Ahmed Johnson was a difficult wrestler to watch in WWF. Despite having an interesting finisher, winning some Slammys, and was set to receive a major push, Johnson never succeeded, and gained a reputation for cutting poor promos and putting on some less-than-stellar matches. Of course, his tenure in WCW was even worse. When he debuted under the name of Big T in 1999, it was one of the most appropriate ring names possible, as he put on a considerable amount of mass between his WWF and WCW tenures. If this wasnt bad enough, Big T had nowhere near the backing that he had in WWF. He was a certified mid-carder, feuding primarily with Harlem Heat. One would think that Big Ts career in WCW wouldnt get any more insignificant, but it did. He soon started feuding with Booker T over the rights to the letter T. You read that right: Booker T vs. Big T feuding over the last letter of their ring names was actually a thing. Johnson didnt contribute much to WCW, of anything at all. His weight issues made him much less mobile and uncoordinated in the ring, which only amplified the questions on why he was even in WCW in the first place. It seemed as though WCW wanted to hire any and every ex-WWF star they could find, but in this case, it proved to be a bad philosophy.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
