I remember watching this guy debut on Velocity on July 16th, 2005, when he defeated Nunzio. I thought he would actually be on the main roster pretty soon, as he was quite entertaining and had an impressive move-set. However, he was in WWE for less than a year before leaving. He later stated that he chose to leave the company because they didnt have any plans to change the Cruiserweight division. At the time, he was small by WWE standards, at 61 and 215 lbs., so he wouldve fit in the Cruiserweight division perfectly. After leaving the WWE, Kazarian returned to TNA in 2005. There, he had a lot more success, winning numerous titles, and enjoying a lengthy career as both himself and the Suicide character. By 2007, he was challenging Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and soon after won the first Ultimate X King of the Mountain match. Among his various accomplishments include 5 reigns as X-Division Champion, 2 reigns as TNA World Tag Team Champions (with Christopher Daniels, as Bad Influence), and won the X-Division King of the Mountain twice. It was clearly a major mistake for the WWE to have let him go. He could have been more successful in WWE if they had given him the opportunity to show off his skills in a revamped cruiserweight division. But alas, some things simply arent meant to be.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
