Ahmed Johnson

We talked about when you came back into the company in 95, but now we're talking about how you're starting 1996 and well, ultimately you're going to leave the world wrestling Federation.

We move into 96 and you're on the road taking on Ahmed Johnson at the rumble on the house shows you return and you're teaming with Sid losing to a razor and diesel at the Nassau Coliseum.

5,100 fans are there.

And then you go on to team with Hunter in new Haven and lose the razor and diesel.

So movie star looks at all that, but he's a truck driver.

It did not resonate.

The whole sort of undercurrent of this episode, Conrad, in so many ways was What worked in 95 did not work in 96, and Ahmed Johnson didn't help, and timing didn't help.

The injury that we're going to get to didn't help.

But, yeah, he didn't really do much.

Kind of like Ahmed Johnson, but less accident-prone.

Well, I mean, okay.

Listen, this goes on.

First off, Goldust made his in-ring debut defeating Savio Vega.

And we also had the TV debut of Ahmed Johnson.

Now, they did do a couple of interview segments, you know, in previous weeks.

But as far as in the ring at a live event on TV, it was this week in 95 on Raw when he made his debut.

Do you remember how Ahmed Johnson made his debut on TV? In case you forgot, here it is.

The Razor's Edge! Yes! The Razor's Edge! Owen Hart is going to go down! Here comes Yokozuna! Wait a minute! Yokozuna pulling out! Oh my goodness! A deliberate disqualification in the park of Yokozuna! Something had to be done, McMahon! Look at this! Oh! 641 pounds of Yokozuna! Huge bohemian coming in to save Owen Hart from a certain 10.

Wait a minute.

Now, that sounds insane, and it is, hence why it's on that list in a very lol WCW fashion, because he would have walked into that company as the best cruiserweight they had.

He was one of the best in the world in 2000, and he was a damn sight better than David Flair and Big T and Vampiro in that form and loads, loads, loads more others.

Interestingly, in researching that list, I came upon a Lance Storm article from his own website, because you know he liked to do that kind of stuff, and he did it for years and years and years.

And he said, like, don't be offended, I would have been, if I was an ACW, which I was, obviously... and was offered a tryout, but think about it, there's going to be so few places to work.

It's plausible Brian Pillman would be ready to return to the ring at that event.

With Brett apparently returning, Pillman nearing a return, and Ahmed Johnson just a couple of months away, the WF roster is suddenly strong again.

If Mr.

Perfect returns to the ring, the company's roster depth would be comparable to WCW's again.

Mark Merrow just came in, paid him a bunch of money, was one of those guys that you could see moving up in the other company.

Hunter Hurst Helmsley, finally done with his burial and a heel.

Brian Pillman, Ahmed Johnson.

All four of those guys have upside.