During the early 2000s, WWE were desperate to create new stars to fill the void left by The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind. While this youth incentive would result in the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista, there were several misfires along the way, and some downright dreadful wrestlers were quickly inserted into roles they had no business being in. To look at Nathan Jones, he had everything WWE wanted from a star, he was just shy of 7 foot tall, he was in tremendous physical shape and the fact he was Australian just added international appeal. He was brought in a bit too quickly and placed with The Undertaker to learn the ropes, which resulted in a WrestleMania XIX tag match pitting them against The Big Show and A-Train. Unfortunately, Jones wasn't improving in the ring and in order to save face at WrestleMania, he was taken out of the match under the guise of a backstage assault. He did however get his WrestleMania moment as he ran in at the end of the match, and showed just why he was taken out of it by nearly falling over and botching some of the most basic wrestling moves. Within less than a year, Nathan Jones would quit WWE while on tour in his native Australia, citing the heavy travel schedule for doing so. He would be quickly and quietly forgotten about, and is never mentioned when the history of The Undertakers legendary streak is talked about on WWE TV.
