10 Wrestlers Who Got TERRIBLE Advice From WWE

8. Vader’s Insecurities Should Be On TV

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"I ain't nothing but a big piece of sh*t. A big fat piece of sh*t!".

Those were Vader's words at the Over The Edge 1998 pay-per-view after losing to Kane. The behemoth then went on to wonder, "Maybe Vader Time is over?" before skulking away solemnly. This, dear reader, was a clear attempt to boot the powerhouse's arse into gear and embarrass him into shedding the pounds.

It wasn't fun to watch.

Jim Ross has spoken on his podcast before about how Vader and Yokozuna were sent to a weight loss camp for conditioning in the late-90s. Both struggled with the concept, but it certainly cannot have helped Vader's psyche to be told that he had to publicly humiliate himself on live television beforehand.

Turning the man's very-real issues into a self-loathing storyline achieved nothing. It shattered his once-proud monster aura with fans, and it exposed the WWF's inherent need to use someone's real-life fragility as a plot point on camera.

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