Rangers fans must have thought they were onto something when Christian Nerlinger signed in 2001. Previously, the man had been a huge part of good Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund teams, winning titles with the former and helping keep the latter in the mix. Joining on at Ibrox under Dick Advocaat, a few early goals seemed to suggest that Nerlinger was going to be quite the winner, and there were even some supporters comparing the man to another German favourite, Jorg Albertz. A far cry from 'The Hammer', Nerlinger should have been known as 'The Bench', because he spent a lot of time sitting on it. Injury-prone and seemingly uninterested in proving to people that he wasn't simply there to pick up a wage, Christian only managed 25 games during a 3 year spell at Ibrox, and was shipped back to Germany (presumably with an angry letter) in 2004. Nerlinger should have been golden, but he couldn't live up to his reputation.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
