Every W.E comeback is supposed to hit. Sadly though, sometimes it's only a matter of weeks,

days, hours or even minutes before the company realizes they've made a terrible, terrible mistake.

So I'm Gareth, you're watching What Culture Wrestling? And here are 15 WWE returns that immediately

backfired.

Number 15, Bob Backland 2000.

Would be President of the United States, Bob Backland, remember that,

became a perennial Royal Rumble surprise throughout the 1990s.

He showed up in the match between 1993 and 1996,

then returned at the start of the new millennium in

2000. That one-off wasn't what it seemed. The WWF planned to bring Bobby back as a manager

for Kurt Angle, which actually didn't seem like a bad idea. But it flopped hard. It's true.

Kurtus told a story via his podcast about Backland forgetting they were live

on raw when shooting a backstage skit. This happened shortly after they'd been shunted together

as a mentor and protege double act. According to Angle, Bob was a little too over the top and

erratic during skits. But he was his character-breaking moment on the flagship that

tipped producers over the edge. Bob was supposed to put somebody in a submission, but they were

sitting down. So he turned to Kurt and asked if the dude was supposed to be standing or not.

This real-life bewilderment caused Angle to turn and stare at a WWF writer who was standing off screen.

He was a rookie, so he didn't know what to do, and he couldn't believe that a true veteran

like Backland could be so clumsy. Look, it was a mistake, they happen, but it was a costly one.

The promotion decided to go in a different direction with Kurt and take Bob off television.

So much for high hopes that the celebrated former world champion would help take Angle to the next level.

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