4 Failed WWE + TNA "Next Big Things" of the 2000's: Tales of Big Muscles and Black Trunks
A WWE video? Yes -- this features a quartet of guys who could have been a Brock Lesnar-esque next big thing, but they failed for various reasons -- not necessarily because they were bad, but the pushes didn't work out. We've got WWE's Matt Morgan, Mark Jindrak and Vladimir Kozlov, as well as Trytan from TNA. Enjoy! Follow Kim Justice's Wrestling Road on Patreon for more documentaries: / kimblejustice My Twitter: / kimxxxjustice My Other Channel: / kimblejustice Special Thanks to... @kentuckianaclassicsKentuckiana Classics for many archived shows from OVW @DevelopmentallySpeakingDevelopmental Territory-centric podcast (interviewed Ryan Wilson) @CactusBackWrestlingOld matches from HWA TV @cafedereneRene Dupree's podcast (interviewed Mark Jindrak) @TalkNShopPodcast 0:00 Intro 1:18 Matt Morgan -- From Great Promos in OVW to Being Given a Stutter in WWE 7:51 Trytan -- Ultra-Green Guy Who Failed an Ultimate Challenge 14:31 Mark Jindrak -- Outrageous Athlete Who Nearly Evolved 22:44 Vladimir Kozlov -- The Foreign Heel Who Came Too Hard, Too Soon #kimjustice #wrestling #wwe #wrestlinghistory #wwehistory #prowrestling

They Wrestled in JAPAN? - feat. The Undertaker, Bob Backlund & More

KING IN EXILE: Eddie Guerrero Wrestling in the Indies, 2001-02

Episode 121: AEW's Double or Nothing 2026 recap

THE NEPO FILES: 5 More of Wrestling's Biggest Nepo Babies

TNA's First Ever PPV was Completely Unhinged

The Stories Behind Wrestling's Most Ridiculous Bumps

I Found More Bad Bootleg Wrestling Merchandise

WWE Wrestlers Who Were Hated Backstage

WORLD JAPAN: The Worst Ever Japanese Wrestling Promotion?

The History and Controversy of Dave Meltzer's 5 Star Ratings

Ranking The Rock's Worst WWE Moments

"HOROWITZ WINS!": 5 of Wrestling's Greatest Jobber Stories

The Night Teddy Hart Went Flipping Mad in ROH

5 of Puroresu's Strangest Championship Title Reigns

The PPV Where Wrestling Ate Itself

The Story of the UWA: British Wrestling Meets the ATTITUDE Era on L!VE TV

The Rise and Tragic Fall of an American Wrestler in Japan: Terry Gordy

How a 2001 Indie Wrestling Tournament Changed Everything | APW King of the Indies

The Story of Brock Lesnar's Disastrous Time in Japan

