Thanks to WWE Network I've been able to catch up on some of the 2004-2012 stuff I missed due to disinterest and pretending like I was a grown-up and all of that. There are a number of wrestlers I've seen from that period who were clearly popular with the fans and/or with WWE management, but for whatever reasons didn't become main eventers or last as main eventers. So whatever happened to...
Umaga
Died of a drug overdose a couple of years ago, sadly.
Heidenreich
Mostly retired, does occasional indy dates and has a son in developmental.
Shelton Benjamin
Doing reasonably well for himself in New Japan and ROH on occasion.
Great Khali (I know he's still around, but how did he go from unstoppable champion to comedy act?)
Very quickly, basically.
Chris Masters
Don’t even get me started. He was in the news a couple of years ago for ripping a goddamn tree out of the ground to save his mother from a burning building, and I don’t think anyone even called him to cash in on the publicity surrounding it. He’s improved drastically since his WWE days and could probably be a star if given another go.
Carlito
He stopped giving a shit once Primo came in and showed him up at every turn, and ended up going back to Puerto Rico to continue his career there. I think he does occasional indy dates and stuff as well.
Benjamin has been gone from ROH for over a year.
ReplyDeleteCarlito stopped giving a shit way before Primo.
ReplyDeleteNo sympathy for that guy. He had a chance to be a true star but was lazy and a constant whiner.
He was still whining at the Hall of Fame!
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to Kenzo Suzuki...they give a Japanese character a chance and he's the worst worker in the world.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns (no relation to Roman)?
Well, he should be off the TV shows any day now then.
ReplyDeleteKenzo's been in All Japan for a few years now. Jindrak retired a while ago, and I believe Reigns did as well due to injury.
ReplyDeleteChris Masters is another missed opportunity. Was great that time HHH buried his physique on TV....
ReplyDeleteDoes this emailer know about Wikipedia?
ReplyDeleteI honestly clicked on the comments to say this.
ReplyDeleteThe guy got the full nelson over again, if he continued to improve like people said I think he could be a solid mid card guy now.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he should Wikipedia Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteI remember around 2006 they had Flair rip him a new asshole on live TV about how he didn't appreciate his spot or something
ReplyDeleteIf they gave a shit about the IC title, Masters would be great as a champ/challenger.
ReplyDeleteHeidenreich had a pretty awesome theme. Anyone remember the lyrics to it, all I can recall is HEI DEN HEIDENREICH HEIDENREICH...
ReplyDeleteI saw him about a month ago at an APW show in SF, he looked good. Interacting with the crowd really well, I was kind of expecting him to just show up and get paid and half ass it, but he impressed me. He'd definitely excel given another shot.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are really high on Masters. I never quite saw it
ReplyDeleteIt was mostly ladder shots.
ReplyDeleteHey I'm not the one who threatened to murder gay supporters on twitter.
ReplyDeleteNah, he just looked really uncomfortable. Can't say I blame him.
ReplyDeleteNo, so he's an asshole, boo him if you like.
ReplyDeleteAustin beat his wife.
Michaels roofied girls.
Or everything wwe inherently awful now as a result?
Rednecks. Not good ol boys. (There is TOO a difference. Jim Ross is a good ol boy, Mark and Jay Briscoe are rednecks.)
ReplyDeleteFair enough. I don't know the difference and wikipedia isn't helping. Whatever the term is for "they're facing one or more black person so seeing them as the protagonists is really awkward."
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