20 Wrestlers Who Stole A Living From WWE

2. Nathan Jones

Nathan Jones This man was not only the Undertaker€™s protégé, but was actually scheduled to team with him against The Big Show and A-Train at WrestleMania XIX. Let that sink in for a moment. That is an incredibly prestigious position, because you€™re instantly elevated to a prominent position by sharing screen time with the Undertaker. It went to a man who spent about 1 year with WWE. Because of his size and lack of long-term training, Jones was incredibly limited in what he could do in the ring. Though he was a powerlifting champion, that didn€™t give him the conditioning needed to work a wrestling match, no matter how strong and chiseled it made him. He could barely pull off the simplest of moves, and was very slow in the ring in general. Sadly for Jones, after that stint with the Undertaker, and a position on Brock Lesnar€™s Survivor Series team, Jones left WWE because he couldn€™t take the travel schedule (remind you of someone?). WWE could€™ve put someone else in his position, and that person could€™ve benefited from it much more than Jones did. Alas, Jones proved WWE wrong once again: putting a giant person with the Undertaker does not a big Superstar make.
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