10 Wrestling Gimmicks More Disturbing Than You Think

10. Billy Kidman Was A Drug Addict

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Watch Billy Kidman's earliest moments in WCW and you'll see the Raven's Flock member claw away at his own body and stare blankly down the camera lens. Announcers like Tony Schiavone explained away this behaviour as Kidman being unclean or just needing a shower, but there was something more sinister at the heart of it.

He was a troubled drug addict that Raven hoped to shelter away from a judgemental world and keep alive. Who knew WCW could be so deep, eh? Think about it though: Billy's unkempt look, his dead eyes and the constant itch - he was always on the hunt for his next fix, and sought sanctuary amidst Raven's band of misfits.

The company eventually phased this part of Kidman's character out completely. In fact, there was no real context given for why he cleaned up his appearance and stopped scratching. It just sort of... happened, and nobody really talked about 'Kidman: The Heroin Diaries' again.