Merchandising existed long before Vince McMahon took over WWE. Verne Gagne is often credited as one of the first guys to realize how fans would go wild for T-shirts of their favorite stars and slogans and sold them for the AWA. WWE just ran with it majorly and since then, it’s become a huge part of the business. Indeed, a key reason WWE doesn’t turn John Cena heel is because Cena is one of the biggest merchandise movers for kids in the company. It truly reached its height in the Attitude Era with scores of cash handed out for items.

But over the years, WWE has given fans some pretty weird merchandising. It’s not just action figure that look nothing like the stars or t-shirts with slogans they now regret. WWE has also offered some seriously offbeat merchandising that makes one wonder just what kind of market there was for it. Things no one asked for but WWE still put out all the same and expected folks to buy it. Here are 10 of the strangest pieces of merchandise WWE ever put out and marvel at how someone actually bought them.

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10 HHH Brass Ring

A lot has been written badly about HHH over the years on hogging the spotlight so much. There’s also how Hunter seems to join Vince in pushing wrestlers to “grab the brass ring” but then be against someone actually doing it. Thus, it looks almost like WWE is mocking that attitude with the HHH brass ring. Yep, an actual solid chunk of brass carved in the “King of Kings” likeness to fit on someone’s finger. Because who doesn’t love showing off Hunter’s face on their hand? It’s a pretty bizarre decoration in any color, let alone this and another reason fans aren’t exactly so high on Hunter.

9 Table Hockey

In the 1990s, Vince McMahon just adored slapping WWE on just about anything imaginable. Long before the XFL came along, Vince decided to do it for a table hockey set called “Superstars Shoot-Out”. Having the wrestler as hockey players in their wrestling gear was already odd. But the crazier bit was how they had sticks from Jake Roberts’ python to Tugboat with a rope, Big Bossman’s nightstick, Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2X4 and more. It’s hard to see kids going that crazy playing this out as it’s one of the odder fusions of WWE and another sport.

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8 Funkasaurus Piggy Bank

It’s well known how Brodus Clay was going to be a major monster force in WWE but at the last minute, he was changed to the goofy dancing “Funkasaurus.” WWE thought he’d be a hit with fans but were quite wrong. They still kept it up with t-shirts, outfits and other wild bits. The Funkasaurus piggy bank is hands down the weirdest. It has the chain and hat as well as logo of the dancing Clay but how many kids are that eager to put their coins into this pig? At the least, they could have added a “dancing motion” gimmick.

7 Daniel Bryan Beard Hat

Yes, Daniel Bryan’s beard is an iconic part of his entire look and how he got over. Yes, WWE has been known to sell “beard set” to kids for everyone from Bryan and AJ Styles and more. But this is just truly bizarre on several levels. The “beard” is the brim of the cap, that’s all. It doesn’t hang over the face, it can’t be unattached in any way, it’s just the brim. It’s really weird as it looks like a bad piece of animal skin on the cap and one has to be a serious Bryan fan to think this is a good look.

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6 Pizza Prints

Prizza prints are already weird in themselves. Edible designs put on pizzas, they’re supposed to spark them up but some might be a bit wary of chewing down on some pictures. WWE prints are even weirder than the usual fare. They vary from one of several WWE stars to specialized versions for RAW and SmackDown. By reports, they’re actually not that bad in terms of taste. But come on, who wants to chew down on a pizza and find themselves biting on the faces of John Cena, Undertaker, Big Show, Kane and others? Leave it to WWE to make a weird merchandise bit even odder.

5 Stone Cold Cologne

WWE had been doing colognes for quite a few years and in some cases, it makes an odd sense. Ric Flair is an obvious choice with his high-flying lifestyle. One for Rick “The Model” Martel is just perfect. But Steve Austin? His entire act was being a blue-collar, beer-swilling, rough and tumble redneck who preferred being outdoors hunting or driving an ATV rather than dress up for a party. Austin in a suit was a bad sight so unless the smell of this is his favorite beer, modeling a cologne on “Stone Cold” makes very little sense.

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4 Sable Handprint Bear

In 1998, Rena Mero exploded in popularity as Sable. She was a knockout who helped push the boundaries with her body and paved the way for hot ladies posing in “Playboy.”. The most famous moment had to be when she did a “show-down” with Jacqueline and the iconic sight of her stripping to just painted handprints on her chest. Somehow, WWE decided it would be perfect to make a teddy bear based on that. Yep, handprints on the chest and the line “hands down the winner” printed on the back and this was marketed for kids? The Attitude Era was a weird time.

3 English and Rusev Gingerbread Ornaments

WWE just goes all out for weird items for the holidays. A sweater of Randy Orton hitting an RKO on a snowman? An Undertaker Santa Hat? John Cena Nutcracker? But this is just the oddest of the bunch. Yes, the entire “Rusev Day” act of Rusev and Aiden English did get a lot of attention and both men pushed more because of it. But having them as gingerbread men tree ornaments was something else. Rusev just doesn’t work for “cute” items and the English one looks poor too. Given how the act eventually ended, this item became stale fast.

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2 Squirt Heads

Sure, kids may love squirt guns but squirt heads? They always look weird whether it’s for a comic book character or other toy. It’s just more bizarre to have it be a WWE star but that’s what this line of toys in the 1990s did. Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, the Rockers, the Legion of Doom, Big Bossman, Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage were the bigger names of the set. There’s just something off-putting about water flying out the mouth of Warrior or Hawk and the weird expressions didn't help. This was one merchandise set that was just all wet.

1 CM Punk Gnome Bench

This really is one of the most head-scratching ideas of all time. Of all the items WWE could make for CM Punk at the height of his popularity, they went with...a set of garden gnomes? It can’t be sure if they’re meant to be modeled after Punk or just serious fans in shirts boasting his slogans and wearing his gear. They hold chairs, a mic (as in the “Pipe Bomb”) and the WWE title belt with big smiles. It’s just absolutely strange why WWE put this together and sold it and yet another reason Punk doesn’t speak fondly of the company.

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