5 Martial Artists who Would Have Been Great in WWE -- and 5 that were

Bruce Lee was a martial arts legend and 1970s icon. Would he have been a great WWE Superstar, too?

#2 Was Great: Bad News Brown

With his streetwise mentality, loud-mouthed boisterous attitude, and propensity for calling his Enziguri finisher the "Ghetto Blaster," you might think Bad News Brown was the furthest thing from a martial artist you could find.

But on that point, you would be wrong. Unlike Steve Blackman, Bad News Brown didn't use his martial arts background as part of his gimmick.

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But Allen Coage, the man behind the gimmick, studied Judo intensively from an early age. In fact, he is a former Olympic bronze medalist in the sport.

Bad News Brown was a mid-card heel during WWE's Classic Era. His gift of gab enabled him to work a program with none other than Hulk Hogan, whom he faced on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event.

Bad News Brown is an example of a martial artist whose charisma superseded his status as a combat sports enthusiast. WWE didn't play up his Judo background because they didn't need to.

Despite having a good skillset, Brown did not win a single title with the WWE.

Edited by Anirban