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  • Vince McMahon Originally Wanted Brock Lesnar To Assume Failed Gimmick Of Ex WWE Star

    Matt Morgan has revealed that his horrible stuttering gimmick was originally meant for The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar.

    The wrestler-turned-politician recently had an interview with Jonathan Coachman on his YouTube channel. They talked about things such as Morgan\’s journey to sobriety, his time in WWE and TNA, and more.

    During the interview, the 48-year-old recalled the stuttering gimmick given to him back in 2005. He told the story of Vince McMahon pitching the gimmick and his initial reaction to it:

    \”He goes, \’Could you imagine? You, six feet, whatever you are, six ten, six eleven, you\’ve all these physical, body perfections, and you have that Achilles\’ heel to you that nobody sees coming. And you start to stutter.\’ And I\’m like, \’With respect sir, I graduated top of my class in college with a public speaking degree. Are you sure?\’\”

    The Next Big Stutterer

    During the interview, Matt Morgan also discussed how Vince had been obsessed with the gimmick for some time. According to him, the boss originally wanted to give the character to Brock Lesnar:

    \”Vince trying to sell the stuttering character, he actually wanted to put this on Brock Lesnar as God as my witness. He wanted to find somebody that\’s jacked and has all these great physical attributes. That looks like a warrior as he put it. But that when they opened their mouth there was this verbal imperfection. Coach we could have had \’The next Big Stutterer.\’\”

    Morgan debuted the stuttering gimmick in April 2005, defeating then-unknown Matt Cardona in his debut. He then aligned himself with Carlito as his backup in May. The gimmick did not last long and Morgan was released from his contract in July that year after Carlito was drafted to Raw.

  • Matt Morgan Running For Another Political Office

    Already the Mayor of Longwood, Florida, Matt Morgan is throwing his hat in another political race. The former wrestler filed his paperwork at the elections office last week and is officially running for the Seminole County Commission District 1 seat. He was elected Mayor of Longwood in 2019.

    \”I want to be this county\’s 7-foot 300-pound backbone,\” Morgan said to News 13 Orlando. \”And give them back the power and the decision-making process in Seminole County.\” 

    \”Not the jury, judge and executioner, I say that with all respect, I get along with Bob,\” Morgan continued to say about the current seat-holder Bob Dillari.

    Matt Morgan wrestled with WWE from 2002-05. He was then with TNA from 2007 to 2013 and returned briefly to the company in 2015 and 2017. Morgan spoke to Spectrum News about his decision to run.

    \”I go where I feel that the residents of, whether its Seminole county or Longwood before that, call,\” Morgan said. \”Right now I feel I can be a bigger service to a bigger amount of people. Again, it goes back to my entire thesis behind being a public servant. If you are a true public servant you don\’t make a career out of this. It\’s about legit serving the public and being the people\’s conduit and I am a living breathing 7-foot 300-pound conduit for Seminole County residents. That\’s what I\’m looking to do here.\”