20 Absolute Worst Wrestlers EVER (... According To YOU!)
18. Rockin' Rebel (1.40/10)
Rockin' Rebel’s early ECW run is a prime example of how far the promotion had to go before it found its true identity as a force for change in an industry that desperately needed it.
In the early '90s, ECW was still a far cry from the hardcore fan haven it became, and Rockin' Rebel's lacklustre performances were emblematic of that awkward era. A bland, unremarkable heel, Rebel was the kind of wrestler whose in-ring work was so forgettable that - against the context of a company trying to reinvent the wheel - it bordered on pointless.
His 1993 feud with The Sandman is a lowlight of ECW's formative years. The matches were slow, plodding, and devoid of the energy or innovation that would soon define the promotion. In particular, their clash at UltraClash 1993 was a disaster, exposing Rebel’s lack of charisma and wrestling skill as he botched simple spots and failed to connect with the ECW crowd. Rockin' Rebel wasn't a horrible wrestler - he was simply a drab relic of a pre-ECW era of wrestling the company was trying to escape from.