4 Real bruh.

Ya F WWE. They’ve ruined too many good guys.

Just one of the many reasons I'm All Elite now.

Vince McMahon logic

@@crashpal I don't think there is any kind of logic behind Vinny Mac's irrational, impulsive, arbitrary decision making and that's the problem.

ghes a fox news dbag,,, says it all

I don't really know if that's legit true or not. He is NWA champ right now. I don't think they'd make a man they hate champ

He's HATED on Fox news as well.

@@philanderphillips2309 😳 faux loves him he’s always on the white side 😆

I remember when WWE was pushing him to be this badass big man similar to Bam Bam Bigelow. What we ended up getting was what would happen if the Godfather mated with a T-Rex wearing a pink skirt.

Participating as a bouncer in the sequel of House of Thousand Corpses, was the best thing I saw wrestlers do on cinema after Piper's performance in They Live.

Matt, not the point of this video

@@yvesleroux9313 no, but he is addressing the silver lining, which is fair to DDP.

YES HE OPENS A YOGA STUDIO

How?

That was good

All so Jerry Lawler could "trick" Stacy Keibler into sitting in his lap...

I’m ngl I absolutely loved Eugene

Ric Flair was his usual hilarious self. Loved that segment

@@canonballkid8829 Flair strutting around the chairs was the best part.

@Matt Harelik agree ddp is a world championship material ddp is awesome

Yup. This one will always stick out to me as well as a huge missed opportunities. The egos were running wild back then, too much so to have any common sense. Vince's main goal was to bury WCW even after it was dead.

Didn't the Undertaker hate working with DDP or something?? I can't remember but thought that was one of the reasons his push didn't last long. They did him so dirty. DDP has helped so many former wrestlers who are alcoholics or drug addicts get back on their feet. Jake the Snake & Scott Hall to name a couple. DDP could of been a big star but giving him that Stalker character was the complete opposite of who DDP was in WCW

That would’ve required Vince to have some form of humility which he does not.

@@justincombs7440 What I heard was that DDP came into WWE with a bunch of ideas that he was really excited about and pitched them to Vince. Things like him facing Rock in a People's Champ vs People's Champ. Vince apparently didn't like the ideas and thought DDP was being full of himself to consider himself at Rock's level. Thus Vince, being petty, gave DDP a terrible gimmick and proceeded to bury him on TV for months.

sadly most people thought it was a jab at the mentally handicapped, rather than telling an underdog story. i adored that and am quite disappointed at the fans for thinking the worst.

Yeah, Eugene had a decent run. And he worked with guys like Triple H, William Regal, and Error 404.

The gimmick was in incredibly bad taste. But he pulled it off the best anyone could. Having him be a wrestling savant that emulated other big stars took away from the bad a bit.

People say it was totally offensive to people with special needs but i guess they never asked them... from what i heard Eugene was basically a hero in there eyes and made them thought that they can become a wrestler too even with their disability so once again it was only offensive to those who were not even the target of the so called offense 🙄 i personally liked Eugene a lot and his victory over Kurt Angle is one of the best moments of the ruthless agression era 😁

@@cathycatsville67 As someone on the spectrum, and with other friends on the spectrum, I can confirm that I enjoyed Eugene and that the complaints most likely came from those who got offended 'for us' because we're 'too stupid to understand what is going on'. The amount of times I've been treated like I was dump for not finding a special needs character on a show or in a movie offensive happened way to often than I'd like it to happen.

Always wondered whether he was going to be wrestling with the helmet on?! Also, wouldn't they need to get Lucasfilm's permission to use it?

And named the shock master

Used to have, can't anymore because PG.

I still remember Steph was asking Vince for a favor on one episode and damn if they didnt play that as some creepy daddy daughter thing. Lol

I don't know if he does or if Russo really got him hooked on trash talkshows where that is a common subject.

He even faced God in a tag match

they was trying to get the Springer fans in on WWE.

Hope not

I think he’s already there. Does that look make you think WWE champion one day?

God i hope not

He is trying so hard to be Kane 2.0 lmfao, won't be surprised if he finds himself in this list one day.

