Every Star Of The Last WCW Nitro: Where Are They Now?

13. Yun Yang

Jimmy Wang Yang Bus
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"Haha! Asians can't be cowboys!" was essentially the motivation behind the renamed 'Jimmy Wang Yang', which was mild midcard mid-2000s fun, but before his second WWE run, Jimmy Yang entered a beloved cult sensation of a rivalry opposite Paul London, in which the two Cruiserweights simply bantered off WWE's policy on pace and style and just messed each other up at warp speed.

A very sporadic presence on the circuit as the decade drew to a close, Yang, quite hilariously, leaned into his latter gimmick by running a 'Redneck Party Bus', and is also notorious for recounting a tale in which Vince McMahon asked him to run some spots with Shawn Michaels...after his release, when he was visiting friends backstage.

Vince forgotten he'd fired him.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!