10 WWE PG Era Superstars You Don't Remember

5. Ricky Ortiz

Richard Young was the exact sort of athlete that WWE coveted once upon a time, the kind of guy you can just see Jim Ross chomping at the bit to get a stat sheet report on before crowing about his tremendous ‘upside’. 

A six-foot-four-inch, 250-pound former NFL (and XFL!) player, Young signed a developmental contract in 2006 and reported to OVW, where he was christened ‘Atlas DaBone’. 

Touted as one of the system’s brightest prospects, Young debuted as a member of the ECW brand in the summer of 2008 as Atlas Ortiz, though that was quickly changed to Ricky. 

The Latin Assassin got off to a decent start and was booked to go on a singles-winning streak, but when WWE had Jack Swagger break it, Ortiz began to flounder. 

A trade to SmackDown in 2009’s supplemental draft didn’t change the course and he was released after being used as a jobber-to-the-stars.

Ricky Ortiz may have had all the physical tools, but he ultimately failed to stand out from the crowd. Luckily for him, his ‘physical tools’ were enough for former WWE star Layla, who ended up marrying him.