleMania X-Seven.

When William Regal vowed to take everything Chris Jericho cared about in early 2001, that included Y2J’s Intercontinental Championship.

Booking himself into a title match at WrestleMania 17, Regal seemed the favorite to win and aimed to prove himself the RAW before the pay per view when he took on Crash Holly.

A standard match, the bout was interrupted by Doink the Clown, who appeared from the crowd, attacking the British Brawler with a flurry of offense.

As the assault continued, many fans wondered how the aging jobber had suddenly become an incredible athlete, until the clown prince of WWE revealed it was actually Jericho.

Locking Regal in the Walls of Jericho, the Fozzy frontman clearly had the psychological advantage going into their title match, after weeks of being forced into handicap matches by the Commissioner.

This attack clearly paid off, as Jericho was able to retain the title against Regal in the show’s opener, whilst Doink, the real Doink, would later appear in the Gimmick Battle Royal when he lost to the Iron Sheik.