10 PG Era WWE Superstars You Totally Don't Remember
You'd think fans would remember these WWE PG era stars, right? Maybe not!
You'll get different answers on exactly when WWE's PG era ended depending who you ask. There's no dispute over when it started (all programming switched to PG certification on 22 July 2008), but the ending? Yeah, that's a little harder to thrash out. Some say it finished in 2014 when a "Reality Era" (?!) kicked in, but WWE technically moved away from ironclad PG rules in 2024 - Paul Heyman encouraging people to erm...kiss certain appendages and The Rock turning into a brutal, bloody 'Final Boss' will do that.
To be on the safe side, only wrestlers pre-2014 were considered for this list.
There are a lot of forgotten faces to ponder anyway. For example, do you remember who Mark Henry's old WWE protege was? How about someone who appeared as an original member in a tag-team that was instantly spoiled as soon as it came to the main roster? Also, surely no-one recalls Vickie Guerrero's short-lived love interest?
Wrestling fans tended to groan a lot during the earliest days of PG, but WWE's scramble to create new, family-friendly stars did produce gold for misfit collections like this.
Remember this lot?!
10. Kenneth Cameron
WWE wrecked The Ascension with impressive speed when they were called up to the main roster in 2014. Announcers rubbished them as LOD/Demolition/Powers Of Pain knock-offs, and some even remarked that they couldn't hold a candle to those legends. Yep, it was as counterproductive as it sounds, but things had already changed.
Originally, The Ascension was a full-blown stable in old developmental territory FCW. Then, members Conor O'Brian and Kenneth Cameron hit the revamped NXT hard when it first launched in 2012. Unfortunately, Cameron was then fired for behaviour outside the ring, and WWE pivoted to installing Rick Victor as Conor's partner instead.
For reference, KC was future TNA and NWA star Bram/Thomas Latimer.
You probably won't remember much about his WWE run at all, but he was responsible for giving The Ascension a 'handsome vampire' edge when it first launched. Later, creative tweaked the team to become more demonic and even a little satanic.
Cameron's time was totally forgotten.