5 Times Vince McMahon pitched ideas to WWE Superstars himself

#2 A stuttering gimmick for Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan was an incredible specimen who perfectly fit the description of the ideal WWE Superstar that Vince McMahon liked to push. He had the look and intensity needed in a main-eventer.

Morgan didn't do much of note during his WWE stint though. He was a part of SmackDown, back in 2003-05, and never won Championship gold. Last year, Morgan sat down with The Post and Courier and revealed that Vince McMahon had pitched a stuttering gimmick to him back in the day. It's interesting to note that Morgan has a degree in public speaking.

Here's how Vince McMahon explained the gimmick to Morgan.

Joe walks into this bar and sees this beautiful woman. Everyone is staring at her; she's absolutely perfect. And you walk up to her and introduce yourself to her and she has a deep voice.

I get it, there’s an imperfection that nobody expected. And he’s like, 'I wasn’t going to put this on a bigger guy.'

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