20 WWE Attitude Era Superstars You Forgot Existed

20. Tom Brandi

Care for a shot of Brandi?

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Tom was a mid-90s gimmick named 'Salvatore Sincere' when the WWF decided to ditch that name, go real and make him...even less exciting. Marc Mero was the one who outed Brandi as a "jobber" (he actually used that word on TV - Attitude Era, folks) and started Tom's road to unemployment.

Brandi's biggest claim to fame is being the dude that Mick Foley and Terry Funk slapped around for a minute or so pre-elimination in the 1998 Royal Rumble. After that, he dwindled even further down the cards before leaving the promotion completely in April.

Here's the thing: Tom was clearly a solid, nuts n' bolts style of worker and had a decent look, but he was never going to be taken seriously on a roster as packed as the WWF's. Once they ditched the 'Sincere' character, company creative clearly had nothing else of note for Brandi.

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