10 WWE Rejects Immediately Pushed By TNA Impact Wrestling
8. Test
Andrew 'Test' Martin died in March 2009 following an accidental overdose of oxycodene, with doctors revealing he was also suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the symptoms of which were evident when Chris Benoit's brain was examined and those that also forced the early retirement of Daniel Bryan in 2016.
Unfortunately, Test had become one of the bywords for drug-related wrestler deaths due to his ginormous and chemically-enhanced physique. His ring name was allegedly either a derivative of 'Testosterone' or in reference to an actual steroid 'Test', depending on the backstage hubbub of the day.
His last spell with the organisation was almost entirely predicated on his size, with his role as a heel killer for Paul Heyman in the flailing ECW relaunch going against just about everything the last remaining fans of that brand wanted.
Saddled with a wellness policy violation in early 2007 (long before that was a regular occurrence) and released shortly after, he sat out his no-compete clause then turned up in TNA as Andrew 'Punisher' Martin to save Abyss and Sting from an attack by Christian, AJ Styles and Tomko.
He'd wrestle only one official match for the company, co-main eventing Hard Justice 2007 in an absurd 'Doomsday Chamber of Blood' scrap with the 'Christian Coalition', before ironically losing his spot with the company whilst focus was on hiding 'big' performers in the wake of the Benoit double-murder/suicide.