10 "Superstars" You Totally Forgot Were On The WWE Roster

7. The Colons

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Last seen trying and failing to help establish The Miz as the new Stone Cold Steve Austin during his WrestleMania programme with Shane McMahon, Primo and Epico are in a marginally better position than they were as matadors with a mini-bull, but it's tough to assess if they'd still rather be flogging timeshares than doing the sum total of f*ck all on SmackDown Live.

The Colons exposed the supposed healing power of the blue brand. Reappearing as refined heels on the show in 2017, they were warm bodies for bigger stars within weeks, despite the doubles league being in the best health it had been in for years.

It was here that their intended trajectory was so tragic - online audiences weren't fighting for them despite their status as, sigh, good wrestlers, whilst any supporters that may have stood by them weren't given ammunition to defend them again.

It's fun to imagine that every single wrestler up and down the card has at least one fan that receives their work as fervently as kids would John Cena, NJPW devotees would Kazuchika Okada or Adam Wilbourn would Titus O'Neil. The Primo and Epico contingent are obviously keeping quiet.

 
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