10 Wrestlers Who Were REJECTED For Famous Wrestling Gimmicks
3. Crush
Ahead of a miserable summer for Lex Luger spent riding around America on a bus pretending to be Hulk Hogan when he barely wanted to be Lex Luger by then, Vince McMahon almost selected another jacked up babyface to play an updated version of his former moneymaker.
It's the strangest thing in hindsight and it was pretty odd then too - it took McMahon a long time to emotionally detach himself from 'The Hulkster' and months of realising his brand wasn't the answer to the company's financial woes, but he'd never switch off his penchant for giant dudes and the g*ddamn United States of g*ddamn America, pal.
Not entirely doomed by an enormously creative loss to two Doinks at WrestleMania and protected somewhat by a cheap conclusion to his Intercontinental Championship bout with Shawn Michaels at King Of The Ring, Crush fit the bill as a guy big enough to slam Yokozuna on his July 4th challenge as McMahon stubbornly ignored the fanbase's thirst for Bret Hart to go back on top.
Unfortunately for the Hawaiian, McMahon pivoted last minute to binning off 'The Narcissist' and vomiting flags all over his most muscular star instead. It's little wonder Crush embraced Japan soon afterwards.