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4. Lance Archer
A visual representation of everything wrong with WWE's way being the only way once upon a time, Lance Archer's WWE run as Vance Archer is described as well by the still image of the man as it is a detailed description of his indifferent stint.
Having signed a rockstar-looking meathead from TNA, WWE encouraged him to cut his hair, shave his beard and tone down the intensity so he could be as bland as everybody else. There was probably some bullsh*t in there about how being coachable or malleable stood him better stead with Vince McMahon as well, who f*cking knows.
What they didn't do - unlike every other company he's worked for including AEW - was push him as a total killer. The guy who'd gained a cult following in the Impact Zone and would go on to rock New Japan and All Elite Wrestling with terrifying menace was a C-String tag wrestler with a bad look and no motivation. The spin on the Network documentaries about this era are going to hit worse than a Cesaro Swing.