20 Worst WWE Wrestlers Since 2000

19. Mordecai/Kevin Thorn

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The nicest thing we can say about Kevin Fertig's WWE career is that the company at least packaged him with a couple of moderately interesting gimmicks. As Mordecai, he was a religious zealot with a striking all-white look, while his next character, Kevin Thorn, was branded as the 'ECW Vampire,' and was a fixture on the brand for over a year. Regardless, neither of these personas brought long-term success to Thorn, whose WWE career took numerous twists and turns through WrestleCrap country.

Thorn was with the company for two different spells, first from 2002-2005, then again between 2006 and 2009. Both saw him sent back to developmental for further seasoning prior to his release. This should tell you everything you need to know about his wrestling abilities, but for clarification's sake, he was never able to evolve beyond his clumsy early days, specialising in the kind of bumbling, rudimentary offence typically associated with the sport's bottom rung.

The Mordecai gimmick retains its cult appeal, and Fertig still works it on the indies, but he always looked out of his depth when competing for the world's biggest promotion.

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