10 Most Drastic Differences Between Wrestlers In And Out Of WWE

8. Ricochet

Ricochet King To Commoner
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Outside of WWE:

A spectacular performer who popped t*ts off the world over with his ridiculous pace, creativity, agility and strength. This is a man capable of executing a double rotation moonsault; he was a rare, special professional wrestler because he was legitimately mind-blowing. He made Michael Cole look like f*ckin' George Carlin, in that he wasn't a goatee'd dork parroting a 74 year-old crazy person: he was telling the truth. This guy was a superhero. Human beings don't move like Ricochet. He was, in 2016, the Will Ospreay you could actually support.

In WWE:

And now he's knackered, and Will Ospreay turned sound.

Strangely enervated to work in line with the in-house pace, they will tell you relentlessly that Ricochet is a superhero because they lack either the skill or willingness to show you. Imagine booking Ricochet for over a year and it yielding 0 (zero) bangers. This is impossible. You'd have to try to fail that hard, which WWE do. You wonder why the f*ck they signed him, honestly. It's not as if he's a naturally tremendous talker. If anything, WWE by allowing fans to forget how good Ricochet was has only reminded them that he isn't really cool. Well done. You morons made Ricochet bland. Good job. That reads as snarky, but that wasn't the intent. It's seriously impressive.

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