16. The Executioner
The Executioner had a brief run in the WWF in 1996. Despite his intimidating name, the whole persona was more of a joke than anything else. He wore a child’s Halloween costume and had a rolling pin as his weapon of choice. He was entertaining, but not wrestling material. Terry Gordy, the man behind The Executioner, decided the world had had enough of the gimmick and started wrestling as himself, which made him much more popular than before. Sadly, his career was cut short as he passed away in 2001 due to a heart attack.