10 Wrestlers Who F*cked Up On Their First Day
8. Tazz Gets Over Too Well (!)
Tazz had the audacity to arrive in a promotion that functioned to make money as a ready-made star capable of drawing it. In the warped world of WWE, he f*cked up on his first day by performing rather well.
He was never a fit, philosophically; he was short and worked a unique style that looked dangerous, when in fact the man knew the precise angle at which to drop his opponents near their heads. Tazz was very strong in a way one might not have assumed - one who, for example, conflates strength with height and muscles. That man was Vince McMahon, who never seemed to get or want to get Tazz. Even though he literally wanted to get him by signing him.
Warped.
Tazz debuted at the 2000 Royal Rumble to a mega-pop sparked by his hometown crowd, who went ballistic for a short and explosive exhibition of his deadly-looking suplex game. Angle, always a very selfless and wild bumper, jumped into those arcs with gusto.
Too much bloody gusto: certain backstage powers deemed Tazz's work too close to the flame, and dampened that sh*t almost instantly.