The Attitude Era was perhaps the greatest time to be a wrestling fan. Professional wrestling had not been as popular with the mainstream audience since the 1980s. Wrestlers such as The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin became household names. In order for those guys to get as big as they did, other wrestlers would have to "job" out to them. Jobbers are the unsung heroes of the wrestling world. Somebody has to get beat in order to make other guys look strong and the jobbers are the ones up for the task.

The WWE roster, during The Attitude Era, was full of great jobbers. The wrestlers that made the following list were so good at being a jobber, that they made a lasting impression on fans. What makes a good jobber is the ability to sell and entertain the crowd at the same time. Most of the wrestlers on this list were talented performers, but for various reasons were never given a real push. Some of their runs in WWE lasted for only a few years, while some lasted over a decade.

Since leaving the WWE, some of the wrestlers have gone on to win championships in other promotions. A great deal of the wrestlers have quit the business all together and have taken up other careers. A couple of the wrestlers lives unfortunately went on a downward spiral after their releases.

There were a few great jobbers during The Attitude Era who you won't find on this list because they have sadly passed on. When it comes to ranking the jobbers on this list, it comes down to a combination of how big of an impact they had during The Attitude Era, and how fascinating their lives are today.

Here are the top 15 Attitude Era jobbers, and what they're up to today.

15 15. Bull Buchanan

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Bull Buchanan's first appearance in WWE was as "Reckon," who was member of the short lived group The Truth Commission. After he spent some time developing, he returned to WWE in 2000 as Bull Buchanan and became The Big Bossman's protégé. That relationship wouldn't last too long as The Bossman would eventually turn on Buchanan. Buchanan would quickly join the heel faction "Right to Censor" led by Steven Richards. As a member of the group, he had a bit of success, winning the Tag Team Championship while teaming up with The Goodfather. After "Right to Censor" disbanded, Buchanan teamed up with John Cena for a short run, before being released by the WWE in 2003.

Besides making a one time appearance on Raw in 2011, Buchanan spent the majority of his time since his release wrestling in Japan. He retired from pro wrestling in 2014 to pursue a career in law enforcement.

14 14. The Brooklyn Brawler

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Steve Lombardi has had many different gimmicks during his long tenure with WWE, but the one that most fans remember, is that of The Brooklyn Brawler. By the time The Attitude Era began, Lombardi had semi-retired from wrestling. However, that didn't stop him from making occasional appearances on WWE television. He jobbed out against wrestlers such as Mark Henry, Bob Holly, and even The Rock.

Lombardi hasn't wrestled on WWE television since 2013, when he lost a match against Ryback. Lombardi has worked with WWE for over thirty years and is currently a backstage producer for the company.

13 13. 2 Cold Scorpio

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2 Cold Scorpio came to the WWE in 1996 after a successful run in ECW. He was given a new gimmick as a dancer, with the ring name of Flash Funk. By the Spring of 1998, the Flash Funk character had dried up and he went back under the name of 2 Cold Scorpio. He would eventually join the J.O.B Squad and would find himself wresting mostly on shows like Heat and Shotgun Saturday Night. He asked for some time off in 1999, however, he was outright released instead.

After his release, Scorpio would take his talents to Japan for the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion. At the age of fifty, Scorpio is still in great shape and he continues wrestling all over the independent circuit.

12 12. Stevie Richards

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After making a name for himself in ECW, Stevie Richards made his WWE debut in 1999. He adopted an impersonator gimmick, which didn't get over to well with the fans. He ended up wrestling mostly on shows like Jakked and Heat. In the summer of 2000, Richards became the leader of the faction "Right to Censor." The group only lasted a year before it was disbanded.

After The Attitude Era ended, Richards continued his roll as a jobber until his eventual release in 2008. After the WWE, Richards spent two years working for TNA Wrestling. Richards still wrestles occasionally on independent shows, but he has a very busy life outside the squared circle. Richards is a self proclaimed fitness guru as he became the first certified DDP Yoga Instructor in 2013. He also has his own YouTube channel/podcast, where he talks about today's latest technology.

