|
WWE's 20 Meanest Grinches: photos
* l8 T& P0 M7 T# P
# ~0 R/ c7 a' F- q/ F+ g( x% Y3 T: e1 e. O4 V; N
: g) x" _9 Y( J9 v. D- B8 `
Edge might not have ever stolen Christmas, but The Ultimate Opportunitist stole many championships during his Hall of Fame career.
) V. i$ H$ ]& v) u7 u1 \# |7 R) H# O4 L% ]. K
0 F4 x+ N# m7 p
4 `3 u4 |7 y [$ `% g U( ]
* g4 O* f4 L/ {* t& W- D* q+ Z: p# e& y+ @4 a
The Million Dollar Man tried to buy glory (in the form of the WWE Championship) from Andre the Giant has boasted plenty of bah-humbugs in his day.' p; P( w7 h' a G7 g7 D
! V) x# K0 | e/ A5 Q! Y% h
7 |& p/ p z( x+ @% C# e# J
% H! M A7 [6 q3 c* f$ Q1 v) J" W ]3 y+ d- @& i# k c. y8 |
8 b5 M9 T0 L* W& f& e1 aJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield used his personal success as justification for consistently disparaging the WWE Universe members who lacked his impressive bankroll.
; A& i4 C8 p, ~
7 }' m& ^8 \; f
* I( ?- m' n9 a4 d6 S: z& @- P" Y& A8 ~+ S! ~. O# S
At Tribute to the Troops 2005, JBL assumed the role of Bad Santa to combat Mick Foley's Good Santa. Now that's Grinchy.: p: f1 r( K2 C$ x% L+ @5 @
8 H& H3 C, W9 r T8 \" r9 w( _
1 ^$ w7 |; `/ j0 }; D: v* F) } j
, G; T0 E& i+ z- Z7 G1 d) j3 x9 s# w
I; O" {3 X. x2 l; m
With or without his cattle prod in tow, The Mountie sought to bring his unwarranted form of self-proclaimed Canadian justice to the innocent.
1 t, B# e. }; ^( o/ E" p' O; W& B4 b; e$ z) e7 b. c$ r
4 s; X' Q& o) h' m
2 @$ x$ K. Y: M H" e" E
$ v2 p. B- \$ c$ V: N* ]) C# b K7 D" v9 r5 r# X8 b
Four hundred and forty pounds of unpleasant humanity, King Kong Bundy broke bones and crushed bodies without remorse., [* y6 N9 S/ q, F2 i8 x3 h
, ]7 g" |& c" x7 @- a$ K
$ S3 W+ [! Z: ?8 z
. i) r( V, V' D7 G: t
9 B w) x0 M; E
# D4 I3 `7 c$ O( B; `7 X
. p% W6 G9 l9 z% S+ }& Y* j
7 P! b. u6 e% w4 aNothing says killjoy like a 7-foot, fire-scorched spawn of hell. Kane is an individual who finds the finest pleasure in the despair of others.: c9 ~8 ~# X* w4 \( o1 `
# x& ?& J' P4 \# a/ E$ T5 H- p+ e7 ?7 N9 t" U- L
, A% W, {* E& l9 v5 w) t y$ p6 v+ A
/ [; M5 F/ o* [5 g2 s
4 d: A9 S5 ]' F) z9 e5 ~ a6 E: D# R* j. [. ~7 u( a
) ~* Y# G# s9 a, f) g' ^
At In Your House on Dec. 17, 1995, Xanta Claus delivered a season's beating to a cheerful Savio Vega as the Santa-hatted Latin Superstar gave out gifts to the crowd.0 i" v; i1 M' ^% a! t
7 Z$ c3 N1 _' q/ t
# G# G% x3 ^! I2 Q- B) C* P6 Y5 x
0 {9 P; n3 }( H8 O% `/ c/ h) N
/ \ Y' A8 R3 n6 Z' E
3 |3 d2 e; m, [% }' @* ~Eric Bischoff cheated and schemed his way through the world of sports-entertainment both behind the cameras and in front of them.
5 F9 d7 V) w. H- L3 A) R1 z2 K, y3 r" W! S5 V
5 ~; ?0 ]4 W9 z. }+ U
- F% y8 h( ?1 _& ?" t) O! ^4 {
3 U) y; `9 ?( M, s* ~% @" o8 V2 P/ p* c6 [+ s
' I$ J J6 e! n) f! [7 S5 q% j3 y) h) U; x
Vickie has been WWE's epitome of Grinch since 2006. The Queen Diva will throw a loud and obnoxious temper-tantrum whenever she doesn't get her way.5 G. H l2 K( |- f- @% ^( M
) k4 {% Q) b* ^; K5 T$ v& S
7 v/ _/ ~+ k( Z$ j9 ^4 {3 ]; {
* j7 z* n8 I; V9 _8 h
6 }8 I0 D, n& P& W& `& [* k: O, y% e. r1 O, x$ ]! V. [0 o
! n( @* \' w4 X) h6 @# v0 I/ v
) X% D: m1 O+ z- u$ S. L/ A. j: a3 e6 FJerry "The King" Lawler was not always the broadcast table's pride and joy. Upon arriving in WWE in 1992, he became obsessed with Bret Hart's King of the Ring victory, claiming himself to be WWE's one true king. Jealous much?
