10 Giants Who Failed In WWE
WWE can't love every big man
9. Matt Morgan
Jones’ brief stablemate Matt Morgan was another mid-2000s meathead fresh off the assembly line and ready to take on the world.
Morgan was a contestant on the second series of Tough Enough but had to leave partway through due to injury. WWE signed him to a developmental deal anyway, and he reported to OVW, where he became a favourite of booker Jim Cornette.
The Blueprint, as he was known, was brought up to SmackDown and put with the other brutes in a short main event run, before being sent back to Kentucky in order to gain seasoning.
He toiled away for the next year, improving his game and waiting for his big break to arrive. When he did get the call to come back to the main roster, the creative sucked.
The big man was given the role of Carlito’s stuttering bodyguard, inheriting Lesnar’s old F5 finisher but otherwise doing nothing of note before Carlito was drafted to Raw and Morgan was subsequently released after just a couple of months on television.
He hasn’t been back since, instead opting to make a home for himself in TNA, where he became a reliable worker and often flirted with the world title scene.
