Jon Heidenreich remains everything that was once wrong with WWE's signing policy. The man was extremely limited as an in-ring performer, and the promotion felt the best way to book him was to make him flat out weird. Initially, he carried a doll around with him, called 'Little Johnny'. When that was canned, he was handed a feud against The Undertaker. All of a sudden, WWE cast the man as someone who would pen poetry. Naming these verses, 'Disasterpieces', Heidenreich decided he wanted to read one to Smackdown's lead announcer. Kidnapping Michael Cole on an episode of the show in 2004, the monstrous wrestler literally pinned the diminutive commentator up against a wall and pretty much sexually assaulted him. By far, this was one of the most disturbing scenes fans had ever witnessed on wrestling television. It wasn't even contextual, because it didn't further Heidenreich's beef with The Undertaker. Instead of making him appear psychotic, it simply made people watching feel uncomfortable. Let's hope nobody chose that edition of Smackdown to introduce a non-wrestling buddy to WWE.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
