Ranking Who Was REALLY The Worst Wrestler Every Year 1990-2021

17. 2005 - Heidenreich

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You might as well get reacquainted with Heidenreich, because this is where WWE is headed: recruiting failed American football players on the strength of their size, and hastily promoting them to the main roster because Vince McMahon simply cannot wait to look at them.

If you aren't acquainted with the man, here's a quick primer: he moved around the ring as if coded by an LJN-tier hack of a programmer, looked hilariously intense, and, brilliantly, he took the idea of selling pain more literally than any wrestler ever. Heidenreich actually said "Ow!" out loud as he screamed in pain, and he wasn't selective about it, either. If a man half his size aimed a forearm at his back, he'd scream "Ow!"

He wasn't not wrong. He was like one of those kids in the smart-ass test answers memes.

Only less intimidating.

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