10 Forgotten Allies Of WWE Wrestlers Fans Should Know About

Throughout the years, the pro wrestling business has been a revolving door of characters. Some of these characters are extravagant and larger-than-life and thus remain in the spotlight long enough to become memorable. Others lack personality, or some other appealing aspect, and ultimately fade away.

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In WWE, fans have seen many flash-in-the-pans get their 15 minutes of fame. During their time in the limelight, some of these forgotten WWE performers made some interesting alliances. Most of these alliances were brief, though some did last a bit longer than others. Either way, these forgotten allies are worth taking another look at.

10 Nathan Jones

For the entirety of his 30-year WWE career, The Undertaker was the consummate professional. Undertaker never balked at the opportunity to help the company. In 2003, 'Taker was tasked with helping get Nathan Jones over with the WWE audience. At the time, WWE had high hopes for the Australian strongman and former convict.

Unfortunately, Jones would never gain any serious traction in WWE. He was booked to team with The Undertaker against The Big Show and A-Train at WrestleMania 19 but was removed from the match last-minute. Jones' association with The Undertaker would fizzle after that. Jones would quit WWE in December 2003 citing the grueling travel schedule.

9 Alex Riley

Before becoming the entity that many fans know it as today, NXT started as a pseudo-game show. The "contestants" would be WWE developmental talent who WWE Pros would mentor. In season 2 of NXT, The Miz would mentor Alex Riley. Riley would finish in third place. After the season, Riley would find himself alongside The Miz as his protégé.

Their alliance would prove to be very beneficial for The Miz, as he'd win and continually retain the WWE Championship with Riley's assistance. Eventually, Riley would be turned babyface and rebel against Miz. Unfortunately, Riley would gradually slide down the WWE card after this. He'd have a stint as a color commentator from 2013-15 before being released from WWE in 2016.

8 Danny Davis

Most people who play a role in the pro wrestling business had aspirations of being a wrestler at some point in time. Danny Davis was no different. In 1981, Davis started with WWE as a referee. He would also wrestle as an enhancement talent under a mask. In 1986 however, Davis would begin showing a preference for heel wrestlers during the matches he officiated.

He would ride a heel referee gimmick to a full-time role as a wrestler in 1987. He would become an honorary member of The Hart Foundation and even wrestle alongside them at WrestleMania 3. The fairytale ride wouldn't last long though as Davis' association with The Hart Foundation would eventually tatter off. He would be back refereeing by 1989.

7 The Kat

There was a time when female performers weren't valued much in the wrestling business. Then, in the late 90s, the value of female performers went up slightly but only as objects of sexual affection. This led to an influx of laddie performers who were in WWE more to become stars and less to become wrestlers. The Kat fell into that category.

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Originally, known as Miss Kitty, The Kat would align with Chyna after the latter won the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Jeff Jarrett. The Kat would begin acting and dressing like Chyna. Despite a brief run as WWE Women's Champion, The Kat was not a trained wrestler. She would eventually become an issue backstage, leading to her firing in 2001. Her then, partner Jerry "The King" Lawler would also leave WWE in protest of her firing.

6 Luther Reigns

Historically, in the wrestling business, there are roles that certain performers have fit into over the years. Many times, big imposing performers get slotted into the role of a bodyguard. In wrestling lingo, they're called "heaters." Perhaps the greatest example of a successful heater is "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, who was arguably at his peak alongside Shawn Michaels.

In 2004, an injured Kurt Angle played the role of SmackDown GM. Naturally, Angle needed a heater to dish out beatings and occasionally take one too. That's where Luther Reigns came into the picture. Reigns would be Angle's assistant. Eventually, Mark Jindrak would also join Reigns alongside Angle. In early 2005 though, Reigns and Jindrak split from Angle. This would be the beginning of the end for Reigns. He'd be gone from WWE by May 2005 due to creative differences.

5 B²

Ahh, let's all take a moment to relive the bliss that was John Cena's days as "The Dr. Of Thugonomics." It truly was a special time in WWE history. The rapper gimmick might have been a bit silly at times but it's the role that turned Cena into a megastar. What some fans might forget about this time is that Cena briefly had a sidekick, B².

The former Bull Buchanan was an interesting choice for a hypeman but it wouldn't really matter as he didn't last long in that role. He would align with Cena in November 2002 and their alliance would end in January 2003. The end of his partnership with Cena would also spell the end of his WWE career as Buchanan was released at the end of January 2003.

4 The Jackyl

Today, many wrestling fans are familiar with Don Callis thanks to the time he spent alongside Kenny Omega. What some casual fans might not know is that Callis had one of the more interesting WWE tenures ever. Callis was originally supposed to be part of a tag team with Rick Martel called "The Super Models." When Martel opted to go to WCW instead, that gimmick was scrapped.

After that, Callis became "The Jackyl" and formed the short-lived Oddities stable. After that didn't work out, Jackyl introduced his new tag team, The Acolytes. Yes, Bradshaw and Farooq were originally under Jackyl's management. Unfortunately, Callis would be released from WWE very shortly after. Allegedly for getting himself over more than the talents he managed.

3 Lance Cade

Like most wrestling promotions, WWE loves a good story. Having a guy that was "trained by Shawn Michaels" is something the promotion apparently covets. This was evident when the promotion tried to spin the narrative that Daniel Bryan was trained by Michaels when he was more a student of Willam Regal's. In 2003, WWE had a performer that was truly trained by Michaels, Lance Cade.

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The company saw a lot of potential in Cade. He had the physical gifts to be a big star. In 2008, after some unsuccessful runs in tag teams, Cade was placed alongside Chris Jericho. He would stay with Jericho from June 2008 until October 2008 when he was abruptly released by WWE following an incident on a plane. Sadly Cade passed away in 2010 from heart failure.

2 PG-13

Here's a deep cut for all the Nation Of Domination fans. In 1996, Farooq switched characters from a modern-day gladiator gimmick to a militant group leader. Farooq would form The Nation Of Domination and begin pointing out discrimination in WWE. The stable would include WWE mid-carders Crush and Savio Vega as well as Clarence Mason, in a managerial role.

What some keen-eyed fans might've also noticed were the two rapper-type performers who accompanied The Nation, PG-13. The duo was made up of J.C. Ice and Wolfie D. They only lasted with The Nation until June 1997 which is likely why only the most diehard fans remember them.

1 Jesus

Some wrestling characters are like stars shooting across the night sky. Blink, and you may miss them. Jesus' time in WWE was very similar. In 2004, Carlito hit the ground running in WWE. He would beat John Cena for the WWE United States Championship on his first night in the promotion. Eventually, Carlito would be joined by his bodyguard, Jesus.

While his time in WWE wouldn't last terribly long, Jesus did have a very memorable angle. Jesus took part in a storyline where he kayfabe stabbed John Cena in a nightclub. Naturally, Cena would eventually come back and get his revenge on his assailant. Cena would defeat Jesus in a Street Fight at Armageddon 2004 and that would be all she wrote for Carlito's bodyguard in WWE.