10 PG Era WWE Superstars You Totally Don't Remember

[@kwetribute3838]

Sim Snuka had already had a decent run in WWE as Deuce, part of the Deuce 'n Domino tag team. The Bam Neely name was a reference to Cam Neely, an NHL (ice hockey) player known for both his scoring prowess and physicality.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I was definitely a Ricky Ortiz guy. Hell yeah.

[@GrimmWhispers_1031]

Did you by chance have a Ricky O Rally Towl?

[@TheGreatDevlin]

@@GrimmWhispers_1031 I wish!!

[@honorablekunglao]

Pepperidge farm remembers the Ricky o rally towels

[@SakyoKudo-j4l]

Rally up

[@trendsettatrilla3912]

Fr😂

[@geeshep4836]

Aksana What About Her.

[@NiFeGetsTubey]

She was so fine.

[@michaeljensen3548]

Thumbs up to Simon Miller being the main thing keeping Whatculture Pro Wrestling alive.

[@apjuniorthaking6028]

10. Kenneth Cameron 9. Lena Yada 8. Michael Tarver 7. Bam Neely 6. Ricky/ Atlas Ortiz 5. Lucky Cannon 4. Manu/ Slim Snuka 3. Caylen Croft 2. Eric Escobar 1. Jackson Andrews. In that order, you're welcome.

[@dosenplok140]

Colin Delaney and Braden Walker (Chris Harris) are missing.

[@toddrickfrancis8860]

Future Hall of Famer Braden Walker

[@dosenplok140]

@@toddrickfrancis8860 Never dublicated ! Never forgotten !

[@NuMetalfan1996]

Colin Delaney was Ruthless Aggression. Braden Walker was PG Era though

[@juanresto6756]

​@NuMetalfan1996 Late Ruthless Aggression but yeah almost before PG-13 ...

[@ITSHIM1294]

The video clearly said “you don’t remember “ those 2 are legends. Don’t you have The Definitive Braden Walker 3 disc DVD ?

[@JimmyStevens]

5:50 No mention that "Sim Snuka" was Duce from Duce & Domino W/Cherry? {I Tagged with him in 2002 and we went against His Father & Tito Santana}

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Loved Tarver’s look

[@BigWes95]

Agreed. When I saw the nexus he was one who really caught my eye

[@jadmantoura4483]

“To some people, the PG era is the best time ever in WWE” Please, tell me who these people are.

[@DamariJackson24]

Most likely kids during that time who were are teenagers now who were John cena fans.

[@markula_4040]

Did you not listen? He immediately followed that up with saying the wrestling you grew up with is always the best wrestling.

[@anthvevo846]

I grew up with Daniel Bryan rise in 2013,14. And supported Roman during fan resentment as a kid. Now almost 21. WWE was good from 2013-2017 in my eyes, despite the fact I know most would strongly disagree. I remember always seeing videos online saying “don’t do roman in the wm main event” every year and would hope so much wwe wouldn’t listen 😂😂

[@jadmantoura4483]

@@markula_4040 You can go back and watch The Golden Generation, The New Generation, The Attitude Era and the Ruthless Aggression Era etc. Not saying that they were all perfect and never had any bad moments, but the PG Era doesn’t hold a candle to any of them.

[@KadeemG61]

that’s the worst era.

[@realmicahrose]

Michael Tarver was also the person who used the Superman Punch before Roman did.

[@45321jussus]

Michael tarver should've had a wwe push as single champion but boy did the wwe do him wrong

[@unholyperiodza5442]

No Vance Archer? Former NJPW champion/ current AEW wrestler with a theme song that doesn't suit him as it sounds like a dumb horror movie.

[@kevinbadger8030]

SVR 2011 legend

[@dvdkolk]

If you end up married to Layla…you won

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

Ricky Ortiz' biggest achievement.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

I remember him he had great hair he married Layla good for him

[@sebpalacio6310]

I actually remember Kenneth Cameron he had a jawbreaker finisher combo w Konnor that looked so cool

[@JohnBon_88]

I started in the pg era and found out how cool it was just 5 years before, and I was heated.

[@mmgvii8076]

crazy that sim snuka didn't work out the first time around bc deuce and domino had a fantastic run.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Wasn't Lena Yada fired for looking too much like Gail Kim?

