10 Wrestlers Who Personify Why WWE Had To Scour The Indies

3. Ezekiel Jackson

I'm willing to be that there aren't many wrestling fans who can name a memorable Ezekiel Jackson match. Regardless of this, the man has held the WWE Intercontinental Title, and was the last ever ECW World Champion, too. To many, he must go down as one of the most pointless Intercontinental Champs in history, because his tenure with the belt was brief and didn't elevate him (or anyone else) whatsoever. Introduced as the bodyguard of Brian Kendrick, Jackson does deserve credit for his impressive physique. The fact is that such a body was the only remarkable aspect to his act and people remember his posing and massive shoulders more than his wrestling or promos. It's been said that Vince McMahon was extremely high on Jackson, but good graces with the boss only last when a performer holds up their end of the bargain. 'Big Zeke' didn't, unfortunately. In April, 2010, Jackson went down with injury while performing at a UK house show, but his push was resumed when he returned. Further injury problems would derail his career, but that's not the real reason he's included here. Instead, Ezekiel Jackson is an example of why WWE needed an injection of talent from elsewhere. Their home-grown scouting system was clearly not working, if he was anything to go by.