WWE Wrestlers Who Couldn't Actually Wrestle

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

Imma defend Khali a bit here, when he wrestled in Japan and México he was actually pretty agile and could offer decent matches. He was never a Kurt angle, but he was closer in performance to peak Big Show. By the time he made it to WWE he already lost a lot of mobility due to knee injuries, he even told that to WWE befofe being signed. So yeah, although he was bad in WWE it was for a good reason.

[@aldrichhf35]

When you're in japan and mexico its where they test your limit. Nearly everyone could have a good match in japan

[@Claugustus]

@@aldrichhf35 If they make it to a match at all*

[@dblm4510]

It doesn't really matter if u r an indian or a normal person defending him, there is a reason he was the only indian wrestler to get fame, and u r right he was actually athletic compared to his size

[@rexblade504]

​@@aldrichhf35Dave Meltzer burner?

[@thegameking3931]

@@dblm4510 technically he is the only one of 2 Indians to be in bigger platform like WWE and technically he is only one since Jinder was Canadian from nationality, singh brothers and veer shanky don't count since they didn't have anything good in wwe. Tna had better Indian wrestlers but wasn't popular enough

[@MuscleHead93]

I believe that Gunther is everything they wanted Kozlov to be.

[@Travybear1989]

Gunther is amazing, probably my favorite wrestler in WWE currently.

[@mattalan6618]

@@Travybear1989 same. he pairs well with any style

[@Anyonymus123]

Gunther is the greatest Brawl-Type wrestler ever.. He surpasses Sheamus and Kevin Owens Delivers 5 star matches Randomly What an athlete

[@thedecipher346]

Walter

[@vegeta201168]

​@@Anyonymus123 Finlay was great also

[@logankerr8090]

Boogeyman is a memorable character though. kudos to Martin Wright for bringing the character to life. always great to see Boogeyman every halloween

[@Tarnished5Leaf]

Personally the boogeyman was pretty good from what I remember, he’s the boogeyman, I don’t expect him to know how to wrestle , it’s just lore that he HAPPENS to wrestle and his stiff movements in ring made him imo (I was 7 years old at the time)

[@manporo5865]

He was no worse than 80% of the WCW roster. Honestly, his gimmick is what made him such a menace, not his performance.

[@Cmjunkiegotnoballs]

WCW roster? LoL 😂 again WWE nerd who don't know nothing wwf attitude era and ruthless filled with WCW guys​@@manporo5865

[@m0nsterenergy059]

Around 07 in Ecw he was pretty good when he did the all red face paint

[@Jarekx2007]

Seriously, I just wanted to see him eat worms and freak people out. The wrestling was extra.

[@powwowcritic13]

He's better than roman reigns

[@rvawildcardwolf2843]

I almost feel bad for Undertaker having spent so much time of his career stuck in programs with these guys.

[@Axs_Nice_Hair]

I think Vince knew he could put Undertaker in the ring with a broom and he'd make the broom look like a million bucks.

[@kimpapkimpaha7698]

@@Axs_Nice_Hairbut he clearly couldn‘t against them either.

[@smaamirtyagdal3106]

@@Axs_Nice_Hair couldnt agree more. but its also true that despite him trying his best , people could still the see the brooms for their actual worth lol.

[@smaamirtyagdal3106]

same here. those programms took off years from his career. he even said it in interviews like mentioned in the video. dude has had so many fking injuries throughout his career that when you start reading the list of em youll be surprised. pretty much shows why he looks so fking old at 55 while sting who didnt take as many bumps/injuries as taker still can move around pretty well at 65. if taker had a proper career without as many injuries/bumbs as he did, he prolly would still be giving main event matches at wrestlemanias. it feels so bad just thinking about it.😔

[@Seriously_Unserious]

The sad thing is most of these guys could have been great if they'd been left to develop in the undercard for a while, but they were virtually all pushed too far, too soon and not given that time to develop into the roles Vince wanted for them. Then there's veterans like Khali who came as proven talents, but since Vince refuses upon pain of death to ever admit that any competing brand ever exists, he books himself into a corner with accomplished vets and can't build that into their characters. If he'd done that, he'd have been able to play off Khali's accomplishments in Mexico and Japan and presented him as a veteran who's a bit banged up and looking to reinvent himself to still capitalize on his size and strength, while working around his knee injuries. They could even have used that to book him more sparingly as he's "taking breaks to rest his knees" every now and then. Or even have an opponent target his knees as a way to book him a credible loss here and there.

[@matiasevans23]

Vince owes Undertaker everything.

[@Daveosbeatz]

But Hulk gets hate lol.. if we talking straight business here then he owes Hulk and Taker everything..

[@superbaas8822]

I will argue that Khali vs Big Show actually was a really good match. Both played very well off each other and made it really feel like a clash of titans, and the finish actually leaves you shocked.

[@xiondFirst]

Just shows you how good Big Show was.

[@S.O.M-l5i]

Even Kane vs Great Khali wasn't too bad either.

[@valdoalmeida6866]

Well at least in that match he was able to do a leg drop. Which was amazing that he had that maneuvrem..

[@Piznick64]

It's realistic how 7'0 400+lbs men would be..every expects flips and licks but that's why the ratings were down..a little here and there are fine but

[@xiondFirst]

@@Piznick64 well it's the build up. They did turn Khali into a sexual predator on tv though.

