10 Top Secret Wrestling Gimmicks That Will Blow Your Mind

4. Matt Morgan = The Third “Brother Of Destruction”

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Kane was only supposed to enjoy a brief run opposite The Undertaker in 1997-1998, then shuffle off into WWE history. Another repackage job would've followed for Glenn Jacobs, but the character proved popular and successfully complemented 'Taker's lore. Creative wanted to repeat that trick years later with Matt Morgan.

Morgan revealed during a chat with Chris Van Vliet's 'Insight' show that he was almost brought up from then-developmental territory OVW as "Abel". Yes, he would've been a third "Brother Of Destruction", and been cast as a rebellious brother of Kane and The Undertaker. Yep, that old chestnut again.

WWE had Matt wear a mask in preparation for the role (much to the annoyance of Jim Cornette, who had been booking Morgan as his top babyface), but plans changed and "Abel" never materialised on Raw or SmackDown. Later, Matt left WWE for TNA anyway.

It's a total guess, but "Abel" probs wouldn't have fared as well as Kane did.

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