10 Times Vince McMahon's WWE Pet Projects Failed Him

10. Nathan Jones

It's not difficult to see why Vince McMahon was interested in Nathan Jones. Standing around 7ft tall and with muscles aplenty, the gigantic Australian also had one hell of an interesting backstory: during the mid-1980's, he became involved in numerous armed robberies and was considered one of Australia's most wanted men.

Spending time in a maximum security prison, Jones was the kind of real-life fodder that would have at one point been perfect for The Big Boss Man. WWE didn't have to put too much thought into his character when they signed him in 2002, it just had to be crazy.

An early, Hannibal Lecter-esque persona didn't last long before WWE tried to pair Jones up with The Undertaker. Unfortunately, aside from looking the part, the big man lacked the basic fundamentals necessary to wrestle actual matches. That would hurt him in the end, as he'd show no signs of improvement by the end of 2003, despite time in developmental and working television and pay-per-view matches.

Tired of the hard travel and backstage politics in WWE, Jones elected to walk away from the promotion at that point. He never lived up to the potential his look promised, much to the disappointment of WWE's head hancho.