10 Wild Creative Pitches Wrestlers Made To Get Into WWE

7. Big E Wants To Deliver

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Mail.

He wanted to deliver the mail.

Big E is a delightful human being and excellent, multi-skilled pro wrestler. Is there a wrestling fan, even in this toxic, tribal landscape, who doesn't just think he's neat?

They can't be found, even under the 'Show More Replies' function on Twitter, which is essentially the 'Someone is calling you a c*nt or being wildly problematic. This is bad, even for Twitter. Are you absolutely sure you need this energy today?" function.

And you click yes, because you can't help yourself, but Big E acts as a reminder that there is some elusive good left in this anxiety-driver of a hellscape. It's fitting, then, that his "naive developmental guy makes ill-advised bid for stardom" pitch was so stupidly funny. Taking to Twitter as only he can, he recalled that he wanted to become a postal worker named 'Mel Mann', who presumably was to deliver promos via written letter, which would be opened by his opponents in wacky backstage skits.

This for more than one good reason never made it to TV, but if anybody could have made it work...

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