Wrestling icons that had an embarrassing early career

The wrestlers must take risks at the start of their career and accept almost all the characters or scenarios placed on them. No wrestler receives instant power like Hulk Hogan or John Cena When they made their debut for the first time since it comes after reaching first place. A good number of legendary artists have had difficult departures that could have harmed their careers forever.

However, they were able to bounce back and bet on their own talent by winning history. The names involved have worked for WWE or other promotions to strengthen their reputation before becoming force majeure in industry. Respect had to be won for the following stars who had embarrassing career departures.

Kevin Nash

WCW has almost ruined his career

• WCW almost ruined his career in the early years
• Oz has become comic gadget fans laughed
• Vinnie Vegas was just as bad before WWE saves him

The first chapter of Kevin Nash’s career in WCW presented him to play some embarrassing gadgets. Vinnie Vegas has become a parody of a gangster henchman trying to use his size to find success before he was known.

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Oz no longer helped because Nash played another embarrassing character based on a wizard from The Wizard of Oz Stories. WWE’s signing, Nash has changed its career for the best by playing the bodyguard of Shawn Michaels and has become a main event in a few years.

Drew McIntyre

Chosen a flopping injured him

• Initial outburst while one chosen turned to harm his departure
• Water late until the comedy acts in 3 manse
• Rebuild its reputation after WWE dismissed him to finish the first race

The start of Drew McIntyre’s career presented him to have difficult learning experience after obtaining a huge push like the elected official of Vince McMahon and Flop in the role. WWE did not know what to do with McIntyre afterwards and barely had it in credible roles again during this mandate.

McIntyre has become a comedy character in the faction of 3 rounds with Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal. Although he does his best to provide entertainment, he made it possible to embarrass his release further. McIntyre becoming a star after being dismissed by WWE gave him a chance to come back and become a major star again.

The Miz

Task host was extremely embarrassing

• Miz quickly started to fight the world after the real world
• Diva’s research segments led him to make live errors
• Had to prove himself to escape the bad start of the ruin career

The MIZ dreamed of becoming a WWE superstar to come back to the time in the series of real reality TV on MTV. WWE hired MIZ after spending a little time on the independent circuit, accommodation and trying to set foot in the door.

Unfortunately, there was not enough confidence in MIZ to fight right away and it led to a different role. Miz made his debut as an animator of the diva research competition segments of each week. Negative Memorable moments such as forgetting the phone number or blocking live television Could have ruined his career if he did not work hard to become a legend.

Crow

Survived the bad gadget before ECW

• WCW Moin had it in a role of flamingo Scotty weak
• WWE made him a cheap heat manager as a Johnny Polo
• Raven has finally become a star in ECW creating a new character

Fans of struggle loved the character of Raven and saw him among the most underestimated names of the 1990s. Raven deserves the merit of having overcome negative scenarios like the characters Johnny Polo and Scotty Flamingo earlier in his career.

Cheap heel gadgets did not work enough to give it a long -term role in WWE or WCW before landing his dream character in ECW. The character became the high heel of ECW and brought him back to the WCW where he proved that he could succeed on a large scene.

High show

WCW embarrassed him like André’s son

• Hulk Hogan convinced him to play André’s son
• Gimmick had felt cheap since Andre died
• Has become more credible once the WCW has rebuilt André’s mentions

Hulk Hogan had the ridiculous idea of ​​making his debut in Big Show under the gadget to be Andre The Giant’s son in WCW. The giant was the new name that had been given to him, but there was no real association with the late Andre, and the idea became sticky for this reason.

A terrible quarrel between Hogan and Giant made the latter to look stupid several times in the first chapters of his career. Big Show admitted that he felt more comfortable once the WCW has stopped referring it as the son of André and allowed him to start having his own identity.

Cody Rhodes

Who left WWE after hated the change of Stardust

• Cody moved the card in the first years for WWE
• Failure of the push after the end of the Rhodes scholarships overwhelming him
• Stardust Run fueled him enough to ask for the release

The first mandate of Cody Rhodes WWE had ups and downs along the way. The positive moments understood that Cody had many big games as part of the faction inherited from Randy Orton, but he has always been an acolyte and even felt secondary to Ted Dibiase Jr. at the end.

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A failed thrust with former partner Damien Sandow and his possible pivot to the character of Stardust each allowed embarrassment. Rhodes became so embarrassed by Stardust that he asked for his release And started its ascent outside WWE before its comeback.

Dolph Ziggler

Survived two first ridiculous gadgets

• The insulting gadget of Chavo Guerrero presented Dolph as a shopping
• Spirit Squad Repackage added another bad gadget early
• Has become the sole member of Spirit Squad to have a long time WWE tenure

The first part of Dolph Ziggler’s career could easily have ruined the career of many talents. Ziggler first made his debut as a golf shopping cart of Chavo Guerrero when the WWE had Chavo playing the offensive gadget and insulting Kerwin White.

Chavo’s race ending with this character led Ziggler to return to development and to be recalled in the Spirit Squad. WWE pushed them hard, but the male cheerleading gadget limited them. Ziggler was the only member of the five wrestlers to have a successful WWE career by overcoming the gadget.

Lita

Rare case of Paul Heyman by reserving badly

• ECW not having a female division made the task difficult for Lita
• The character has become sexual segments with Danny During
• WWE calls for the right time Made Lita much larger star

Lita had the unique instance of having a bad character in ECW and having a better creative direction at WWE. Paul Heyman saw something special in Lita to make ECW his first big break, but the promotion rarely had female matches and that meant that she had to play a manager.

Miss Congeniality has become a sticky character for Lita to participate essentially in candy segments for the eyes as a break in love with Danny During. Fortunately, WWE came to call early and instantly found a better role to have fun in the ring recovering with the public.

Triple h

The abandonment of his original gadget helped him burst

• The arrogant heel gadget quickly walked on the water
• Had embarrassing quarrels holding him from success
• The punishment of the Kliq curtain call led to more embarrassment

Hunter Hearst Helmsley was originally a rich arrogant heel which was inspired by the Snob neighbors of Vince McMahon. WWE has pushed Helmsley into the role, but it has often been in embarrassing scenarios arguing with a garbage man and a pig farmer.

The pork pen match against Henry Godwin remains among the most embarrassing match of all time. Triple H was even punished during this period after the Kliq curtain call to have more bad times. The launch of DX and the gadget lines are slowly removed have finally helped Triple H to arrive to a greater measure.

Kane

WWE gave him several bad gadgets of all time

• Isaac Yankem was too weird to win the fans
• The false diesel character was disrespectful towards the public
• Playing Kane saved his WWE career

Glen Jacobs who finds success with the character of Kane is always an admirable story after having failed in the previous roles. Isaac Yankem DDS gave him a chance to get on WWE television as a evil dentist by Jerry Lawler. Even a quarrel with the best Bret Hart star could not get this gadget.

Another chance came when the WWE asked Kane to play the false diesel character on the advertising of diesel and the Ramon razor returning with new performers by playing them, but that just insulted fans. The character of Kane finally gave him a real chance of real success with The Undertaker from a massive angle.