[@Necromagenvi0n]

If Khali hadn't busted his knees prior to his WWE signing, he would've been viewed in a better light.

[@Anime_Lover_PHX_SAC_ABQ]

How do you mean?

[@djugedead]

​@@Anime_Lover_PHX_SAC_ABQ Khali hurt his knee before signing in WWE, before this he was able to work better (look his work in Japan or Mexico)

[@juanresto6756]

​@@djugedead Giant Singh in Japan was insane.

[@SgTigerhead]

@@djugedead Not hurt his knees, he had acromegaly

[@mariorodriguez7803]

Poor Undertaker, he gets all the green guys, only a legend like him could work all these inexperienced guys and still have a career for 30 years!!

[@DeMan59]

There were a couple of stinker matches in there but not because of him.

[@treyvonnerobinson]

Wrestle*

[@LMG3000-s8f]

@@DeMan59 Idk his last couple years he was clearly not physically capable of performing anymore but his heart was driving him to still try and it definitely showed in the quality of the matches. I mean it's not his fault he got old obviously but his age was definitely catching up to him and it affected his work.

[@beavis1887]

Poor Taker, I think he got paired with every one of the men at some point trying to get them over.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Indeed

[@javarianbrewster2777]

he didn't wrestle boogeyman kane did though

[@ofs82]

The big problem Taker had in that respect was that a) he was a big guy so being bigger than him created a 'wow' factor in theory and he was also a big draw, so feuding with him automatically gave a rub; b) he was a very good worker in his own right, so was trusted more than most of the other big men of the time to work with these very green talents. You'll see the same thing in latter days happen with Kane (e.g. Snitsky and Boogeyman) and Big Show. It's a poisoned chalice, it's a positive that you're seen as that trustworthy and dependable by the office, but a negative that you're gonna have some of these terrible matches as you've got to work with guys that aren't ready for the spot.

[@DeMan59]

He was the go to guy, Lol.

[@wolf4ever237]

I’m gonna have to defend Khali here just a little. He couldn’t wrestle once he was signed by WWE. I saw some videos of the great Khali in his earlier in his wrestling days that man actually had a very diverse set of moves and incredible mobility He could even jump over the top rope. The problem was he was suffering from a condition, which eventually took affect by the time he had signed by WWE making his in ring performances look sloppy. If you watch his matches from when he was in Japan, you would see a completely different Giant

[@isitoveryet9525]

20 people already pointed that out lol

[@bigboy898]

npc comment

[@RyanRumbles434]

Goldberg was upset that Gillberg was a better wrestler than him.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Straight Facts

[@MFNDman]

Goldberg wasn't a bad wrestler lol. Get your facts straight. Watched every match of his in WCW... he was good. Don't be fooled by stupid social media and KZbin videos of false facts.

[@victuss1413]

​@MFNDman my man.. he ended 1 career in bret almost ended taker and one time almost ended his own!! I liked Gildberg as a kid but he was dangerous

[@MFNDman]

@@victuss1413 lol that didn't end Brett's career. That was all Brett's fault my man.

[@MFNDman]

@victuss1413 him almost ending the Takers career, isn't just on Goldberg. Both were way out of their prime for that match/heat. Us fans wanted Sting vs. Undertaker. No one asked for Goldberg vs. Undertaker nor never even dreamed of that match. If Sting had that match against Taker, we all know Sting would've carried Taker through that match.

[@MFNDman]

Eva Marie was about looks.. she was a bombshell and eye candy.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

It sucks they put her on TV so soon. I don't know if she would have panned out but she seemed willing to put in the work to become a wrestler. Throwing her in the ring way before she was ready pretty much guaranteed she'd never amount to much.

[@KTF0]

But still, you'd think she'd do some due diligence. 4 years! You see a lot of wrestlers improve in that amount of time. She had some good heel qualities, tho.

[@xkittyxxkatx]

@@BiggieTrismegistus Obviously not, 2013-2017 that's 4 years with working with top talent, then she had a 3 year break in which she could have improved and returned in 2020 and was cut in 2021 none of which she showed any sign of improvement so she had 8 years with little to zero improvement. Meanwhile other women that were brought in for their looks have shown massive improvements in less time while they might not be Trish, Lita, Flair, McCool, Phoenix, Natalya level the likes of Kelly kelly who showed improvments in just a few years and by time she became champion 5 years later had shown massive improvement. Maria who was brought in entirely because of how she looked showed improvement in the first 6 years she was there. If she truly wanted to improve she had 8 years to show it and never did.

[@Jojoisyoboy8500]

Boogeyman a legend because of his character work not his ring skills

[@kevincollett830]

Exactly, the greatest on this list in my opinion

[@rpg8402]

I wish the WWE would make more creepy gimmicks like the boogeyman. Even though he hardly had any matches his promo work was always top notch

[@lordasian8476]

Taylor rotunda is returning soon, he will continue the wyatt story line

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@sharkybuddy7]

YES wwe is missing cool gimmicks like demon Finn and the fiend

[@Piznick64]

Hasn't been much parts unknown/hell characters lately. Uncle Howdy will be back

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

No more supernatural bs unless it is Undertaker

[@virus523]

As great as Undertaker is, he spent a large amount of his career feuding with midcarders who really didn't see too much upside. Just goes to show how much Vince trusted him and how good of a worker Taker was.

