Every Wrestling Rookie Of The Year: Where Are They Now?

24. 1999: Blitzkrieg

Essa Rios Lita
WWE.com

Blitzkrieg was one of the more deserving award winners, as any fan still watching WCW in 1999 will attest. He was a mind-blowing, electrifying act who emerged from out of nowhere. He arrived, did physically impossible, exhilarating moves, and was seemingly set to become the man to revive a division that no longer felt as contemporary as it had a few years prior.

Certain opponents were better at harnessing his literally spotty ability than others - Juventud Guerrera, incredibly enough - but the entire scene was prone to sloppiness. It was accepted that he could evolve into an even better worker, but he himself never fancied it.

He didn't enjoy the lifestyle of a touring performer - a serious concussion may have played a part - and embarked on a career in nursing.

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