10 Awful WCW Gimmicks That Immediately Died

10. Basketball Sensation Mark Jindrak

Mark Jindrak is remembered chiefly for the fact that he was once passed up as the third member of Evolution, his role eventually given to the emerging Randy Orton instead.

But that he was even in the running for a spot beside Triple H and Ric Flair shows he was once a highly regarded young talent who was tipped by many insiders for a bright future in the industry.

Gimmicks like this one, however, are perhaps why all that potential was left untapped. In his very early WCW days, Jindrak was packaged with a basketball gimmick, probably owing to his fleeting run as an actual basketball player whilst at college.

Unless their name is Brock Lesnar, wrestling hopefuls with one foot in another sport never really catch on, and besides which: what transferable skills can a basketball player really expect to take from the court into the squared circle? Not many - just ask Dennis Rodman.

Fortunately, the gimmick was only given a handful of airings on WCW's various B-shows before getting canned (or bounced, if you will).