[@dylanogg347]

The Dudebusters are part of one of my favourite pieces of wrestling trivia. In 2010, they were on SmackDown! And in the middle of a losing streak. Yet, they inexplicably defeated The Gatecrashers (Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer), who were on a winning streak at that point. And both teams dissolved soon after, with Croft and Archer getting cut later that year. Plus, I think The Dudebusters had been Heel until that point.

[@TheRealFandjango]

Lucky Cannon looks like a young Adam Cole 🤞🏻🧔🏻‍♀️🤞🏻

[@DKCG0113]

I still remember Atlas Ortiz's debut. A week later Tony Atlas returned as Mark Henry's manager and they changed Ortiz's name to Ricky.

[@indiglo1971]

I remember him on Scott Hall's KZbin show.

[@DKCG0113]

@@indiglo1971 didn’t he call him a monkey during a match and X PAC told him that it was a racial slur, so he apologized afterwards?

[@ThomasBoyce5000]

Michael Tarver hit a rough patch for a while, but now he's a Christian rapper.

[@faygo_ki6448]

Tarver is now a CHH rapper he's pretty dope too 👌

[@nouration9685]

I would add Kizarny to the list, I thought I knew 2009 WWE until I watched an episode of Smackdown and saw this guy I never heard of before, 0 people talked about him since 2010 probably lol

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Yeeeeeees!! An mention of Eric Escobar!!! 😂

[@wilsonmitchell4261]

Ortiz was on one of those sci fi channel gameshows. That’s the last place I saw him.

[@IrishNMC]

Number 10, 9 and 5 are the 3 I didn't know. I kept repeating #3 to myself until it came up 😂

[@jackhash3193]

I 100% remember Ricky Ortiz. He botched a top rope spot at Survivor Series '09 and he went and redid the move in time for the delay to edit the miss out. I was there live.

[@tomseville2345]

He wasn't on Survivor Series '09; he never got close to ANY PPV, much less a Big Four PPV...

[@multiyapples]

I actually remember Michael Tarver and Caylen Croft and was a fan of theirs and still are.

[@madblocksstar388]

All I remember with Jackson Andrews is the controversy he had with Rosa Mendes.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I liked Bram in TNA

[@herecomesdatrain]

Him and James Storm if I'm correct

[@Jay-nc3kn]

@@herecomesdatrainyour right they were in a 3 man faction i believe

[@maruku4445]

All these forgotten superstars shoulda all gone to TNA and later to AEW. I betcha they all had amazing charisma that Vince McMahon was too senile to view in them. I'm sure they could have all made it big had they stuck with wrestling.

[@MikeSA14]

I remember Eric Escobar mainly because of his dope music!!

[@GerZShore]

I was a huge fan of Eric Escobar. I saw his fcw matches and was excited when I saw he was getting called up. Don’t know why it didn’t work out with him

[@SuperGamerCatholic457]

I remember Atas Ortiz. RALLY UP!!!! Yeah! 😂

[@zakk219]

I actually remember most of this list. I'm surprised Sim Snuka's run as Deuce from Deuce n Domino wasn't mentioned. That was a more notable run as they won the tag titles from Brian Kendrick and Paul London. The fact that he was the "camera man" who didn't catch Undertaker at Mania 25 is also not mentioned but I could see not wanting to bring something like that up in a list like this.

[@Lucy2Juicy]

I remember Atlas Ortiz, I was disappointed when he vanished I liked that guy

[@ImagineABear]

Back in 2010 I was in FCW's wrestling school. Steve Keirn took one look at me and said "you remind me of Bam Neely". Thats when I knew my career prospects were dead in the water.

[@daphneloose5880]

fun fact: Lena Yada is married to Disturbed lead singer David Draiman. I remember both Manu and Sim Snuka. Sim Snuka had a great run as part of the Deuce n Domino tag team along with Cherry. both Manu and Sim are part of the Anoa'i wrestling family which makes them members of The Bloodline. I also remember Eric Escobar. I however don't remember Bram ever being in the WWE.

[@TSNMLitoFightingGamesPassion]

I had the biggest crush on Lena Yada… But I remember all of these talents.