[@treyvonnerobinson]

Wrestler*

[@Khushan_31]

The thing with Khali was that he had multiple knee and possibly some brain surgeries before his debut. If you watch his matches in NJPW, he was very athletic for a person of his size.

[@dameTHEname]

Vladimir Kozlov wasn't a bad wrestler the problem with him was nobody knew who the hell he was or why he was getting a mega push out of thin air which I the reason he was getting no reaction he wasn't build properly for the position he was put in.

[@gordonstreitenberger942]

He also has a black belt in sambo

[@robertprince2651]

Kozlov was great in the ring, just couldn't resonate with audiences on a large scale like Management wanted.

[@thomasjames5630]

@@robertprince2651 maybe if it wasn't for the tighty whities

[@KasumiRINA]

1. Take a Ukrainian wrestler. 2. Give him an "evil russian gimmick". 3. Nobody likes it. 4. Surprised Pikachu face.

[@tomseville2345]

Heidenreich coming to the ring in a Straightjacket always made me laugh, unintentionally... "this man is such a maniac, that he MUST wear a restraint; unless he's wrestling in a match with a guy he can legally assault; then it comes off"... They did the same thing with Kane in 2003 after he set JR on fire; he's under house arrest and shackled, unless he's in the proximity of other wrestlers, then he can do what he needs to do... 🤣🤣

[@p.d.l7023]

True story: I used to have a real-deal straight jacket that I would escape in my magic act. There is a trick to it.

[@smarksruinedwrestling5020]

The shackles on Kane worked and is his best entrance

[@numero1superfly393]

10. Obviously. She couldn’t wrestle, so why did WWE bring her back in 2021? 9. Khali did have some sort of success. 8. Still, why did he wear that ridiculous costume? (I think we all know he had the worst match with Undertaker.) 7. The only thing that worked for him was the spookiness….and that was pretty much it. 6. Nathan Jones was not ready for the main roster. 5. His wrestling was not great. 4. His wrestling was not great either. 3. He was pushed way too soon and was simply not ready. However, he did get over once he paired up with Santino Marella. 2. He was way too stiff and reckless with others. 1. Can agree with the thoughts. Although his wrestling wasn’t great, he had the character and aura to help tell stories. (Minus his run in 1996.)

[@RojoCube]

It's insane they don't have the Bella twins or Ronda Rousey on this list. I thought for sure all 3 would make the top 5. Because they're definitely 3 of the worst of all time.

[@Hail54336]

Farooq definitely Kicked the hell out of Ahmed Johnson

[@lindwurm5976]

@@RojoCube Rousey was pushed way too fast. Instantly into the main event scene without the ability to tell a story in a match.

[@simplysteve68]

Weeeeellll your 1.) was so they could bring in Piper Niven as Doudrop, to give Piper some exposure, otherwise she'd still be in the indies.

[@RojoCube]

@lindwurm5976 she never should've got pushed in the first place. The fact that she was so bad but Vince insisted on shoving her down our throats just showed how out of touch she was. Not sure his other favorite got a title match after her first 3 career matches. It's hilarious to me when people on Twitter actually say she was good and had some great or amazing matches. But then they proceed to name some of the worst matches ever as one of her best. One person told her match with Nikki Bella was "phenomenal" despite Nikki Bella being one of the worst female wrestlers of all time. Not limited to wwe or wwf female wrestlers.

[@patrickfahy9207]

Surprised Sable wasn't on the list. It is a bit harder on guys like Khali and Giant Gonzales. At their heights, they're always going to be limited with what they can do in the ring

[@TheSBleeder]

The reason that Mabel would return to the company and get rebranded as Viscera was because the Undertaker basically said, "He's a good guy and should have a job, but I'm not wrestling him." So Viscera was put into the Ministry of Darkness/Corporate Ministry.

[@donjai9366]

FUN FACT: Eva Marie was NOT supposed to wrestle during her second run. She was supposed to be a manager & signed a contract that clearly stated she was not going to wrestle BUT WWE had a different idea & made her wrestle. Eva revealed this in her KZbin channel a few months ago. I also think that Eva improved in NXT. She was having 13 minute matches w/ the likes of Asuka & Bayley.

[@KasumiRINA]

Even my grandma could have a decent match if carried by Asuka or Bayley tho... Her first run Eva was obviously not training enough, to the point they made it a story in the reality show. They took her for looks and presence, she always looked really good and took all attention to herself... which backfired as soon as she started moving.

[@donjai9366]

@@KasumiRINA LOL 😄😆 This is wrong but so funny

[@iamnoesilva]

Just started to watch. If omos isn't on this list, I will never trust your judgment on anything ever again

[@Asterx5]

pretty sure you lost your comment after

[@DJDoubleCee]

Figured Ahmed Johnson would be on this list. LOL

[@Hail54336]

Farooq kicked the hell out of him

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

That's exactly who I came for loo

[@LordDeBahs]

goldberg is missing

[@carlrice1774]

He stepped up to Punchy...

[@azrael557]

Khali arrived in WWE too late. Look up his matches in Japan years prior, he was actually fairly decent in the ring. I think the wear and tear on his body, and his age limited his in ring work by the time he arrived in the big leagues.

