Believe it or not, there was a very proven wrestler behind the Eugene gimmick. Nick Dinsmore was very well respected amongst the underground circuit and was getting over on Ohio Valley Wrestling, both in a tag team and as a singles competitor. He was a great grappler with bags of potential, which was finally discovered by the WWE in 2004. Now to be fair to Dinsmore, as a hungry wrestler its probably hard to reject any gimmick put in front of you by the WWE. Im sure the two guys who had a tag team run on SmackDown as The Dicks werent exactly fist pumping at their new ring names. But being informed that you would be playing the role of Eric Bischoffs mentally challenged nephew must be more difficult to wrap your head around than most other gimmicks. Eugenes entire run in the WWE basically consisted of the babyface wrestlers looking out for him and the heel characters trying to take advantage of him. In one particular backstage segment, Vince and Shane McMahon offer a present to the bemused Eugene, before pouring green paint over his body and dunking his head down the toilet. Thankfully, the WWE created the be a STAR anti-bullying campaign many years later and all was forgiven. If you enjoyed the list and would like instant updates of future articles follow my Twitter page @Dragonstravel.
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