10 Wrestlers Who Ruined Their Own Legacy

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Having wrestled only on smaller stages such as Stampede Wrestling, it was the dream of Devon Nicholson (as with many) to be hired by the WWE. A dream that was shattered by his interactions with Abdullah the Butcher. The wrestling community rallied around Devon’s pursuit of justice until he won his court case.

After he was cured of hepatitis, Hannibal returned to the ring in 2014 working for his own company Great North Wrestling as well as making appearances elsewhere.

In December 2021, at a World Class Pro Wrestling event, a horrible incdient occurred involving Nicholson and referee Lando Deltoro. Following his match with Carlito, Nicholson (as his character “Blood Hunter”) was booked to kayfabe attack the ref with a spike; who would then bleed, roll out of the ring and leave.

What happened instead was Nicholson knelt on Deltoro’s back and repeatedly stabbed him with the spike, severing an artery and causing Deltoro to nearly pass out.

Reports are mixed on the true version of the events that lead up to and followed this. Nicholson made a statement of about six different excuses as to what went wrong but others claim he was unhinged, smelling like booze before the match and even carried on his attack backstage.

Either way, Nicholson shamefully retired from wrestling for a second time and any goodwill he had garnered with his previous struggles was tarnished forever.