10 Ruthless Aggression Era WWE Superstars You Totally Don't Remember
Psst! Do you think any of these forgotten WWE wrestlers had "Ruthless Aggression"?
Looking back, WWE's "Ruthless Aggression" marketing drive was never going to top or even match the glory of "Attitude (Get It?)". Vince McMahon proudly barked live on the 24 June 2002 episode of Raw that some RA was exactly what he was looking for from his roster. No, not 'Rasslin Action'.
"Ruthless...Aggression!".
Being fair, the era did birth smash hit success stories like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista and more. All of those guys went on to win countless World Titles and rake in millions of dollars. How about the stars of the period you've totally forgotten about though? Maybe it's time to shower some love on them for a while instead.
It'd be a shock if even the most hardcore WWE fans knew everybody included here. We've got wannabe heel tag-teams, abandoned bodyguard monsters, image consultants for World Champs, dangerous shoot wrestlers who wanted to follow in Kurt Angle's footsteps, and even backstage interviewers who dipped a toe into more before being released.
This is a who's who of who the hell is that! Say hi to the Ruthless Aggression era's forgotten faces.
10. KC James
KC James trained with the likes of CM Punk and Adam Pearce, but toiled for a while in the old OVW developmental territory before being called up to WWE's main roster in August 2006. James joined Idol Stevens (Damien Sandow) as one of Michelle McCool's "teacher's pets" on SmackDown. Hey, a gig's a gig.
Shame it was a short one.
KC was almost immediately ignored by company creative following McCool's injury in March 2007. The gimmick died out, and WWE moved him back to OVW. James was waiting for his next call, and he'd get it; the revamped ECW brand needed some bodies, and KC was deemed perfect for an enhancement style role on the show later that year.
James was released shortly after that with next to no fanfare. You'd be forgiven for forgetting all about him despite a featured position on TV next to McCool in '06. Dude always looked like a throwback to WCW in the early-90s anyway. He could've passed as the son of Bobby Eaton.