10 Wrestlers Who Didn't Fit The Belt

In 1999, two writers by the names of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara jumped ship from WWE to WCW. It seems they were somewhat disgruntled with their former employer, as once they were no longer under the control of Vince McMahon they soon started to use their newly found creative freedom to take shots at their former bosses and co-workers. They changed the WCW product, put themselves on television and perhaps worst of all, awarded themselves title belts. Notably, Russo decided to give himself the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, but that is a travesty for a whole different article.

As awful as having to acknowledge Russo as World Champion was, Ed Ferrara took things to a whole new low by adopting the name 'Oklahoma' and mimicking Jim Ross, complete with his Bell's Palsy. To say this character was distasteful would be putting it mildly. It certainly didn't win Russo and Ferrara many friends, being seen as little more than the two of them very publicly airing their grievances against WWE, at the expense of WCW's credibility.

The pair also thought it would be quite funny to give Oklahoma a run with the cruiserweight title, something which he clearly wasn't suited for. Sources vary on this, but he was probably pushing close to 300lbs when he won the belt, and he was subsequently stripped of the title two days later for exceeding the weight limit. Apparently the sight of a flabby, non-wrestler heading to the ring for a cruiserweight title match didn't ring any bells with officials at the time.

To add insult to injury, the wrestler he beat for the title was Madusa, the first woman to hold the belt. But who cares about the credibility of women's wrestling when you have a bone to pick with the McMahons?