10 WWE Mega-Pushes Fans Hated BEFORE Roman Reigns & John Cena
4. Billy Gunn
It was apparent just how much WWE wanted to eventually push Billy Gunn as a singles star long before the enormously successful New Age Outlaws had even passed their peak.
Creating a proto-meme tell on commentary, Jim Ross' constant references to him being the "best pure athlete" in the company (whatever exactly they wanted us to think that meant) was solo run stuff peppered atop 'Mr Ass' getting the hot tag and knocking heels all over the shop. Perhaps it was code for "tall, ripped and good looking", because the athletic element wasn't always apparent despite the fantastic height he'd sometimes for his Fameasser finisher.
The time came in 1999, but like the rest of D-Generation X in the immediacy of their split, the audience sat on their hands and refused to move. Triple H was getting rocket-strapped much to the chagrin of those that just wanted more Rock and Austin thanks very much, while X-Pac (more on him later) and Road Dogg were left looking like dumped exes hoping for another shot...that they eventually got when the group were hastily reformed as a goon squad for 'The Game' later that year.