10 Wrestling Shock Signings You NEVER Saw Coming
6. Brian Pillman To ECW
Brian Pillman may have threatened to "whip out his johnson and p*ss in this hellhole" when he first landed in the ECW but he probably did something else with his legendary length in quiet moments of reflection at the time. 'The Loose Cannon' was "shooting" across three promotions at the same time and hitting every single target.
Pillman had already worked half of his colleagues into believing he was on the outs with WCW before working boss Eric Bischoff into making it actually so, then used an Philadelphia appearance to shock the wrestling world whilst most assumed he was still on the books in Atlanta.
To turn the screw and warp the brains of those that thought they knew it all, Pillman immediately raged at those fans in particular for daring to think they knew anything at all.
Establishing himself as the IRL babyface and kayfabe heel in one promo, Pillman continued the most elaborate worked shoot ever attempted in the history of the industry en route to getting the golden handshake he required from WWE. Had injuries and addictions not literally and figuratively crippled his rise, Pillman could and would have soared.