[@RealityCheckTV]

What about Kelly Kelly or other divas at the time? Trish Status was highly overrated too. She could sell,take bumps,great on the mic but her in ring offense was weak.

[@Derek87829]

Most of the divas and the women's division should have been on this list.

[@florianjenders8184]

Mentioning Kozlov but omitting Goldberg is WILD.

[@MarianneMalyj]

Goldberg is one of the greatest babyfaces of all time wtf you on??? 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@benjaminpryse3802]

Yeah the dickriding is crazy. Kozlov could wrestle, he just didn’t have the personality.

[@stevenfoy4012]

Surprised that Goldberg isn’t on the list

[@cassandrabrooks5185]

Same

[@vegeta201168]

Yall be shittin on goldberg for no reason that man was a badass ...he wasn't the best wrestler but the wrestling moves he did perform was devastating..his version of the spear and jackhammer are legendary

[@Radents_TWO]

Goldberg had done some impressive maneuvers.

[@shawnbass-ig2bv]

Because he was never terrible wrestler 🙄 get over it

[@LordDeBahs]

@@shawnbass-ig2bv did you saw match with undertaker ? disaster , he hurts lot of guys and himself multiple times , very limited worker ,degrading

[@brockhedge2750]

When it comes to Mabel not being able to wrestle. Makes me think in his defense how could he? His body was to damn big. You can't expect someone that huge to be able to move around as a wrestler and be successful. Which is why I think he was hardly ever used...

[@matthewmullen2303]

With the exception of the boogeyman, its obvious that Vince's fascination for size got the better of him. Thank goodness HHH has the control now because we get to see real people getting real hype from the fans because they worked hard for it

[@SWWonders]

I think you’re overestimating how much WWE fans care about wrestling ability

[@sozzlish]

personally, for me, it matters a lot. i want to be entertained when watching, high agility and an interesting/diverse moveset that the wrestler can actually pull off makes it all the more better. some people may not care that much but i definitely think it matters that they can actually wrestle.

[@0elpollojuan0]

Wrestling ability is both athleticism and storytelling. WWE went thru dark moments but usually delivered both. So which fans like "true" wrestling? New Japan? AEW? If I want to see gymnastics, I watch the olympics.

[@TS_Esquire]

As a kid, the Ultimate Warrior was my favorite pro wrestler. He looked like a real life super hero and beat everyone. He was great for kids. We didn't notice he might not have been a great wrestler.

[@johnson8681]

I agree the Ultimate Warrior was my favorite wrestler when I was a kid.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I too liked him when I was a kid, but looking back I see now he wasn't the best in the ring.

[@KasumiRINA]

I mean, everyone was trash, in the era where HOGAN of all people got pushed, of course Ultimate Warrior's wrestling looked average at worst.

[@DayFul]

Rick Rude always had good matches with Warrior, Summerslam 89 is a gem.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Rick Rude unironically is the greatest Heel in Wrestling History

[@NerdKrew]

How is Goldberg not on this list?? 3 guys on the list had less then a hand full of matches. That Goldberg guy has decades in the business and still can't do a headlock or even his own moves he screws up. Can't have over a minute match.

[@BryanRoach]

Goldberg is one of the worst to ever step in the ring, no skill at all and was constantly injuring people so his exclusion from this list is a headscratcher.

[@terciata]

Ultimate Warrior is the most underrated wrestler of all time. Always the first one in these kind of list list when he had great matches between 1988 and 1992 in a time where in WWF seldom had good matches.

[@williamdebordjr.]

I thought Warrior became a much better wrestler in his later years in WWF. Yeah he wasn’t on Bret Harts level, but he certainly improved in his time there. His WCW run was pretty terrible though

[@Ste-_.]

Especially when hogan was worse!

[@kenterminateddq5311]

There has to be a part 2 of this video, Wrestlelamia. My 5 picks of WWE Superstars who couldn't wrestle that didn't get a mention are: 1.Abdullah the Butcher 2 & 3. Giant Silva and Kurrgan (of the Oddities) 4. Uncle Elmer 5. Sable

[@Kartik__Singh]

The company is called World Wrestling "Entertainment". Some of them had great matches and are a good wrestler just because they didn't give proper WrestleMania main event matches doesn't mean they can't wrestle.

[@williamskelton325]

How is Sable not on this list? All she had was the "sable bomb" and flat out refused to even learn how to take bumps...forcing her opponents to carry her all while being threatened with punishment if they injured her

[@MagnumSkyWolf]

Younger khali looked amazing from the videos I've seen online

[@Rekestar805]

Khali at 9 is a crime😂😂

[@thecodester6669]

He should be 2

[@CardBackwards]

Criminal 🤣🤣

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS he should I least be in the top 3.

[@JustinCarbaugh]

These wrestlers are still better than Logan Paul, doudrop, and Dominik

[@3MrNiceGuy15]

​@@JustinCarbaughnope

[@pepsiguy52883]

Viscera was actually pretty good from what I read about him the only wrestler that hated him was Kevin Nash which isn’t saying much

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

He wasn't a great wrestler but I don't think I've ever seen anyone say a bad word about how he was behind the scenes.

[@thatskingbooker]

Give the big Aussie the Intercontinental Championship

[@Tokinokie420]

Would it be possible to do a video over wrestlers who failed even with the help of great managers?

