7 ECW Stars That Failed In WWE

3. Jerry Lynn (2001)

WWE.comWWE.comHe's a well respected performer who has worked for almost every major North American pro wrestling company of the last twenty years. Jerry Lynn cut his teeth on the independent scene alongside light heavyweight standouts such as Lightning Kid (X-Pac). His time in mid-90s with World Championship Wrestling was under as mask as the aptly named "Mr JL". His breakout feud with RVD in 1999 was in Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became ECW World Champion in 2000. Lynn joined WWF after ECW went bankruptcy. Lynn had actually wrestled in WWF in the 1995 & 1997, especially when they looking for bodies for their light-heavyweight tournament. Jerry Lynn's 2001 run with WWF was mostly on C-level shows such as Jakked. His time in WWE was brief - just a few months in 2001. Soon after, Lynn moved on to TNA and Ring of Honor.
In this post: 
mike awesome
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

I'm a professional wrestling analyst, an improviser and an avid NES gamer. I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and I'm working on my first book (#wrestlenomics). You can contact me at chris.harrington@gmail.com or on twitter (@mookieghana)