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Every 'Next Big Thing' In Wrestling - Where Are They Now?

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WhatCulture Wrestling

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Wrestling

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

From Tom Magee and Lex Luger to Brock Lesnar and Sheamus, does the instant mega-push actually work in wrestling, or...?


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0:00.0

10 wrongful conviction cases.

0:02.9

21 innocent people.

0:05.4

Framed.

0:06.5

Astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions.

0:10.2

John Grisham, the master of the legal thriller and justice campaigner Jim McCloskey,

0:15.8

uncover stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice.

0:23.6

The truth is more shocking than fiction, especially when it's told by John Grisham,

0:26.6

framed, out now in paperback, ebook and audio.

0:30.6

So, we have some rules for this list.

0:33.6

We are talking about the next big thing as dubbed by management. So if your favourite wrestler doesn't pop up, this isn't an insult at you?

0:41.4

I mean, how would I know?

0:42.8

We've never had a conversation, even if you're my mother.

0:45.5

Over the years, though, many individuals were given such a push, so let's all sit down

0:49.4

and get our took-us-as-comfortable and see where the hell they are now.

0:53.8

Number 20, Tom McGee.

0:55.0

This story has become mega famous and mega infamous over the years, because at one point

0:59.3

Vince McMahon looked at Tom McGee and he was like, oh my gosh, it's my brand new Hulk Hogan.

1:04.1

I am not kidding.

1:05.0

Management was so sure about this as well.

1:06.5

They called up Brat Hart and said, Hitman, you've got to have a match with this guy. Because even back in the late 80s, everybody knew if you wanted to give somebody the best chance

1:14.7

of getting over, you went to Brett.

1:16.5

All of they got so out of control that the WWE actually uploaded this match to the WWE

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