10 Wrestlers Who Had No Idea What Was Coming Next
1. Ron Simmons - Didn't Realise A History Making Night Was On The Horizon
Even though just about every wrestler capturing the World Championship for the very first time is expected to react like their dreams have come true seemingly out of nowhere, in the case of Ron Simmons, that was actually genuinely the case.
According to the eventual-APA man himself during a sit-down with the Jobbing Out podcast, those in attendance on that night in Baltimore were treated to a "real moment in professional wrestling". On the back of being drawn out of a raffle and announced as the new number one contender to the WCW World Championship, Simmons was able to overcome Vader and win the big one.
But as Simmons also noted:
"There was no knowledge of that happening — it wasn’t even knowledge (for) me that that was going to take place that night. And I think that’s one of the biggest reasons (for) that reaction of the fans.
This moment that, in his words, "wasn’t supposed to take place that night”, paved the way for so many to come as Simmons became the first-ever Black World Heavyweight Champion. And to think, Simmons had no clue he was about to change the world when he walked into that building in Maryland.