I don't watch wrestling what is with him? Thought he's booked like a star?

I’m certain they did acknowledge it.

It would work. Until they made him dance in a dress. smh

Typically Vince not recognizing other promotions exist.

Actually they could push him as a dominating heel. But they made him a joke smh.

You know about it because they did acknowledge it

“u gee

The problem with his gimmick was that there were fans who thought he was actually retarded in reality.

@@kurumi9714 what's the problem if people actually believe he's mentally handicapped?

Ditto OP.

Weirdos like to be offended for you..

I fancy my sister 😂😂😂

How about the one legged Zach Gowen gimmick with Lesnar and McMahon. SOOOO DUUUUUMB.

Eugene was great. Nick Dinsmore nailed it.

@darryl paynts i cared, i loved the Eugene character, a mentally disabled kid who dreamed of being a WWE superstar and wrestling with his favorite wrestlers, i ate up that gimmick and adored it, while everybody just took it the wrong way.

Eugene is what got Nick to the main roster not sure how that’s a career destroyer

Eugene with William Regal? Yes please!!

@@UltimateGamerCC some ppl love taking things the wrong way smh

Luckily he bounced back

Was it too far or not far enough? I have to wonder if it would've done better if filtered through Vince McMahon. You know it wouldn't have been so "in your face" off the bat. Moreso just enough of a hint to make you uncomfortable, then something like DDP stalking Sara lol

@@Wrestlelamia indeed!

@@cedwardsmedia I don’t know, dude.

Seven is basically Whitedust. LUL

When your arrogance outshines money

Stalker gimmick was supposed to go to Sting. But when they couldn't sign Sting. They gave it to DDP. That's why ppl wanted to see Undertaker vs Sting.

he needed to be heel for his size; im pretty sure him dancing around like that killed wrestling for me and i was 12

Hes in are now I like when it was him and tenzai together

And gave him his own theme instead of recycling ernest miller/God's music

@@andrew36345 God's music is hilarious.

yeah, he looked like he was having fun with it

"could have been", please.

Him, Vader, Bam Bam and Yokozuna were all pioneers of the athletic/high flying heavyweight wrestlers that came later on

He was actually a really bad wrestler and used to injure most the wrestlers he faced.

@@ernestwitherington7385 actually in modern slang the have is often replaced with of.

Blame Nash and his ego and fear of real talent

In my universe Ric Flair shaves his head and wears an ancient Roman Halloween costume. So glad you guys didn't have to see that.

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 He called himself Sparticus and dropped the title to "Mr.Perfect" Terry Taylor. It ruined his carreer for the rest of his short life. He died at 48 in a DUI. His son Reid would go on to be a 16 time WWWE Champion and the biggest star of WWWE's late Attitude era (around 2000-2008 when NWA WCW finally won the Thursday night wars.) WWWE died when Vince McMahon did. (Heart Attack due to excessive steroid use) After which they tried to turn Reid into Sparticus so he left NWA WCW and became a Musician. He was fairly successful, it was more his band was famous rather than him. He's kind of fallen off the face of the earth when I left my dimension.

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 You're from my Earth too? What ever happened to Chris Benoit after he retired in 2013? I hear he's become a minister now. Do you know?

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 but what if all of what I said was true somewhere else?

Larry Bundy Jr. I love your channel!

Agreed. Definitely not a gimmick.

you gee

yes he was great as Albert and A-Train, feel bad every time I look back and think of the "shave your back" chants

Loved him tagging with Big Show and Kane, always destructive teams

@@egpmh2891 Since when did Albert tagged with Kane?

WWE actually buried him bc he was leaving WWE after 2003

@@Alvin_Vivian a few house shows he tagged with him, I always thought he and Kane and Big Show would have made a hell of a trio

I loved it

It was nice, but the hip hop Albert and scotty 2 hotty was better. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h899fqRju5jTZZs.html

@@jmjfanss Albert and Test were the best 😂 nothing beats Too Cool though

Nowadays, Brodus Clay now remind me of Top Dolla.....

