101 Shocking Wrestling Plans You Won't Believe Almost Happened
76. WWE’s Dirty Jobs
Psst! Remember retro Twisted Metal wannabe WWE Crush Hour on PS2? It served up vehicular combat in cars/vans/trucks modelled after your favourite wrestlers, and Chuck Palumbo. You'd also hear legendary announcer Jim Ross tell you that so and so picked up "the twisty rockets" about 8,262,465 times during each arena match.
It was a trip, but it did imply a bespoke WWE Network that'd feature all sorts of star-laden programming on a station Vinnie Mac controlled. Come the Network's actual launch years later, the then boss sought out all manner of concepts to offer subscribers. One of them, very nearly one of them, was going to be WWE's Dirty Jobs.
No, don't run. It had nothing to do with mid-90s turd-eating plumber TL Hopper.
However, Dirty Jobs would've seen the roster engage a faux-reality premise that'd see them work as plumbers, cleaners and that sort of thing. So, if watching Big Show empty some blocked sewage pipes or John Cena (as if John Cena would be involved) wade through actual crap appealed, then this was the show for you. Sadly for toilet humour enthusiasts everywhere, it wasn't to be and never got rubber-stamped as a project with any potential.
Nothing says 'pay 9.99' like seeing Los Matadores cleaning up bull crap, or WWE making a mockery of certain jobs for your entertainment. Those vast archives of old wrestling content could wait - the Divas had to power wash some scum off an abandoned kitchen worktop first. Who needs Savage vs. Steamboat when you've for that?!