Mason Ryan’s main problem was that he looks too much like Batista.

mason ryan looks like batista with long hair and beard...😂😂😂😂

If this video was made a few years back, no doubt drew McIntyre would have been included in this list.

The Great Khali would have continued to be pushed, with multiple title reigns, due to the immense popularity he enjoys in South Asia especially India which is an enormous market for WWE. However his legs began to deteriorate due to his disease and they have been reduced to sticks now and he can barely walk any more. Watch his matches in Japan in the early 2000s. He was very athletic for his size and the buffest giant to enter the ring

When I first saw Mason Ryan, I thought it was Batista

Kane was destroyed by vince. He deserved wayyyyy more than what he got

The Mordecai gimmick could’ve worked out well enough, definitely had some potential. Khalil was a decent big man in his younger days as well, sadly those days had long passed by the time he made it to WWE.

Great Khali wasn't bad at all. Unlike most of the guys on this list he actually managed to last beyond his 15 minute rocket push and had a decent career.

It’s a shame Mordecai never got over with the fans. He could’ve made a great rival for the Undertaker.

Mordecai would have been great gimmick

Imagine if that bar fight didn’t happen and we actually got a Mordecai vs Undertaker at wrestlemania

The “Colossus of Bogo road” sounds like a character from a children’s fantasy novel.

Mason Ryan's most notable moment was having "Batista" chanted at him LMFAOOOOOO.

I never knew Deebo from Friday “Zeus” was a wrestler

8 big muscle men and a guy named Mordecai. Sounds like Vince McMahon's favorite sitcom.

I really liked Mordecai's character concept. Too bad he couldn't break through.

Cena speaking Hindi to Khali was so entertaining. Even the time khali sang happy birthday to cena. I love khali man

Mable may be worst gimmick but Viscera and Big Daddy V gimmick are great

I’m surprised Ezekiel Jackson isn’t on the list

I was there when Mason Ryan made his debut. General consensus in the crowd was "is that Batista?" "no that's just some guy that looks like Batista". Nobody ended up knowing who he actually was that night since after Ryan's debut they went into a dark match with John Cena and I think The Miz, with special guest referee Michael Cole.

Bret Hart really was the best there ever was, if he could not only work with a guy who knows 3 moves, but put him over ...

To be fair though, Hogan was a TERRIBLE wrestler... i mean, his finisher was a damn leg drop for god sake

The great Khali was cool as hell to me as a kid lol

As a kid, I remember they also tried to push Mankind as another one of these freaks of nature for the Undertaker to feud with. But unlike the rest, Mankind was super talented and ended up becoming a crazy babyface and fan favorite.

Mordecai was not really that bad,it was that he was ill used as like so many good ones are in the WWE.

Bret Hart’s “the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be” saying is true to this day!

Really goid but underrated wrestlers: Matt Bloom (Albert, A-Train, Tensai) Steven Richards Matt Morgan Lance Storm Last but not least: Ron Simmons! ( would have built a single title line as Bradshaw did as JBL)

Ryan was not bad, but he just looked too much like batista

Mordecai would've been the best for a tag team feud against Brothers of Destruction along with Rigby.

This is why Bret is the GOAT. You could take billy off the street throw him in the ring and Brett would make a damn good match out of it.

Mordekai is such a waste of a good gimmick.

There was one that was extremely short lived. Remember Kizarny? Despite heavy promotion in the final quarter of 2008, he wrestled his first match around early January 2009 and won, then completely disappeared never to be heard from again. Wrestling just one match for the WWE, this was one of the most ever short lived WWE Superstars of all time!

I remember the first time I saw Mordecai's promo, the very first thing I thought was "He's the perfect anti-Taker" and couldn't wait for them to clash....what could've been

I wouldn't count the Mordecai gimmick. That's more of an issue of personal circumstances and not a lack of ability and charisma.

1:57 “OH MY GOODNESS!” That clip had me rolling with laughter

Always love these videos as they bring home the importance of performance and physical skills. A lot of people stupidly think it's all about look.

This video just proves more to me , the unappreciated gold that was Bret Hart.

Mabel had another run as Viscera.And Another as big vis.He had started to get over with the fans.

"Hes going to replace Hulk Hogan" .. he was half right, just talking about the wrong wrestler.

We just need a wrestler that don’t give af lik stone cold Steve Austin

Vince: "He's the successor to Hulk Hogan!!!" Ironically, he wasn't wrong with that statement, lol. He was just talking about the wrong guy in the ring.

