10 WWE Icons Who Had Totally Forgettable TNA Runs

8. Vader

Vader TNA
IMPACT Wrestling

For fans of monster wrestlers, Vader is an all-time great. Beloved for his work in WCW and in Japan, this beast of a man put on superb matches with outstanding regularity. His time in WWE occasionally clouds just how good 'The Mastodon' was, but make no mistake about it, falling out with Shawn Michaels in the mid 90's should not in any way tarnish the legacy of one of the all-time great big men.

If WWE tainted Vader's legacy, TNA went one better by being a part of his lineage that nobody cares to remember. The big man was brought in at the age of 47 to tag with Dustin Rhodes to take on the Harris Brothers as part of a feud between Vince Russo and Dusty Rhodes, opening the episode that went out on February 26th, 2003.

In true TNA fashion, Vader was only brought back for one more match, just over 12 years later. Bram put out a challenge for any member of TNA's roster, past or present, and, stretching that criteria to its absolute maximum, Vader answered the call. The match ended in a DQ, when Bram hit the now 60-year old Vader with an iron bar, before Matt Morgan hit the ring to make the save. 

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