4 Reasons WWE Should Have Hired The Great Muta

4. His Character

First and foremost, the Great Muta character is one of the most enduring gimmicks ever. Over the years, Keiji Mutoh has cultivated and transformed the Muta character, but a few core concepts have stayed the same.

Muta’s basically an unpredictable wild man, and in later years, a demon summoned from Hell (at least in storyline terms). He plays wicked mind games with his opponent, to a point where they’re afraid of even getting in the ring with him.

If Muta opens the ropes to let you into the ring, you enter as quickly as possible to avoid Muta doing anything to you when you’re vulnerable. When he shakes the ropes, you feel real anger or frustration emanating from him. Each time he looks out at the crowd, you can see the crazy look in his eye.

In this ‘post-kayfabe’ era of WWE where everything at least appears to be realistic, Muta would be a much-needed breath of fresh air. Mutoh’s highly committed to preserving the Muta character, going to great lengths to ensure that it remains as unsullied as possible.

These days, the closest things we have to ‘supernatural’ characters are the Undertaker, Kane, and the Wyatt Family, and all of them have some sort of flaw.

‘Taker’s slowly turning away from the supernatural element of his character, focusing more on his legendary status. ‘Demon Kane’ is nothing but an alter ego, but it’s one that has been booked so poorly that no one ever expects him to accomplish anything important.

As for Wyatt, he has been doing far more talking than destroying, to a point where few people can expect him to become the new Undertaker like he was pegged to be a few years ago.

This leaves WWE with a void, a need for an abnormal character that would make for entertaining wrestling programming. The Great Muta would’ve worked well in that role. Not just because his character is so unique, but also because…