10 Wrestlers Who Were REJECTED For Famous Wrestling Gimmicks
6. Konnan
Calling the Max Moon gimmick famous might be a bit of a stretch, but the spaceman idea certainly entered wrestling infamy years after its 1992/93 "peak" on WWE television.
Lucha Libre legend and future WCW megastar Konnan certainly wanted no part of it anyway, despite the initial effort made by both wrestler and organisation to get it off the ground. Literally, in fact - the daft b*stards wanted a working jet-pack as part of Moon's (originally Komet Kid and Maximillian Moon) entrance before the poor soul behind the mask had to sheepishly jump up the steel steps one at a time as cameras shot from a low angle to barely obscure the flimsy work.
Konnan never subjected himself to this - though he'd been the one to get measured up for an even more elaborate original version of the character, he was gone from the company in weeks thanks to far more lucrative options in Mexico. Former Orient Express member Kato shed the hood, and man-in-the-mask Paul Diamond assumed his new role because the gear fit. Within weeks, he too had been brought back down to earth with a thud.