[@andrewdouglas890]

Ohh with Jack Swagger as #1

[@tomseville2345]

That would be most 80's monster heels. More than a 10-12 minute video... 🤣🤣

[@BaddogSports]

So glad Ahmed Johnson is on this list. He was horrible in the ring and worse on the mic. He was awful

[@LordDeBahs]

miker biker was hillarious promo . but yeah his in ring work was rather wtf , way too cocky to realize he look like clown that will injure himself or others

[@steevysleepy7326]

The boogeyman was just ridiculous. Yeah he was a unique character, but he was squashed within seconds whenever he was in the ring.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

RIP Mabel

[@maxjohnson9546]

Love how this video got right into it

[@johnnymarin5035]

Underrated

[@RubenRDA88]

Khali could actually wrestle... in late 90's and early 2000's. He was a very decent wrestler in Japan but his body gave up on him when he moved to the USA. Even tough he won championships in WWE and is in the HOF, he never enjoyed it because he couldn't move well and was majorly in pain, just like Andre in the late parts of his career

[@sayantasarkar6765]

After watching the list, my respect to the undertaker have increased.

[@ofs82]

Controversial pick, but original run Mark Henry. Because a lot of these guys had pretty short runs (Jones, Heidenreich) or were already physically broken down by the time they competed (Gonzalez, whose knees were shot from basketball), they never got the chance to improve. Mark Henry's original run when he was signed from weightlifting and thrown on TV with almost no training, he was absolutely terrible, and the office clearly knew it, trying to give him angles and portrayals so bad that it would make him quit, with the comedy foil stuff that drove a lot of people here out of town. However, Henry took his punishment, licked his wounds, learned the business and improved to the point of going on some very respected and even beloved runs, the Hall of Pain run and the retirement bait and switch being very highly thought of now. He's a rare example of somebody who was overpushed when way too green for it, sent all the way to the bottom, and then got genuinely good in the ring and worked his way to the top. Likewise, though less successfully, Chris Masters was another guy who was given a push because of his look, was way too green for it, sucked in the ring and got driven out of the company. He went away, worked really hard and actually became pretty decent in the ring before returning, unfortunately the reactions just weren't there because he hadn't done anything particularly memorable first time around. Of course there are others who have had great runs overseas - just check out Matt Bloom's stuff in Japan as Giant Bernard, he was great out there. Then they brought him back as Lord Tensai and it was a disaster.

[@AceRuiner1979]

His Hall of Pain run was iconic!

[@michaelfrazier629]

Viscera improved over the years at least

[@tomseville2345]

No he didn't; as Mabel, as a babyface member of the M.O.M. tag team, he was what they assumed he would be at first, the HUGE guy who pulled out flying crossbodies and spin kicks which popped the crowd huge when he performed them, but he had to scale all the impressive stuff down after turning heel, and couldn't adapt to singles main events. Then his size caused his body to break down over the following years...

[@frankrodasky5260]

What’s the consistent theme with these stiffs? Vince moaning “Look at the SIZE OF HIM!!!”

[@joejackson3091]

The thing I'll always remember Mabel for was when he was Viscera, he had a tag match with Crash Holley. Crash went to climb to the top turnbuckle and fell, and Viscera broke character and started laughing in the middle of the match. RIP Crash.

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

As much as I love Kevin Nash, that was another guy who was extremely limited...and he himself would be the first to tell you that. Even his days as Oz and then Diesel, Vince McMahon saw his size, and combined with the fact he was also handsome, Vince began pushing him to the top of the card with guts like Bret Hart who had literally hundreds of more matches under his belt. Vince made this mistake many, times throughout the 80's and 90's....trying to find the next Hulk Hogan; who as we all know when it comes to versatility in the ring, was extremely limited. Charisma, and ability to connect with an audience can really cover up many limitations though....at least back then.😊

[@KasumiRINA]

Nash was still better than Hogan in every conceivable sense though.

[@brendenfox7266]

Mabel, Viscera, Big daddy V, whatever you want to call him.. He was actually the best on this list. He actually moved fairly well for being as gigantic as he was. Unfortunately he did have a difficult time not hurting people for real.

[@joshbutler6952]

I was honestly expecting to see him an number 1 simply because he's the most dangerous wrestler out there. Injured everyone he worked with. Absolutely awful wrestler.

[@Rickrollman69]

I actually liked viscera.

[@jasonwohlers6151]

I saw Jones wrestle Kanyon in early 00s. They put on a decent bout for a surprise match. I think for Jones, it would fall on who we was against S to wether he would have a respectable match

[@ofs82]

That's it, Jones was carryable - but it had to be somebody really great to carry him. If they'd slow burned him through developmental and aimed for that Taker/Jones/Albert/Show match at SummerSlam rather than Mania, he might have had a decent career, but being yanked from TV like that both hurt his credibility to fans and his respect among peers.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I was watching the first Pride FC show on UFC Fight Pass awhile back and Nathan Jones (who was obviously off the steroids at the time) was one of the fighters! He lost to a keylock in 2 minutes and it was the only MMA fight he ever had. I've seen it said that the whole fight was a work but it's hard to tell if they're working or if he and his opponent just actually don't know how to fight.

