WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (Mar. 16)

6. Jason Albert

Okay, okay WWE real funny. Way to kick a man when he's down...down in NXT. Long ago, a young man named Matt Bloom wanted to become a wrestler. He finally realized his dream and joined the WWF roster. It took years of hard work and sacrifice, and when he made it to the big leagues, he was immediately named after a genital piercing. Yes, Prince Albert, which was another Vince Russo masterpiece of the time! Then when no one took him seriously as a giant genital piercing, he became the A-Train. And when that ran out of stream quickly, he was released and went to Japan. There, he became a monster, and a pretty big star as Giant Bernard. He eventually returned stateside with a new look, and less back hair. Good for him! Or maybe it wasn't so good for him, as he was cast as Tensai. No one was quite sure what to make of this, and the character didn't make much of a splash. Enter Sweet T, which was also awful. Now, he's serious this time. A serious journalist! And his name is again Jason...Jason Albert. WWE sure loves their naming ribs. Virgil was given his name because that was competitor Dusty Rhodes real name. Simon Dean was named because Dean Malenko's real name is Dean Simon, and now poor Tensai is back to where it all began, being given the Albert moniker. Perhaps it's a lesson in life, no matter how far you go in this world, you'll always be stuck with your painful past, and genital piercings.
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