While many ideas have made WWE television over the years, there have been just as many that have been left in the pitch room.
Former WWE writer Tommy Blacha, who worked for WWE in 1999, appeared on Talk Is Jericho with Chris Jericho was asked about a pitch that he made that never made air.
"My favorite thing that never happened that sucked and I loved it. ‘Vince, what if we do a thing where the Big Show hates minis. We get every mini wrestler in the world and even more. Every actor. Everyone. We get 200 of them and they all wear the same shit like masks. Big Show is like an elephant scared of a mouse. There is a point where the minis descend from all the areas of the arena and they throw themselves at him like they are all one and they’re like bees. We call them The Swarm.’ ‘What the hell is that about? The Swarm?’ ‘Every mini you can get and they pile on Big Show. It’s endless.’ He’s like, ‘That’s great, start producing it.’ I started, behind the scenes, calling some Mecian promoters, ‘How many minis are there?’ Started to figure out logistics. ‘Where would they stay?’ ‘Put em in a semi.’ An RV. Someone said, ‘It’s picking season and most aren’t available from Mexican promotions.’ That was a dream. The Swarm. You can’t stop them. It’s 100 mini wrestlers all with the same mask," he recalled.
Alas, Big Show (Paul Wight in AEW) never got attacked by a swarm of minis.
Elsewhere during the interview, Blacha reflected on Steve Austin getting run over by a car at WWE Survivor Series 1999. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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