Mordecai was awesome and the feud vs Taker would have been epic. Not a "failure", just Kevin's hothead ruining it all.

My friends Dad is Kevin Thorne and I would really like to meet him. That’s crazy that he almost faced the Undertaker at wrestlemania 21!!! It’s also crazy to know what I know someone who’s dad was in the wwe

Omos is our current day Mabel. No other way about it and it speaks for itself

Mordecai is the oddball on this list. Everyone else failed due to being bad to horrible in the ring whereas Mordecai failed due to getting sued from a bar fight. Something the boys did all the time back in the day. He should've been an honorable mention at most. It's not like it was a lack of in ring work or his character that caused him to fail. If he hadn't gotten fired, he probably would've gotten more over than he was at the time. He seemed pretty over to me anyway and quite a few people in the comments here agree.

Fans didn't like Khali 🤔 I seem to remember he was loved as a face hated as a heel 🤔 yeah I think you missed the point of being a heel and face in wrestling

3:30 I remember those Nathan jones promos, you just unlocked a memory 😂

The Mordecai character was brilliant and had immense potential the look the entrance all fantastic. I envisioned him forming a new ministry of darkness and ultimately going after Undertaker with his faction beating taker and putting him onto a cross reminiscent of the ministry during the attitude era this potentially writes take of TV at survivors series. Taker could then return in time for a Wrestlemania revenge programme.

I figured that The Great Khali and Giant Gonzales would be on this list.

Mordecai vs Undertaker would have been great match

The screenshot with Giant Gonzalez and The Undertaker shows how big that guy really was. Wow!

I mean, for 9 mistakes Vince has made, he's made thousands of right decisions.

Ohhh what a shame, that mordecai storyline about a zealot vs the deadman sounds fucking amazing

Rollins is a push I think fans are ready to see be over with. Wish they would make drew mccintire a middle face heel and whoop Shane. I seem to like heels more today, love Lacey Evans but she gets no air time anymore

I heard a few wrestlers tell the story of Vince and the warrior laying naked on a bear rug with a couple bottles of wine and a case of bud wiser in front of a fire place with baby oil all over their bodies discussing the warriors contract , so i would have to say vince loves a muscular body he didn't want to push Steve Blackman because he wore karate pants to the ring , abd Vince wanted Steve to show off his muscular legs

Heidenreich. Remember him? He was like Nathan Jones, except more perverted. Watch his vignette with Michael Cole where he turns Cole around. His character was supposed to be R...@...pey but they tried to make it more palatable by having him read poems.

In regards to Mason Ryan even he has stated that he didn't want to be called up to the main roster as he wasn't ready yet. He and Nick Aldis got TV exposure through the UK's reboot of gladiators but which is why they got picked up my wwe and tna respectively even though they where both green.

Mordecai may be the biggest disappointment in wrestling history. Not necessarily the man himself, just disappointing that things didn’t work out. He was released for a bar fight? And the Usos are still employed why?

Vince was actually right about Mordecai. It’s a money gimmick.

Oh man I forgot about Mordecai, I actually like him when I was little

Two things: (1) I remember the Nathan Jones vignettes and thought he would make a great psycho-heel, but man did he lack the talent! And (2) It's hard to believe there was ever a time where Vince would "change his mind" about a bad idea. Now it's like he is the captain of a sinking ship, and even though there is room for him in a lifeboat, he insists on going down with the ship.

Great khali was a staple in the early 2000’s vs mysterio and undertaker.

One of my favorite parts of this channel is his theme 😂

Vince McMahon pushed certain people due to their size and strength.

Mordecai was great..could have been the light version of taker. It had potential if that bar fight didnt happen. Hate how things get dropped like that.

Zeus was awesome. I remember trying to rent the VHS and it was always taken. The guy would give me wrestling nightmares.

What a drop off it must've been for Mason Ryan to go from WWE wrestler to the promo ad before this video.

Hahahaha I thought the thumbnail was Batista but it’s not😂🤣

Motecai was a great concept to use against 'Taker. It could've been amazing.

