10 More Superstars That Will Follow Dean Ambrose Out Of WWE

6. Drake Maverick

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Drake Maverick p*ssed himself on a pay-per-view and you never ever ever recover from that.

The former 'Rockstar Spud' was carving out quite the niche for himself as 205 Live General Manager before Vince McMahon saw a man shorter than his own legs and insisted he stand next to the biggest tag team on Monday Night Raw dressed exactly like them.

It's too easy to picture McMahon p*ssing himself just thinking of what Maverick would look like just in the same frame as The Big Show, let alone relieving himself in his presence. Drake was game and has done his best ever since to try and resuscitate the character as a legitimate concern, but in all but literal form, that desperate dribble was the drizzling sh*ts.

Maverick's proven, polished and clearly patient in an industry that should reward these traits - not punish them because the boss only understands one type of physical form. In TNA, Spud's short stature was used strictly to benefit the size of his impressive sidekick EC3. WWE have only ever mocked the discrepancy of his appearance alongside AOP.

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