Jerry Flynn was one of those WCW signings that confused the entire wrestling community. The man had a Martial Arts background, but that didn't really help him fit into the world of professional wrestling. This had been shown through numerous appearances for the WWF in the mid-90's, where Flynn appeared as enhancement talent. It really seemed that the only reason he was hired by WCW was because the WWF had used him. He had a good look, granted, but Jerry Lynn was not the kind of performer WCW fans enjoyed watching. His matches were rarely even grappling bouts, instead being peppered by kickboxing techniques and other Mixed Martial Arts he had trained under. Maybe the most notable point in his career came when Flynn had his hair cut off backstage by heel manager Sonny Onoo. That's not really a whole lot to remember someone by, and Jerry Flynn is often missed off of lists discussing the WCW roster of the late-1990's. By 2000, Vince Russo tried to book him in a shoot-style program against Tank Abbott, and the promotion's fans responded with severe apathy. Come April of that year, Flynn was off television, and never regularly wrestled in North America again.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
