10 Forgotten TNA Wrestlers You Totally Don't Remember

8. Rellik

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Spell "Rellik" backwards. Yup, peak TNA creative.

Ex-WCW and WWE man Johnny Stamboli created a gimmick on the indys called REDRUM that referenced classic Jack Nicholson flick The Shining. TNA liked it, and brought him in to debut at Genesis 2007. REDRUM didn't last long - they'd changed his name to Rellik by the time Stamboli next showed up in his red mask.

Rellik teamed with Black Reign (Dustin Rhodes) for a while, but was gone by May 2008. It was a short and uninspiring run for the one-time FBI member. He obviously agreed, because Stamboli temporarily retired from wrestling in 2009. He'd return in 2010, but as REDRUM not Rellik. That was a TNA idea, after all.

The only way anybody would even know about Rellik in the modern era is if they happen to overhear someone ripping the p*ss out of him. He was very much one of those "LOL TNA" moments mentioned in the intro to this article. Being honest, it wasn't any wilder than other supernatural/dark characters.

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