[@gerardocaceres3905]

To me, the Boogeyman was an interesting performer, and I saw his matches on ECW back on 2007; you can all search his matches from ECW from 2007 so you can see him. And yes, he was a decent in-ring performer. I even made him WWE Tag Team champion with Chris Benoit in the SVR 2007 videogame. haha (not joking). I got super disapointed when he was released on 2009.

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

considering he lied about his age when tried out for WWE saying he was 30 years old when in fact he was 40 he made a bit of money.

[@gerardocaceres3905]

@@rondesjardins-j1l Yeah, I heard about that. Having lied about his age probably got him some bad looks from others. But still, he was a decent in-ring performer; check out his match against John Morrison on ECW in 2007, even the fans were chanting "Boogeyman! Boogeyman!"

[@ettorebugatti9354]

​​@@gerardocaceres3905 Boogeyman had great gimmick so it made his in ring performance look irrelevant. To me he has one of the most iconic and unique gimmick in whole wrestling history. I like guys like that, i also liked old Khali. I would rather watch interesting gimmicks than great wrestling matches with like 20 kick outs from finishers and stuff like that.

[@RichKnight36]

The Great Khali looked like he struggled even walking, poor guy.

[@Seriously_Unserious]

With some of these names, the main issue is the same old story with WWE under Vince - see promising star, push him too far too soon, ruin his career, see new shiny future star, push him too far too soon, ruin his career, rinse and repeat. Sometimes they'd get lucky and someone would be a natural and it would work, sometimes they'd get it right and save the push until the wrestler was truly ready for it, and that's how stars like Steve Austin, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, and John Cena were born. IMO if they'd held off on the big programs with guys like the Boogeyman, Great Khali, or Vladamir Koslov and let them simmer in the undercard and mid cards longer and let the fans either warm up to them or not, so we could see a more natural rise up the card, they'd have gone over much better for the role they were intended to be pushed for, and if they weren't main event material, they'd still be effective mid card acts to help other potential stars get over. If they did make it, they'd have had much more seasoning in the low and mid card roles and had time to develop their in ring skills enough to at least be credible in the upper card and main event space. IMO a good example of how to push a monster babyface is Goldberg. He had the charisma from day 1 to be the strong silent type, and Bishoff pushed him as that. Keeping his matches short so his inexperience wouldn't show too much, and when it did vs Regal, they were able to script around it by relaying that into a series with Jerry Flynn and make mat wresting his one small weakness where a wrestler can make the matches a bit more competitive, giving them an out to get Goldberg a few more competitive matches to give him a chance to develop his selling and chain wrestling skills, while the story of him being weaker at that then when he can use his fortitude to take blows and dish out his explosive offence to justify any awkwardness in the ring. Honestly, following through with that and booking a submission wrestler to be the one to finally break the streak would have been the smart way to go when that time came. But the main thing is, they gave him time in the undercard, doing squash matches to build him up sufficiently first. Once they did push Goldberg into the main event scene, he'd already become lightning in a bottle. Primed for success and the fans were more behind him then nearly anyone since the golden era of Hulkamania.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Lex Luger all of his matches were just botch after botch.

[@andrewdouglas890]

He always looked so confused 😂

[@conservakid85]

Luger and Warrior were both roided up meatheads with very little functional skill in the ring. Lesnar was/is big but at least he demonstrates some skill and athleticism in the ring.

[@LordDeBahs]

but his grunting is so hillarious and cool . not much wrestlers doing that

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

It was possible to carry him to a great match during his first run in NWA/WCW but after he went to the WWF he seemed to lose all his in-ring talent.

[@thegreatynot5049]

What helps with Khali, is that they didn't present him as this unstoppable force like Ryback, Bigshow, or Mark Henry, they moreso did the opposite, and just presented him as this immovable object that couldn't be knocked down. I remember him just standing on top of Santino Marella to pin him, and when he entered the rumble everyone would team up to get rid of him, I thought moments like that were what made him funny and entertaining, and matches with him rarely felt super long, boring, or dragged out. They were usually quick with either him dominating, or someone finding a clever way to beat him. Now I don't think he ever deserved a championship, but I do appreciate Khali's gimmick for what it was.

[@therandomcommunityguy]

even tho khalis skill and pace is whack you gotta admit he did pretty alright and he won a title at least even tho its a terrible run if his knees didn't give up on him he might do well

[@maniacmatt1782]

Severe lack of Goldberg...

[@InotziaCityArt]

And Chyna

[@RojoCube]

Eva Marie Nikki Bella Brie Bella Ronda Rousey Kurrgan

[@RojoCube]

Wow not having the Bella twins and or Ronda Rousey is crazy.

[@RojoCube]

@blackphilipalvarez1305 Nikki and Brie were equally bad. They literally their push for who they were with. At the time. As the saying goes "it's not what you know , it's who you blow"

[@leonzaduncan2438]

​@@RojoCubeBecause Ronda had some pretty damn good matches. Her 3 matches vs Charlotte were pretty good, 2 good matches vs Nia Jax, another good against Sasha at the Rumble then Bayley the next night on Raw, 2 really good TV matches vs Raquel, of course her debut match. He'll she was able to get a good match out the Bella Twins at Revolution.