11 11. Meat

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Meat, better known as Shawn Stasiak, made his WWE debut in 1999. His character was that of a "boy-toy" between the Pretty Mean Sisters (Terri Runnels, Jacqueline, and Ryan Shamrock). Stasiak would initially pick up a bunch of victories early on in his WWE career. However, the character of Meat did not get over with the fans and before he knew it, he was jobbing out to the likes of Mideon and Val Venis. Stasiak was fired in December of 1999 for recording a heated conversation between The British Bulldog and Steve Blackman without their consent.

After his release, Stasiak would sign with WCW, where he remained until the company was bought out by WWE. Stasiak had his second run in the WWE as a member of the Alliance during the Invasion angle. In 2002, Stastiak requested his release to try his hand on other business ventures. Stastiak currently works in Texas as a chiropractor and a motivational speaker. In 2015, Stasiak resurfaced and looked like he was in amazing shape. He has not yet shut the door on a possible wrestling comeback.

10 10. The Blue Meanie

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The Blue Meanie had great success in ECW as member of the bWo. He left ECW for WWE at the end of 1998 and joined the Al Snow led J.O.B Squad. His most notable feud during his first WWE run would be against Goldust, where he found himself on the losing end. He would continue to be a nothing more than jobber until his release in 2000.

The Blue Meanie made a brief return to the WWE in 2005, and reformed the bWo alongside Stevie Richards and Simon Dean. His second run in the WWE was short-lived, as he was released after just a month. The Blue Meanie still wrestles occasionally and is a trainer at the Monster Factory in New Jersey. Besides wrestling, the Meanie, real name Brian Heffron, has had bit roles in movies like The Wrestler and Swamp Zombies.

9 9. Chaz

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Charles Warrington is best known for his run as Headbanger Mosh. Along with his tag team partner Thrasher, they would win the WWE Tag Team Championship in 1997, but mostly found themselves on the losing end of their matches. In 1999, the team was broken up and Warrington took on a new gimmick under the name Beaver Cleavage. The gimmick was quickly scrapped and he then became simply known as Chaz. He would reunite with Thrasher, as well as D'Lo Brown, before being released in 2001.

Warrington continues to wrestle on the independent circuit. In 2012, he reunited once again with Headbanger Thrasher, as they still wrestle together in the independents today. Harrington keeps busy outside the ring as a sales director at an office equipment company.

8 8. Kai En Tai

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Kai En Tai made their WWE debut in 1998. The group originally consisted of four men, with the most popular of them being Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku. Their most notable feud was against Val Venis and involved the infamous line, "I choppy choppy your pee pee!" Eventually, Funaki and Michinoku were the only remaining members of Kai En Tai. Their roles were reduced to just being nothing but comedic jobbers. They became best known for their promos in which Shane McMahon would badly dub them in English. After Michinoku left in October of 2001, the group was no more.

After leaving WWE, Michioku went back to Japan, where he currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah. Funaki stayed with the WWE as wrestler and interviewer up until his release in 2010. Funaki made his return to the WWE in 2016 as a Japanese language commentator for Pay-Per-Views.

7 7. Kurrgan

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Kurrgan's time in WWE only lasted from 1997 to 1999. He made his debut as a member of The Truth Commission, led by The Jackal. At nearly seven foot tall, he was built up to be a menacing giant. The group had a bit of success, feuding with teams like The Disciples of Apocalypse and The Hardy Boyz. However, by the beginning of 1998, Kurrgan mostly found himself competing on Shotgun Saturday Night.

Kurrgan would turn face when joined The Oddities, a group which at one point included the Insane Clown Posse. The group had trouble catching on with the fans and was disbanded after only a year. Kurrgan wrestled his last match with the company in February of 1999.

Kurrgan, whose real name is Robert Maillet, has since gone on to have decent acting career. He has had roles in films like 300, Sherlock Holmes, and The Rock led film Hercules.

6 6. Al Snow

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Al Snow started his second stint with WWE in the Summer of 1998. He became famous for carrying around the head of a mannequin, who he aptly named "Head." Snow's role in the company was for mostly comedy purposes, so much so that he even wrestled himself in a hardcore match. Snow's run in the WWE lasted all the way until 2008, before his release.

In 2010 , Al Snow signed on with TNA as a part time wrestler and road agent, a role he still holds today. In 2015, he opened up the Al Snow Training Academy in the United Kingdom.

