10 WWE Wrestlers Who Suddenly Vanished
6. Bam Bam Bigelow
Bam Bam Bigelow twice had his flames doused by Vince McMahon before people noticed they were still ablaze - and both times were bizarrely down to his stuttering runs as a babyface.
Bam Bam's late-1987 arrival came with a treasured Hulk Hogan rub. He was endorsed by the beloved 'Hulkster' and teamed alongside him at that year's Survivor Series and in the run-up to WrestleMania IV the following year. After a borderline burial at the 'Show Of Shows' itself, Bigelow vanished before the end of the summer.
A 1990s heel run went substantially better for the 'Beast From The East', but he split yet again when a promised babyface push following his WrestleMania XI loss to Lawrence Taylor was hampered by Shawn Michaels' own turn at the same time. His quiet exit after a Survivor Series loss to Goldust barely registered. WWE had even advertised him for January's Royal Rumble before his departure - they just never bothered to explain his eventual absence.