The issue with his gimmick is that it had a hard ceiling. Nobody is going to buy the dancing dinosaur as the champ

then went back to tugboat and sank to the bottom. XD

I thought both he and Quake were darn good for their size, better than most of the big fat guys. That said I felt being in the team raised Typhoons profile and standing in the business a lot, but lowered Quakes a bit as he was an awesome main event level heel.

Tugboat was the shockmaster

It's really a wonder that people think Vince is a creative genius when only about 1% of his ideas aren't trash.

@@fattiger6957 Yeah.

@@fattiger6957 cap...... 0.1

ur weird now

I liked it too. But I kept wondering when they were going to make him come to his senses and turn him back serious.

reminded me of Al Snow and Head, i loved it. to me it made sense that Perry went loopy after all those cranium chair shots.

"Who weighed more? Terri or Moppy?" "Moppy, by far!"

@@electricdevil2422 🤣 🤣 🤣

and they never teamed him up with al snow..

WWE should of kept the original idea for Matt Morgan as the younger brother of Kane

Thing is they'd already done the stuttering thing with Bubba Ray Dudley so it wasn't even original

Wwe ruined him. Morgan was an amazing talent. His gimmick was good at tna but they never let him be champ for long.

The DNA of TNA.

@@thewretched2474 aa yeah the Abel gimmick...I think it wouldve been an awesome thing

He wrestled like that because Mike Bell dropped Saturn on his head and gave him a massive concussion. They should have stopped that match.

Prince Albert and Droz was great in 90's! He was great as A-Train as well.

@@themagnificentwhiskerbiscuit Yeah he was

Saba Simba actually saved Tony Atlas’s life

@@meirnissim5927 That maybe true but the gimmick felt a bit too racist towards African people.

Paul birchill was pre drew mcintyre

What? That gimmick really blew up

Moppy was over huge. Not sure why that's on here. I think his career went down hill once they killed the gimmick

@@Dman3827 that's sad, he's totally messed up now.

peh ree

I always thought of the gimmick more as empowering to the special needs community than offensive. He did good for himself during his time with the WWE.

No

The Booty Man! Lol

Apparently he got a huge contract from WCW. So at least he got a ton of money out of the worst period in WCW.

Sid was far more entertaining on the Mic than any of these guys even when he messed up. So I cant say Mike Awesome was better on the Mic than Sid.

I remember him in the late 90's with Trish Stratus and Test as T&A. They were a decent tag team at the time.

That wouldn't be ENTIRELY terrible- a brutish, callous, thuggish sadist who destroys opponents without mercy but likes to play with his victims before annihilating them and no-sells their attempts to fight back. Unfortunately I suspect you're referring to DBZ Abridged Nappa, which let's be honest, is more likely for current WWE...

@@ArcaneAzmadi hahahaa ya the abridged is definitely WWE version. Especially the ghost dead version 😂😂. But the original would’ve been much better with the Killer Kross idea.

It was definitely not a good gimmick at all. I met him a few years back and him and Mick Foley are the 2 coolest and down to earth wrestlers I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

@@zakkmylde1712 Again, a bit older and in hindsight i see it different. And to be clear, it was never about making fun about handicapped people, at least in my mind.

There was nothing wrong with the gimmick and eugene was over. He would never have got anywhere near as over being a traditional wrestler as he did doing the eugene gimmick. This new modern b-tch made society tells you it was bad

@@JOHNKOOL1 yes sjw people telling them it is bad

@@TheLibermania of course it wasnt about that....only braindead NPCs would believe that crap

DDP has found a more filling career helping to save lives, he definitely made lemonade out of the lemons handed to him out of all the others in this list.

Raven and Stasiak too.

@@karlc2869 WWE shat on a lot of people, let's be frank... who they didnt utilize wrong, they got rid of like Perry Saturn.

I'm sorry, how exactly does Sting have redemption in AEW? He hasn't won a singles match and the tag matches him and Darby won were against low-carders. He's there in AEW just to be there.

