During the early-2000s, Scotty 2 Hotty, alongside dancing pals Grandmaster Sexay and Rikishi, almost instantly became a fan-favorite. His light-hearted character certainly endeared him to the younger generation of viewers, with his finishing move The Worm becoming an integral part of his onscreen performances. 

However, looking back on it now — the fact The Worm was a finishing move that actually won him some matches is quite absurd. While an entertaining way to get himself over with the live audience, the actual move itself was one of the least impactful in the history of WWE. After taking his sweet time hyping up the crowd and actually doing the worm dance move on the canvas, Scotty would jump up and land with his fist somewhere near the vicinity of his opponent’s face.

Yes, Scotty was a comedy character, and his finisher was meant to be a fun moment for the crowd, so to that extent it worked — but as an actual finishing maneuver, it looked completely underwhelming. In more recent times, Otis has adopted his own version of the move dubbed The Caterpillar, which at least sees the 300lb beast jump up and land with an elbow to his rival’s mid-section, but very rarely does he finish a match with the move.