5 5. Mideon

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Mideon, real name Dennis Knight, first joined the the WWE in 1996 under the ring name Phineas I. Godwinn and partnered with his scripted cousin Henry O. Godwinn. The Godwinns would go on to have a decent amount of success, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship on two occasions. The team broke up after Henry O. suffered a career debilitating neck injury.

Knight would end up joining The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness and was given the name of Mideon. During the time with the group he would capture the European Championship. Knight would wrestle under one last gimmick for the WWE, a terrible one at that, when he became "Naked" Mideon, before leaving the company in January of 2001.

Knight retired from the wrestling business in 2006 and is now a chef. He owns and operates his own catering company.

4 4. Perry Saturn

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Perry Saturn made his WWE debut in January of 2000 as a member of The Radicalz, a group that also featured Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, and Dean Malenko. The group didn't stay together for too long and it was just a matter of time before Saturn was relegated to the Hardcore division. In 2001, Saturn, underwent a terrible gimmick change, one where he fell in love with a mop he named "Moppy." Saturn suffered an ACL injury in 2002, and before he could make a return, he was released.

Shortly after his release, Perry Saturn's life took a turn for the worst. In 2004, Saturn was shot twice, once in the neck and once in the shoulder, when he tried stopping two men from sexually assaulting a women in Atlanta. The incident eventually led Saturn down a dark path where he would become addicted to meth and would become homeless for years. Saturn was able to beat the addiction and miraculously returned to the ring in 2011. His last recorded match was in 2013. It's hard trying to figure what is keeping him busy today, but we can only hope for his sake, that he has managed to stay sober.

3 3. The Patriot

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The Patriot debuted in the summer of 1997 and immediately began a feud with the anti-American Bret Hart. The feud culminated at Ground Zero: In Your House, where The Patriot would tap out to the Sharpshooter. After the feud with Bret, The Patriot was stuck wrestling on Shotgun Saturday Night, jobbing to wrestlers such as Jeff Jarrett and Val Venis. The Patriot, real name Del Wilkes, was released by WWE in 1998. Wilkes was forced to retire from professional wrestling due to a torn triceps in 2000.

Wilkes has admitted that he had struggled with drug addiction during his wrestling career, as well as for a few years following his retirement. At one point he admitted he was popping 150 prescription pain pills a day. He has been arrested almost twenty times, with his final arrest coming in 2002 for forging a prescription, in which he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Fortunately for Wilkes, he got his life back together after getting out of prison. He became a born again Christian, got sober, and is now a car salesman.

2  2. The Mean Street Posse

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The Mean Street Posse consisted of three members: Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs. The group was aligned with Shane McMahon (Gas and Rodney where legitimate childhood friends of Shane), and did whatever they could to make sure Shane won his matches. After the alliance ended with Shane-O Mac,  they quickly became jobbers, losing matches against teams like The Dudley Boyz and Too Cool. The group was sent to down to Memphis Championship Wrestling in order to hone their skills, but were never brought back up and were eventually released in 2001.

All three men retired shortly after their release from the company. Joey Abs went back home to North Carolina to work in the family business, where he drives a wrecker and works in a body shop. Rodney has his own landscape managing company in New Jersey. And Pete Gas currently works for an office supply company. However, Gas has recently resurfaced on the WWE Network, making a couple cameo appearances on The Edge and Christian's Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness.

1 1. Gillberg

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Duane Gill had his first run as a jobber with the WWE during early to mid 1990s. However, Gill is probably most remembered for his second run in WWE, when he became the man known as Gillberg. The character of Gillberg was a parody of WCW's top star Goldberg. Gillberg parodied every aspect of the Golberg character, from his entrance, all the way to Goldberg's tribal tattoo. The big difference between Gillberg and Goldberg, was that instead of squashing all his opponents, Gilberg was the one being squashed. Duane Gill's run as Gillberg lasted just over a year and he was out of WWE by early 2000.

Since leaving the WWE, Gill has made a couple of appearances as Gillberg, including having a confrontation with Goldberg himself. Gill opened up a wrestling school in Maryland in 2010. He makes most of his living today as a superintendent for a commercial contracting business.