[@ITSHIM1294]

Hey, Ricky Ortiz had a banger of a theme song

[@NarutoUzumakiofficial]

i was like 9 when most these people were in the show but I remember most of them minus the first dude

[@Jnwboss]

I was genuinely surprised i remembered a few of these guys. I actually remember liking the Dude Busters specifically and Eric Escobar was…just there to me. He was a little charismatic? From my memories. Some I don’t remember at all such as the woman on this list then again given the era of women wrestling I’m not shocked unfortunately. Bam Nelly I remember him just never a match he was in. Cool list

[@j.b.gruberiiiesq6582]

I remember all. I'm a nerd lol

[@marcohavokkhaos]

None of these were obscure names. This was one of my era's, easy to recall.

[@gfear24]

Umm, for those who don't know. Prior to the Attitude Era, WWE was ALWAYS IN THE PG ERA. Also, Lena Yada was released when it was found out she was nude in a movie prior to joining WWE.

[@tomseville2345]

Even FEWER know that SmackDown, Heat and Metal were ALWAYS PG; they're just TV guidelines. The kiddification had more to do with the sponsors and merch sales to kids/families, making it a Vince/Dunn call. In fact ALL WWF TV was still TV-PG midway into 1998; it was the KOTR PPV that caused the TV-14 change...

[@wadewilson7985]

Man I had high hopes for Michael Tarver

[@thatonetacobellguy]

Went into this video confident I'd know most of these. I knew only one (and a half)

[@antoniohernandez1630]

I remembered everone on this list until # 1

[@sgtcruel]

U are absolutely wrong for that last picture💀💀💀8:31

[@marcohavokkhaos]

PG Era, I remember them all

[@abelardions7600]

8:10 I think that the main reason why Jackson Andrews was promoted to the main roster was because he kinda reminded them of Kevin Nash.

[@calebmaybin6896]

Ricky Ortiz was great in the Gameshow Cha$e.

[@SantoSatanas6]

Ricky Ortiz looks a little bit of Karrion Kross

[@austintucker1586]

Michael tarver was my little brother favorite Nexus member and I remember bam Neely turning on Chavo Guerrero and than disappearing and I wonder what happened to Ricky Ortiz I was a big fan of him i always heard manu was difficult to work with backstage at the time And the same with bam Neely I wonder what's happened to Jackson Andrews I remember him being The bodyguard for Tyson Kidd after the end of the heart dynasty and then boom gone fast

[@hollowinside1962]

Remember Jacob Novak?

[@BigAjia]

Damn I remember all these people except Yana. I was expecting to remember no one. This is too recent for us not to remember

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Truly glorious

[@ddjsoyenby]

i actually do remember some of these.

[@danielholmes-nj5nq]

I remember all of these.

[@pharaohgamingtech1265]

i remember lucky cannon from the old nxt 😂😂😂

[@braydencrocker8381]

I remember ascension had a member before victor didn’t remember his name or that it was bran, remember Lena as an announcer never knew she wrestled, definitely remember target, definitely remember bam loved la famila, remember Ricky Ortiz, remember lucky cannon, I definitely remember Manu & Sim Snuka, remember Croft, remember Escobar, vaguely remember andrews,

[@halfghaniteevee3559]

Lucky Cannon Sounds Like A One Piece Character

[@Wwftheworld]

i think michael tarver is currently a rapper now

[@DamnMixes]

WWE's problem is that they diminished a lot of good wrestlers who made thier name outside of WWE. Most of them could've been pretty successful in their company, so we wouldn't be seeing so many failed wrestler experiments.

[@chriscoupe6980]

I remember these guys.

[@itsthatoneguy2921]

I remember them all. Just like I remembered that Matt Lewis's butt hurt over a joking comment😂

[@RobertGreenwald]

Wait, when did the Ruthless Aggression era end and the PG era begin? Lena Yada was brought up being in the year 2005. If the HHH era ended the PG era, that would mean the PG era lasted around 20 years!

[@brand9415]

Late 2008 is when they started shifting to PG

[@hardluckwoman3448]

I knew them all, but the number 10

[@FallAndPrayWrestling]

Fun Fact about Lena Yada: she's the ex-wife of David Draiman of Disturbed

[@Kobra6510]

Damn Vince really killed alot of peoples dreams in wrestling to the point where they thought it wasn't worth it anymore.

