Scrapped Pitch For WWE Kidnapping Angle Revealed

An angle almost played out on WWE TV that would have seen Flo from Progressive Insurance save Reggie from being kidnapped by a mob. 

Now going by Sidney Akeem, the former 24/7 Champion revealed to MuscleManMalcolm that he made the pitch to WWE creative during one of his many reigns as champion but the idea was ultimately rejected. 

"There was a lot of things left unturned. I had an idea about making a crossover with a 24/7 Title with Progressive, with their 24/7 coverage. Essentially, it would be me escaping the mob. The mob gets me. It was Flo from Progressive. I call her, like, 'Hey, I need help,' and then she comes and helps me, like makes a trampoline appear. I bounce over the guys or whatever, and I'm the longest-running 24/7 Champion because I have 24/7 coverage with Progressive. So, that would have been dope, a missed opportunity. I also wrote - I'm a writer as well - a 24/7 cartoon. Basically, it was everything we were doing but animated," Akeem said.

Akeem was a part of WWE from January 2020 until his contract expired in June 2024. The 31-year-old had multiple characters during his run with the company, including Reginald, Reggie, and Scrypts. 

H/T WrestleZone