10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (June 28)

10. Colt Cobana Pitched To Be GM Of Sunday Night Heat

Scotty Goldman
WWE

2008 brought the curtain down on Sunday Night Heat after 10 years of on/off success. When Heat started, it was a complement to Raw, but SmackDown's introduction in 1999 shoved the show to the back of the line, and it suddenly became little more than a recap with some "exclusive" matches sprinkled in.

Scotty Goldman wanted to change that.

Scotty who? Scotty Goldman. You know, Colt Cabana in WWE? Well, Colt revealed on Twitter he actually pitched an idea to creative in '08 that he'd take over the then-WWE.com show and become the new General Manager of Heat. Hilariously, this led to writers asking Colt, "Don't you want to be a star?".

Showing off the sense of humour indy fans have come to know and love over the years, Cabana then said he wanted to debut at WrestleMania and beat John Cena, The Undertaker and Ric Flair instead. WWE probs didn't get the joke; it was clear from the off that Colt was a square peg in a round hole there.

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