10 Wrestlers Too Crazy For WWE

Whether they worked for the company or not, some wrestlers were just too extreme for Vince McMahon.

One has to be a little bit crazy to take on the grueling schedule and immense physical pain that one suffers as part of their job in professional wrestling, but every once in a while, there are those wrestlers so absolutely crazed that their prospects for ever making it to WWE are diminished significantly. That, or they have to undergo significant changes in character to make it to the grandest stage in wrestling, oftentimes setting aside the elements of their act that earned them fame and recognition. Some succeed in spite of leaving their craziness behind. Others faltered, their weaknesses as wrestlers exposed without the facade of hardcore to hide behind. Still, others embraced their crazy selves, perfectly content with traveling the world and brutalizing opponents with chairs, forks, tables and other plunder. Regardless of which side of the proverbial fence they fall on, there is one thing they all have in common: they were too crazy for WWE. With Dean Ambrose prepared to headline WrestleMania 32, his shift from death match wrestler to WWE Superstar complete, relive some of the most violent, balls-to-the-wall wrestlers to ever lace a pair of boots. Most never achieved the notoriety in wrestling's greatest promotion that The Lunatic Fringe has. One has.

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Erik Beaston is a freelance pro wrestling writer who likes long walks in the park, dandelions and has not quite figured out that this introduction is not for Match.com. He resides in Parts Unknown, where he hosts weekly cookouts with Kane, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Boogeyman. Be jealous.