3. Ron Reis (The Yeti)
While WWE history is filled with examples of giant men being larger-than-life but less-than-skilled in the wrestling ring (The Great Khali and Giant Gonzalez come to mind), WCW had their own giant wrestler who failed to do anything truly positive: Ron Reis, also known as the Yeti (pronounced Ye-TAAYY ) First appearing on the October 23rd, 1995 edition of Nitro, Reis came down the aisle dressed in what can only be described as soiled bandages, which made him look more like a mummy than a Yeti (if youre confused at this point, thats alright; everyone was when he debuted). The Yeti then proceeded to grab Hulk Hogan, who was already trapped in a bear hug by the Giant, and proceeded to hug him from behind, while making a movement that can only be described as dry-humping. If you were looking for something that just screams stupidity in wrestling, this is it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgItbGA0tJg In the few more appearances that Reis had, he changed his outfit a few times, along with his name, but failed to really contribute anything beneficial to WCW (except for that Yeti debut, which is bad in a hilarious sort of way). They did try to dress him up as a giant ninja, but that was almost as spectacular a failure as the Ye-TAAYY. They even tried to repackage him as Big Ron Studd, in tribute to Big John Studd, who had trained Reis. But this too, failed to garner any interest in the giant Reis. In the end, Ron Reis was a giant jobber, and thus didnt really deserve his spot on the WCW roster.
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