On the Dec. 12, 2008 edition of WWE Smackdown, this promo video aired and got professional wrestling fans asking each other who was this guy?
Come to find out, the person in the video, courtesy of AOL Video, is a World Wrestling Entertainment [WWE] Developmental talent Hade Vansen, a British wrestler who has been signed with WWE since 2007 and was going to portray a dark character with "cult" overtones and have several associates for his stable.
This afternoon, I read on 411wrestling.com that Vansen has already full-filled his prophecy as plans for his character have been dropped. According to the website, WWE owner Vince McMahon made the call to drop Vansen's character and upcoming angle with the Undertaker due to McMahon not wanting an unproven developmental talent being put into a major angle before being tested.
The planned angle, which was the brain-child of current Smackdown writer Michael Hayes, was to create several new nemesis for the Undertaker as former ECW wrestler Kevin Thorn and another developmental talent, Black Pain, were to be associated with Vansen but were told at last week's television shows that the angle and new characters had been scrapped.
Personally, I can understand McMahon being hesitant about putting an un-proven talent with one of the company's biggest names in company history but was it necessary to scrap the entire character and associates? Honestly, why not just do like in the 1980's when a new talent debuted and have Vansen build wins over preliminary and mid-card talent while gradually preparing him for the big angle?
Maybe I'm just too old school and not in touch anymore.
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