Any good little league coach will tell you that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. This motto applies to one occupation in particular – the pro wrestling jobber.
For those unfamiliar with the term “jobber” (or enchantment talent), they are essentially wrestlers who are paid to lose and make other big-named stars look good inside the squared circle. On the surface, being a jobber doesn’t sound like the sort of occupation one would aspire to. That being said, there have been plenty of enhancement talents over the years who have gone on to become legends in their own right.
Let’s take a look at a few of them.
10 10. The Brooklyn Brawler
The Brooklyn Brawler is perhaps the most memorable jobber that has ever set foot in the ring. Known for his signature tattered New York Yankees shirt, filthy jeans, and Village People-inspired hat, the Brawler looked more like a vagabond than a legit tough guy. Though, to be fair, the attire worked for him. After all, anyone who saw the holiest of Yankees fans certainly remembered him.
His only semi-note worthy feud was in the late-1980s with the Red Rooster. However, even the Rooster, who was a borderline jobber in his own right, ended up getting the better of the Brooklyn native.
9 9. Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz was one of WWE’s most beloved jobbers of the early-90s. Horowitz was known for patting himself on the back, to help get pumped for his upcoming matches. Sadly, for Horowitz, the gesture didn’t work particularly well. He would often get a good deal of offense going during his matches, but wins were next to impossible to come by.
He was occasionally involved in high profile storylines and even challenged Jeff Jarrett for the intercontinental title, back in 1995. However, Horowitz would wind up losing the match, when Jarrett applied his signature figure-four leg lock. Though he almost never got his hand raised, Barry Horowitz spent a combined total of around 13 years wrestling for both WWE and WCW.
8 8. Gillberg
Throughout most of the early-90s, Gilberg performed as an otherwise forgettable jobber by the name of Duane Gill, which happened to be his real name. However, during the Monday Night Wars, when WWE needed someone to mock WCW’s top star Goldberg, Duane Gill was picked for the job. From that day forward he was known as Gillberg and undersized parody of Bill Goldberg.
Gillberg usually lost his matches in a fairly convincing fashion. Although he would later win the WWE (then WWF) Light Heavyweight Championships, which essentially diminished what little prestige the already floundering title had left. Gillberg was hands down the Attitude Era’s most memorable jobber.
7 7. S.D. Jones
These days, WWE and other major wrestling promotions seldom use enchantments talents. However, in the 1980s, jobbers were frequently featured on WWE television. During that span “Special Delivery” (S.D.) Jones was a jobber who managed to stand out from the pack. Of course, the main reason he is remembered is for losing to King Kong Bundy at Wrestlemania I, in just 9 seconds, which stood as the fastest match in WrestleMania history for over 30 years.
He did have his own LJN action figure in the 80s and teamed with Andre The Giant, in the infamous match where Andre got his hair cut – so there were a couple of career highlights. Jobber or not, Jones was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this past April.
6 6. The Conquistadors
The original Conquistadors were a couple of generic masked wrestlers out of Puerto Rico, whose real names were Jose Luis Riveria and Jose Estrada Sr. On-screen they were referred to as Uno and Dos. As one can tell by the names they were given, WWE did not put a lot of thought into this gimmick.
The two men who were billed as being “from somewhere in Latin America” lost almost every match they performed in during their time in WWE (1987-1990). Their only career highlight with the company came at Survivor Series 1988 when they outlasted several high-profile teams. Years later, Edge and Christian would briefly parody the team, thus introducing them to a new generation of fans.
5 5. James Ellsworth
James Ellsworth was a wrestler who was known for his unique appearance and managed to gain something of a cult following among wrestling fans. He began his WWE run as one of Adam Rose’s Rose Buds back in 2014. From there, Ellsworth would go on to become an enchantment talent losing to the likes of Braun Strowman.
He did go on to have a memorable feud with AJ Styles and even managed to defeat the former WWE Champion on multiple occasions. After the storyline ended, Ellsworth went on to manage Carmella as something of a comedy act, before being released by the company in 2018. Outside of the AJ Styles, we didn’t win much, but the undersized performer still managed to have a solid run.
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4 4. Scotty Goldman (Colt Cabana)
Today, most fans know Colt Cabbana from his popular podcast and the time he spent performing in Ring of Honor (ROH). However, he also worked for WWE from 2007 to 2009 as an enhancement talent by the name of Scotty Goldman.
He made only a few appearances on television during his time in WWE. Arguably his most high-profile match was 10-man battle royal that took place on SmackDown back in 2008. He was also beaten very quickly by The Great Khali in a televised match. Following his 2009 release, Cabbana has discussed his time in WWE on his hit podcast, which helped create a bit of interest in the Goldman character, making him a jobber of interest.
3 3. Bastion Booger
Memorable is the perfect word to describe early-90s jobber Bastion Booger. The Booger character was that of an overweight man who wore singlet that was way too small and was said to smell awful. Rumor has it that the gimmick has given to Mike Shaw (the man behind Bastion Booger) as a punishment for gaining weight.
In true jobber fashion, Bastion Booger rarely won a match. That being said he did make an appearance at Survivor Series 1993 and also managed to earn a victory over Owen Hart. He was also involved in a love triangle with Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon, before being released in 1994.
2 2. Aldo Montoya
Aldo Montoya aka the “Portuguese Man O’ War” was an ill-conceived character who was a member of the WWE roster from 1994 to 1997. Montoya was essentially a man of Portuguese descent who wore a mask that resembled a jockstrap. The company originally tried to get the character over with fans and Montoya would even earn victories over established stars like Jeff Jarrett.
However, the audience didn’t take to the “Man O’ War,” and Montoya ended being used primarily as an enhancement talent. He would go on to be released in 1997. The man behind the mask, PJ Polaco, would later find success in ECW as Justin Credible.
1 1. T.L. Hopper
T.L. Hopper was a short-lived character that appeared on WWE television from 1996 to 1997. Hopper has was wrestling plumber who carried around a plunger which he dubbed “Betsy.” He was also known to shove Betsey in his opponent's faces, in the rare instance that he won a match.
The character was supposed to be a heel (villain) but was too comical for fans to take seriously. He is arguably best remembered for a segment in which he was sent to investigate a brown object at the bottom of a swimming pool. It’s hard to imagine that Tony Anthony, the man behind the Plummer, was thrilled when he was pitched this gimmick. That being said, wrestling fans still remember T.L Hopper to this day, so it was (if nothing else) at least memorable.