Khali holding the belt upside down made me chuckle.😂

I still don’t think Roman Reigns has “it” either, no matter how hard they try to force him down our throats

4:20 Might be interesting: He wasn't totally scrapped from the match, but should do one (1!) outside-the-ring move - a kick... which concussed Big Show -.-

Nathan Jones famously has died twice in movies: In the beginning of Troy, he dies at the sword of Achilles (Brad Pitt). In The Condemned, he died at the hands of Stone Cold Steve Austin.

King Mabel came back as Viscera and Big Daddy V too lol they never could get a good name for him. RIP

"Greener than Tajiri's Mist" That was a good one lol

Man! I remember seeing GIANT GONZALEZ's wrestling post card when I was 7 or 8 & being absolutely terrified 🤣 I recalled the name when I saw that scary costume (what I thought was scary when I was a kid).

Only saw mordecai wrestle a few times main one was vs harcore holly on some ppv. I thought he had a good look and his finsher was pretty nice.

Ultimate warrior was the proof you don’t need talent to succeed in professional wrestling, good look and charisma are enough sometimes to get over .

"Regardless of their wrestling ability" lol

Greener than Tajiri’s mist was something I never expected to hear lol

Khali was ruined He could have been a monster Too bad he couldn't move better or get him younger or speak English

That thumbnail of Vince when he went full orange in mid 2000s

I saw Mason Ryan wrestle in my hometown in Cornwall England a couple of years before he popped up in the nexus angle for some tiny little Indy promotion going around England.

I always wondered about the the Comet Kid ! He was so technical guy at his time, but suddenly gone ! Was it for the same reason..?

Wait when did Batista join the Nexus?

Don't forget that Tom Magee was also incredibly athletic. He could easily do a standing backflip and do all kinds of acrobatics around the ring. He just couldn't do a "fake fight".

Mordecai was a gimmick that should have been in the "wrestlers that took over gimmicks and failed" video I just came from, As he was basically Ministry of Darkness Taker with inverted color. lol

Haven’t heard the name Mason Ryan in years! 🤣 the poor mans Dave Batista

I didn’t mind Mabel. I was never crazy about his gimmicks but was always impressed by his size. As a 5 year old kid I believed Zues and his non selling character was unstoppable. I enjoyed the Saturday night main event gimmick matches between him and hogan. The Great Kali was a Giant. WWE is supposed to be a bit of a circus freak show. It’s fake and not every match needs to be a technical wrestling match. I enjoyed watching Giant Gonzalez and bought in to the larger than life super hero / super villain type characters as a kid. As I got older I started to enjoy the more technical matches put on by Bret hart, mr. perfect and the steiners. Then there was Luchadore/cruiserweight/high flying type matches and loved Rey, Eddie, Benoit, Dean Malenko, Jericho the Hardy’s anyone who could do a moonsault. Then there was hardcore matches, ECW and the Attidude Era. I enjoy a balance of all types and helped me as a fan grow up and continue to be excited watching the show. The chemistry and combination of all types creates the perfect storm and max entertainment. That all being said, the remaining wrestlers in your video were trash and I agree.

a new WWE Fantasy Match-Up - The Great Khali vs Giant Gonzales

nice content

I was totally amazed as I heard of Mordecai the first time a few months ago. Everything was perfect with that gimmick there's also the perfect finisher: the cruzifix. Shame it failed his promos are on KZfaq and they're just great. He could feud Undertaker as well as Kane and maybe as well Bray Wyatt in the 2010s. Greetings from germany

I remember Nathan Jones. He looked amazing, but aside from a semi cool looking spin kick, he was pretty horrible. I remember reading that he was so homesick for Australia that when they came to Australia, Jones refused to leave. Vince threatened to sue him for every thing he had, and Jones didn't care, he just quit and stayed home.

They took the good vs evil gimmick match from ole dude and put it with HBK vs Taker at WM25

That Mordecai character was unique. If only Kevin Thorne was good at wrestling, it would've made a great match at Wrestlemania 21 w/ Taker. We got that match in the form of HBK vs Taker at Wrestlemania 25 though so all turned out good

Vince - “I love beef. I want my wrestlers with some beef on them. If they look like a T-bone steak we’re pushing them to the moon. Oh my God look at the beef on them. Incredible. “ Nathan Jones was awesome in mad Max fury Road.

Kurt Angle's "Son"😂

The picture was too bad to see for a fact, but Magee's opponent in the black trunks kinda looked like Double-A, Arn Anderson

5:25 The Macho Kink LOL

9:06 Ahh I remember when Hulk Hogan wrestled one of the 9 titan shifters.