[@asa2002]

The OG Acesnsion gimmick had the best entrance going at the time. Was very much playing into Twilight and other vampire shows of the time. Was weird to then see Connor being called The Ascension as a solo wrestler before Viktor got paird with him

[@carrastealth]

Anyone else think this is the most bitter we've heard Simon sound in a while? X_X

[@Aidan-mt6cl]

Is that why he’s talking weirdly? It’s really annoying and i wish he’d talk normally

[@lcruz0113]

I only remember one person on this list and that is Ricky Ortiz maybe because his hair that I remember him clearly

[@thegregbooyah]

I remember them all and I'm not happy about it lmao

[@davidholmes2657]

I remember all of them

[@Ken-j2i9i]

I remember 7/10.

[@jaydemoney415]

Why do i remember everyone except lucky cannon

[@Sirwiddit]

Jimmy wang yang has entered the chat

[@MLP28]

Showtime Percy Watson 😎

[@tomseville2345]

Did NXT B&G commentary for a LONG time; I'm sure many (enough) fans remember him...

[@ssvkhraamer7579]

“To some people, the PG era is the best time ever in WWE” Some people say the same thing about Attitude Era , both are wrong lmfao Ricky Ortiz looks like a Mexican version of Karrion Kross

[@davidparkes7741]

What is WWE's best era then in your opinion??

[@ssvkhraamer7579]

@@davidparkes7741 Well, the one we're in right now. Good stories, promos , matchs , cinematic stuff , World wild PPV etc.. It has some flaws, but its for me the best era, and I have been watching WWE & wrestling in general for 20 years

[@mikeattard3543]

I remember Lena Yada. Barely. Ricky Ortiz, Michael Tarver, and Lucky Cannon....seems like they all could have been used better.

[@SaintPhoenixx]

I feel like everyone has forgotten Thaddeus Thong who held the IC title for all of 2009. I loved his finisher where he just tazered his opponents. And his attire of nothing but womens lingerie and Timberlands. Used to come down to the ring on a Segway. How does no-one remember him? WWE basically scrubbed the internet of his existence after he was caught illegally breeding and selling penguins so Google brings up nothing, but someone please tell me I'm not the only one who recalls his incredible IC run.

[@toddrickfrancis8860]

Only one i dont remember is Kenneth Cameron

[@orlokvaralys6314]

In this Video are 9 PG Era WWE Superstars I Totally Remember

[@ARSENICGAMING]

i grew up around the pg era but it’s definitely not the best era

[@bruceman313]

I remember most of these lol

[@robineir]

I am never ever going to forget Esssssssssssssssssssssssscobar. It was the first time I ever hated a wrestler for every reason. Awful look, awful entrance, awful in ring showing, awful booking.

[@thomasbland5450]

Whats with Simons weird cadence in this video?

[@ricstormwolf]

I remember a few names, but overall, no clue who most are or were.

[@Jay794]

Atlas Ortiz? It's Ricky Ortiz!

[@monarched]

No matter what he is called...he is married to Layla.

[@dosenplok140]

@@monarched In FCW he was Atlas DaBone. His first ECW entrace was as Atlas Ortiz. Shortly after WWE signed Tony Atlas and Atlas Ortiz became Ricky Ortiz.

[@jackhash3193]

@@dosenplok140 So he Atlas DaBone'd Layla.

[@mb10o89]

NO WAY JOSE

[@blankko84]

I do remember Ricky Ortiz cause he married Layla El

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

I'll take the dude busters over pocket. I remember the dude busters.

[@mmgvii8076]

somehow, the chick busters were more successful. crazy.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@@mmgvii8076 LOL.

[@wilsonmitchell4261]

Bring back the Corre

[@victorstephens8272]

Dude Busters???

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

I remember em they used to be on wwe superstars from what i remember of them

[@Afrodo307]

Andy Leavine

[@claymathewselevator8121]

The Dudebusters deserved better

[@egbduf]

DJ Gabriel

[@vangelissyr]

9/10

[@geoffjones8792]

colin delaney

[@Opsisidiragain]

Tarver the only one I know 🤣🤣🤣