10 WWE Ruthless Aggression Era Superstars You Probably Don't Remember
For these Superstars, Ruthless Aggression ended up being a period of Merciful Meekness...
7. Johnny Parisi
Hit up the wayback machine and go back to 2005, when WWE pilfered a fairly talented wrestler from the ranks of Total Nonstop Action. He was a former Tag Team champion with the company, and even resided in the upper midcard of ECW during the final six to eight months of its lifetime. Said wrestler comes to WWE, takes on the Parisi name as a tribute to his uncle, former WWWF Tag Team champion Tony Parisi and...well, yeah, it's kind of forgotten to history, isn't it?
Johnny Parisi was better known as Johnny Swinger, longtime ally of Simon Diamond that carved out a pretty good niche for himself as a villainous tag team wrestler. He debuted as Parisi on Sunday Night Heat in July 2005 and lost almost every match he had on the secondary show, never once wrestling on Monday Night Raw. Swinger ended up getting his release in June 2006 following the long period of kayfabe futility, and has spent the 14 years since wrestling primarily in Georgia and Alabama, before returning to IMPACT Wrestling.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.