@@jays447 literally everyone with a clue has viewed stings run in aew as remarkable and nothing but a success they have protected him yet while still pulling off quality matches I didn't think it was possible

v toe

I literally remember stop loving wrestling after he was gone(not because of him ofc)

I remember going to a house show when Vito wore the dress and he was getting face cheers

@@InnerEagle v toe

Kevin “Original Super Shredder” Nash

So nice to read this

Eugene was cool and i felt that he would inspire a lot of people, probably more if folks stopped coming to the conclusion that they were taking a jab at the mentally handicapped.

you gee

@@UltimateGamerCC nobody ever thought that...the cancel culture pushed that narrative tho for sure

Stocker?)

@@richriseup190 he meant Stalker, obviously.

Pirate Burchill was a great idea that they didnt invest into enough, with Pirates of the Caribbean and Alestorm fueling Pirate mania, they could've had a hit on their hands... but they added an S...

bur chul lh

Yeah, how is Taylor not number one in this?

@@djdalamar or Barry Darsow as Repo Man

@@whaduzitmatr - I have to admit; I liked Repo Man. Darsow made it work.

"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too!"

Exactly what I said. I think the red rooster actually started the terrible gimmick onslaught.

ur baIIs are creepy

lol that's true, Eugene was a real life CAW if you put it like that. too bad people saw it as a jab at the mentally handicapped...

Smash was repo man. Crush was Crush, with the cranium crush, of course.

His ancestors were pirates but they failed to mention it

Actually both Burchill and DDP were also a case of backstage politicking from wrestlers alongside Vince Burchill got ruined via Klick being aholes and got in Vince’s ear DDP got on the wrong side of Taker, by pure accident, and Taker decided to become like the very aholes he once dealt with in Shawn Michaels and completely screwed over DDP the entire Invasion angle To the point many people in the roster like Kurt Angle believe Kane personally asked for the storyline later down the line to kill the Bikertaker gimmick because he HATED being apart of Takers bullying during that time

Lol 😆🤣😂. That sure didn't last long, thankfully!!!

or be called Vince

That beyond-cheesy costume and entrance was one for the books for sure, doomed before he even said a word.

You can hear flair yell- I knew it!

Especially because Eugene was winning all the time. For a while...

If you say so.

@@johnmarston7268 he is right though maybe you are offended by it but who cares these days lol

@@Ccubed92 Whatever you say, partner.

i'm not a social justice wanker by any means, but it did look like vince was trivialising intellectual disabilities. did he get the idea from mad max beyond thunderdome?! still, i wouldn'tve created that character. then again, i wouldnt've made sgt. slaughter & the iron sheik iraqi sympathisers during the gulf crisis/ war. and that's despite how good the slaughter vs hogan match was in wm7.

3000% garanteed

Even though it was Vince’s voice.

And the fact that they didn't want him messing with the rock booking the match the people's champion vs the people's champion

@@ericmoorejr8033 because they thought that Booker T was the WCW version of the Rock and on that point i agree with them....dude even had a slightly different ''rock bottom''

@@kokocaptainqc ohh yeah that's also the reason because you right booker and rocky had the similar finisher moves and some say rock stole it from booker t based on the clothes rock was wearing like the shades the expensive clothes and stuff

@@ericmoorejr8033 Bokker stole from Rock 2000% garanteed as i REMEMBER when he did as i was watching both shows back then....basically they turned him into ''darker Rock'' when they decided to turn him into a world heavyweight contender and thats also the exact moment ewhen he began using his ''rock bottom''...before that he was united states caliber at very best with only the scisor kick as his finish

Didn't last that long.

LOL what do you mean it is very offensive? whats offensive to you?? are you disabled? if not then WHO told you to be offended for them??? elite clown

Loved ya in Carlito's Way

Apollo Crews' new gimmick is a step up. He used to be a bland babyface, now he's showing some character.

A special-ed Charlotte would be amazing

The gimmick destroyed his mainstream career. Most people probably don't even know he's still wrestling.

Compared to the top guys at the time, I would never see Cody as world champ.

Errr Terry Taylor as the Red Rooster was probably about the worst