[@RojoCube]

@leonzaduncan2438 No she didn't. She was terrible from her first match to her last. Her matches with Charlotte were some of her worst. Their WM38 was named worst wm match of all time. It was so bad. Their last man standing match was bad too. I find it hard to believe that you actually think Ronda had good matches let alone great ones. If they somehow were decent to good. It definitely wasn't because of Ronda. Ffs she botches the simplest wrestling move ever. Twice. She botched a hip toss. Twice. Against Tegan Nox. She had to sell it too. 🤣🤣 now I know you're tripping saying Nikki Bella had a good match. That was one of the worst ppvs ever. Why do you think they never had it again.?

[@AdamAddictL]

@@blackphilipalvarez1305yea Emma should have been on this list WITH HER 😂

[@HarbingerOfBattle]

Gunther’s comments about Ultimate Warrior are very accurate, and I love the Warrior gimmick, he had an amazing body, but he should have taken in-ring working more seriously. There have been plenty of excellent workers who had great bodies.

[@MrDavicovic]

Not like he is a master in the ring with all the generic moves.

[@iNovaburn]

The Undertaker just having to survive these terrible wrestlers

[@SurgeCess]

I'm still a fan of Boogeyman, he had a great look, I like the spooky characters like him, Papa Shango, Phantasio, even Damien Demento.

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

fyi Papa shango was also..karma the supreme fighting machine..Mr Hughes and by far his best gimmick the Godfather with his HOEEEEEEEEEE train.

[@Alarak87]

Honorable mention and someone I would pay to never see in a wrestling onesie again- Vicki Guerrero EXCUSE ME!!!!!

[@markshaw510]

I thought you were going to say Goldberg. While not the worst wrestler, he only had a few moves, was reckless in the ring (sorry Bret Hart), and didn't understand storytelling.

[@iammarkiem]

Heidenreich looks like a mix of Ken Shamrock & Brock Lesnar

[@JazzyJay716]

Love how one of the beloved and memorable characters in wrestling gets simplified to "just a showman" maybe because he had zeal that was of any 3 wrestlers combined. R.I.P warrior

[@JimSib1]

Actually Big Daddy V was pretty entertaining to me. You can't lump all big guys in the same can't wrestle category.

[@ofs82]

Big Daddy V was for a different reason. He injured a lot of people and was seen as an unsafe worker in the mid to late 90s and early 2000s. And while by the time he got to the Big Daddy V phase he was a veteran and had largely grown out of that, it was a reputation from his earlier incarnations that always hurt.

[@pissedpatient23]

​@ofs82 some of his unsafe worker were disputable. Depending on who you asked. I think it was two guys or something. One was apparently already hurt but do to wwe insurance you had to be hurt "in ring" to receive it. 2000s vincera run was a lot better tho

[@Radents_TWO]

@@ofs82 He wasn't even in the WWE in the early 2000s but mid-to-late.

[@ofs82]

@@Radents_TWO Funny, I coulda sworn I saw him in the 2000 Royal Rumble and for a few months after, he was definitely involved in the Crash Holly 24/7 era of the hardcore title too. Maybe he left earlier than I thought but he was definitely there into the early 2000s.

[@Radents_TWO]

@@ofs82 He debut in October of 2004 so that would be impossible lol. He started as a contestant in the 2004 Tough Enough and debut the year after.

[@Jovakin]

I have a soft spot in my heart for great kali even though he wasn’t the greatest wrestler maybe is nostalgia as I started watching wwe during the 2000s lol 😂

[@RoyAlWhicheez]

Totally surprised Goldberg wasn't here considering he ended the career of one of the best wrestlers of all time

[@vegeta201168]

Goldberg was that dude...accidents happen in wrestling im sorry that happened to Bret but let's not act like goldberg wasnt that dude

[@davidtodd3401]

Kozlov was extremely credible in the ring, he just needed a manager. Agree on the rest, but Kozlov was money that they missed the boat on

[@erikbarr5666]

Before watching this ultimate warrior better be in this

[@areyouwatchingluke]

And I'll see you next time with some more - And I'll see you next time with some more WRESTLING CONTENT!

[@estrabetenovomultilaser1936]

I still love the Ultimate Warrior 😞

[@ReggieWilson-gm5dl]

Me too

[@fro-zone2k]

Here's my list 10. Ahmed Johnson 9. The Boogeyman 8. Lars Sullivan 7. The Great Khali 6. Eva Marie 5. Heidenreich 4. Giant Gonzalez 3. Chyna 2. Lacey Evens 1. Ultimate Warrior

[@ironman99ify]

Khali doing a crossface is certainly an image. 😂

[@p.d.l7023]

Wwf: Hey, Undertaker! We got a guy who's taller than you. Taker: Great. Can he wrestle? Wwf: No.

[@Aragorn7884]

Gillberg, I mean Goldberg 🤣

[@jitendramajumdar6421]

Nice 👍 informative video

[@broganturner9033]

Although king Mabel was not the best in the ring he must have been doing something well to stay in the company that long. RIP

[@LordDeBahs]

vince just like big guys .

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say a bad word about Nelson Frazier the man.

[@AniishMathew]

It’s crazy that the men here in the list are all big giants.. makes me wonder how good Taker and Kane are/were with their in ring abilities for they had such a long legendary run ❤️🙌

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

7:28 Ultimate Warrior above Gonzalez? Really? Like Goldberg, Warrior was never the best in ring but he did have some great matches (although not often) like against Hulk Hogan (At WrestleMania VI... Not... *That* Rematch)

[@tomseville2345]

All three WWF PPV Rick Rude matches (especially SummerSlam '89); Warrior COULD be carried, and even sell for prolonged heat spots when he wanted to...

