7. Little Man In The Trash Can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6waZuFo5wo During the early days of TNA, the company was obsessed with little people. They were usually used for comedy purposes, because that's basically all they're used for in wrestling. It's pretty offensive, and virtually every company is guilty of it. Just in WWE, we've had Hornswoggle who was unable to speak English until Santa Claus gave him the power to (yes, that actually happened in a storyline), and recently we saw El Torito humping Renee Young's leg. But the worst representation of a little person in a major wrestling company was TNA's portrayal of Puppet the Midget Killer. Yes, Puppet the Midget Killer, that was the actual name he used. His character didn't consider himself a midget, but a dwarf. And for some reason he wanted to kill midgets. He was a violent man. So violent, that he once pulled out a gun on Jeff Jarrett on one of the early pay-per-views. But most fans probably remember him for "meditating" in a trash can. TNA backstage interviewer Goldilocks stumbled upon Puppet who pleasuring himself for some reason, in a trash can, of all places. Apparently there were no doors in that arena. He proceeded to cut a promo on his opponent that night: Meatball "The World's Largest Midget." Then he offered Goldilocks some of his porridge. Yuck. As if that wasn't enough, the segment ended with the future Trevor Murdoch complimenting her lips...but not the ones on her face. After garbage like this the first few weeks, it's a miracle that this company is still around.
Andrew Soucek
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