10 Worst-Booked WWE Stars EVER

7. The Red Rooster

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Had Terry Taylor walked into the WWF with a cocksure strut in the Attitude Era, like the Public Enemy after him, he would have received an absolute pasting at the hands of Bradshaw. Mercifully for him, Taylor walked into the WWF with a cocksure strut in the Golden Era.

Or perhaps not: to put Taylor in his place, he was introduced by Bobby Heenan on the Brother Love Show as an act "limited when it comes to wrestling". "Limited when it comes to size". "Limited with a won and loss record". "Limited when it comes to being muscular". This was a stark warning for his future prospects in the company. With morbid hilarity, the hot UWF heel and d*mn good hand was reintroduced to WWF audiences as the Red Rooster, complete with red-tipped mohawk and stupid, stupid screeching catchphrase: ER A ER A ERRRRR!

This was a rib masquerading as a gimmick, one which visibly made Taylor die inside. That limited win/loss record continued in the Federation; perhaps as a way of toying with the man's emotions, he toppled the Brooklyn Brawler in the spring of 1989 before, in the summer, suffering short humiliating defeats at the hands of Mr. Perfect.

He looked like every arena smelled of sh*t in that red robe, and with good reason.

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