[@RoyLogan-kn9fn]

The only reason Goldturd had "great" matches is because of other people.

[@kingrooper]

​@@RoyLogan-kn9fnBecause he was booked as the big guy. You really need to watch his JP runs and then comment. Even I couldn't believe he actually did a leg lock counter since he always does squash matches.

[@vegeta201168]

​@@RoyLogan-kn9fnnah goldberg was that dude yall run away wit a narritive...yes goldberg had his limitations but he still has the best spear he was highly entertaining and a draw ...and he was strong as hell

[@MICHAELTUMANGDAY]

Ahmed Johnson tried to be like Scott Steiner, a stiff and reckless performer. The major difference was Steiner was safe, despite the hard bumps and real punches he throws(in rare occasions he hits you in the head, mostly it was body blows) .

[@pacificplug]

Where is Nia Jax?

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

She can wrestle, just too big, strong, and clumsy. But she was trained by men and with men. So what you expect to happen when she starts fighting little females

[@kingrooper]

She actually can wrestle, problem is nobody could take any kick or bump from her. There's only a few wrestlers that can match her speed and size. You are asking a mama bear play tag with deers and cats.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

@@kingrooper hmm still Nia is terrible in the ring that every female talents like Rhea Ripley have carried her in matches all alone . Plus Nia getting rehired made no sense when WWE already have enough amazing female talents . Only reason she got hired is due to being Rock's cousin

[@kingrooper]

@@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Amazing, yeah. Name any new ones. The current women's roster is just the same ones from a few years ago. The only recent ones that's good can't even speak English and one is just booked as the big new girl with no promo, yet. They don't have that much decent female wrestlers as of now. So pull indies? Nope, those ones went to AEW and is running around in circles. They don't have much options. And no, that long pig tail gimick girl doesn't sell anything as well. Its either Becky, Charlotte or Bailey. They are pretty much vets now and there's no one to follow after them.

[@RiGrêmioNetoo]

I miss big daddy v entrance and theme song

[@thedecipher346]

Honorable mention - Hulk Hogan

[@Nextgame22]

I didn´t think that of Kali when I was younger, I was terrified indeed 😝 However, looking back I see that when he wrestle 80% of the match was him putting someone on a submission hold, anyways he delivered as a showman too. 😁

[@HeroSavior]

if warrior was just a showman was Hogan too??

[@ironlion4054]

Hogan was a bigger showman with a crappy finisher.

[@marcelmeister4418]

did you watch any of the past wrestlemania matches from the 24/7 live stream before wrestlemania on wwe's channel? it included some very old wrestlemania matches including the warrior and hogan, macho man and ted dibiase and man... i understand people seeing these old guys as pioneers of the business but when compared to todays athleticism and inring performance, EVERYONE was more show than anything else. macho man vs ted dibiase was one of the most boring matches i've ever seen tbh compared to todays matches. literally just scoop slam, scoop slam, sleeper hold, clothesline, elbow, scoop slam, sleeper hold. felt like i was in a sleeper hold myself, because i almost fell asleep watching that match. so yeah, hogan was also mostly a showman. roiding up the crowd, his no sell power up and again, the old school moveset of just punches, scoop slam or suplex and his leg drop (one of the worst finishers ever, but he thought that himself). the only one from that era you could argue was really good imo was ricky steamboat.

[@rondesjardins-j1l]

@@ironlion4054 showman make millions wrestlers don't

[@-rockmusiclover-]

@@marcelmeister4418 That was the entire point of the golden era, wrestling was hot and kayfabe was still believed to be real so of course they're gonna milk it for all it's worth

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

​@@-rockmusiclover-Only children believed kayfabe to be real in the 1980s.

[@memig9984]

I respect Gunthers comment on Warrior. It was what it was.

[@ernestotls]

RIP BRAY ❤

[@chriskent3398]

Agree with all 10 choices. You could see it in their matches. On occasions their opponents would have to whisper to them, in order for the match to be better received by the fans.

[@AdmiralSnackbar119]

I really wish people would stop crapping on the Warrior. He portrayed his character perfectly - sprint to the ring and run his opponents over. You don't look like that and do figure 4s and inverted sunset flips.

[@-rockmusiclover-]

Exactly, he was so exciting that people didn't care about his matches, his segments were enough to get people on his side

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

​@-rockmusiclover- oh man fr When you heard that Intro and saw him sprinting full speed to the ring, then he's on the ring and shaking the Ropes listen to the crowd the fecking crowd got more into his intro music then most matches in general

[@-rockmusiclover-]

@@kurtpunchesthings2411 Exactly, you need both technical wrestlers and good character workers if you want a successful promotion, while people do like to see talented people go at it in the ring, that won't last if the story moments are about as entertaining as watching water boil

[@jimbo_1312]

You've done well to narrow this down to just 10.

[@lioicxc6827]

Goldberg belongs on that list

[@ronaldcaldwell5588]

Vince is to blame for all of these failures. He's the one that's pushing them. Or maybe telling them to be a brawler and be menacing. He should have sent them to train or train some more