5 K7 M8 \4 W3 W% e
" {! R9 O+ n. j7 m# b* [5 m. O" i; K
; L- S; e( G) r; \, n
0 x/ N- t+ i9 E% w, z
; {! I1 ~- [( L" b2 \9 B6 MFor 30 years, Bobby Heenan Grinched his way through every major wrestling organization, earning the ire of fans, opponents and even his own managerial clients.( j6 e2 m9 Y$ }6 [3 ]( Z" W7 D
! Q, k, F) K% l1 K. X
# |% ?; q& w# |* g0 X- w" ^. \4 @- O. ^% g( q7 h$ G j3 l
- H" v1 {7 l, {% P: f
- {9 L9 o7 U! N% K1 k* s- u* S
Whether it's duping Bret Hart in Montreal or doing everything possible to prevent "Stone Cold" Steve Austin from becoming WWE Champion, Mr. McMahon has been making competitors' lives a living hell for decades.. z2 g9 d" h* V c' ?0 q
9 J' \$ \: [1 n y/ y/ z- m4 y. S) T1 O+ Q9 A9 H$ c* i
1 @+ A& K% g0 P: H0 K5 n" t& U
Y+ q% e8 p$ ^' Y0 o/ g! z8 s: Q) L
( @5 C; b Q* a7 I1 b8 e! v' JAn old saying implies that words hurt more than actions, but "Rowdy" Roddy Piper had the uncanny ability to inflict pain with both.
1 ~- ?8 C/ W& K5 T8 U8 \- R4 G- K" a6 T0 k5 ?0 O$ K0 Z* c! e
2 ?2 s/ \ s. K: V7 s/ C/ f; u. d) m Y) h5 g2 X
1 b! y" T; E1 Y& K6 T% g) i+ t( O0 B
7 D, {4 `: z1 Y1 {/ m4 H0 u
- O: p& f0 B J7 W; [& h/ i
' [5 Z- A: ]) |% q2 N
; e4 \3 I7 h" v% E
5 O# }/ J* t/ ^% K5 IA frown often hidden underneath his Bard-like beard, Damien Sandow's smile only emerges after his victories, which are frequent.
) Q4 l/ i) l* X1 m, [% k
8 u+ A& q+ R j- K
, X$ N, n( ]5 t9 ^% ?% b( L- Z, I( ]1 h7 c4 f* g; x, O9 S
1 @/ r% W% o/ t! A+ ], B8 p' l T( V- Z. D- }
# G1 w/ s4 K- E. ^+ h6 L* z* ^6 c/ S1 X
The sniveling Michael Cole once became such a Grinch that he built a "Cole Mine" to protect himself from the WWE locker room.3 g6 m( o# `8 i/ U
, X3 {; S! h0 h0 _# e( L; B2 x7 y+ f. |
- B- g& `2 {- G+ h
8 H7 g" ]- i) k5 F
) ]0 x) C% ^$ `3 J) a5 M8 C7 _+ }
; V( j9 T1 j0 u% ^# b3 |! V3 M8 ]) K
As bureaucratic in the squared circle as filling out a W-4 form, Irwin R. Schyster proved there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes.
! m$ R7 f2 }: O) H
& b& m; g6 i2 A* ~/ z
* V+ r) D& T! x4 {; e- {
, Z' o% N! U6 B$ ~* {
( B# j! }1 k5 [7 q) i$ k& U# W, s% A6 P9 D+ ?- h
WWE fans never knew where Repo Man would pop up next as he stole, er, repossessed all kinds of items. We wouldn't be surprised if the giggling bandit took a Christmas tree and all the gifts underneath it, too.
: ]7 J! ^9 w/ n1 Y+ Y9 l; h( ?7 Z& t4 p
4 b0 Q' F) z2 q, ]( @7 i
& i2 C$ J- }# w+ u" W. o4 Q1 h5 g- ^% ?: h
% U/ y: O0 o0 V" L$ D
Nothing in life is black and white, but there was no mistaking The nWo were nothing but Grinches-4-life.$ ]5 G: X8 i% ]
: D! l4 f% K$ ], g/ m! n
! z' k' @. u* Y' v: x% g( [( ]2 Y, \+ W( ?8 g% {* I
4 d h$ j# C5 ~3 ?& B, h8 h7 ^5 i! E9 s
9 {) `0 I# Q" S" g' C$ U, J& X$ x' H( z7 P8 P& `3 [# I
' q7 l) C5 X: g0 B* `" M$ T Y
6 F4 d9 Q- F3 X- h$ Y0 p8 m6 t1 \The Miz constantly reminds the WWE Universe of how "Awesome" he believes himself to be, and backed up his words by becoming WWE Champion.
5 r3 c1 z8 D$ P% K4 B2 h- Y
8 H. a* O0 z' t4 {
. ~: \" k) ~! m- W5 |' x# N) ]) }
2 o2 w& }; w) H3 L# y( [. O, M+ r0 C9 v; r/ d$ d! K
6 i6 x- Z/ {* x, p: M
With a path of destruction that included Hulk Hogan and Jake Roberts' pet snake, Earthquake was a Grinch that ranked high on the Richter scale./ v# V2 X7 l+ Z4 l0 C3 L
. v3 ]- E8 d! }5 y7 H. e
. _6 e, o) ~$ T1 o
% f2 _. ?# D4 S9 {5 _ |
|