10 Wrestlers WWE Couldn't Make Into Megastars

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • WWE kept trying to get these Wrestlers over but they ultimately failed.
    Topics Discussed In this Video:
    1. 10 Wrestlers WWE Tried So Hard To Get Over But Failed
    2. Wrestlers WWE Tried To Make Popular But Failed
    3. 10 Wrestlers WWE Couldn't Make Into Megastars
    4. 10 Wrestlers WWE Pushed Beyond Their Ability
    5. Wrestlelamia
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  • @FritaLay
    @FritaLay Před 4 měsíci +1527

    Hopefully after Mania, the upcoming young star “The Rock” becomes a megastar.

    • @sa7ruae1
      @sa7ruae1 Před 4 měsíci +57

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @dru55the1egend
      @dru55the1egend Před 4 měsíci +141

      Yes, hopefully Roman Reigns drops the belt to this promising young wrestler full of potential and gives him the rub!

    • @CDOG1738
      @CDOG1738 Před 4 měsíci +84

      If u can smell what the rock was stealing

    • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
      @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci

      Lol

    • @criminalmindsgirl2936
      @criminalmindsgirl2936 Před 4 měsíci +21

      The same Rock fans kept pushing to have a "dream match" against Roman?

  • @joseadan13m
    @joseadan13m Před 4 měsíci +405

    I always felt like Vladimir Kozlov could’ve been a huge star if booked correctly, just like Gunther right now

    • @sethdaboss245
      @sethdaboss245 Před 4 měsíci +51

      The Moscow Mauler was such a wasted opportunity. His "Battering Ram" headbutt might be the most underrated move 😂 song was awesome too

    • @GhostHyperhex
      @GhostHyperhex Před 4 měsíci +30

      I remember Vlad was over as a legit threat in my mind as a kid when he took down The Undertaker and he had that undefeated streak.

    • @mohammedsuhayl9190
      @mohammedsuhayl9190 Před 4 měsíci +13

      Kozlov, Barrett and zack should’ve been in hhh’s era. Perhaps they too would be jobbing to hhh’s favourites like Gunther and roman

    • @AndresLopez-jf7zt
      @AndresLopez-jf7zt Před 4 měsíci +3

      Gunther sucks

    • @DaRealGamble
      @DaRealGamble Před 4 měsíci +1

      Mitch Bennett not Lars Sullivan had a different type of presence that followed him from a previous experience. 😂

  • @joemomma3208
    @joemomma3208 Před 4 měsíci +205

    Jack Swagger’s “swagger” got “jacked!”

    • @lexa_power
      @lexa_power Před 4 měsíci +25

      I have to really disagree with that one. He was super super super over with heat as a heel (remember the Swaggie?) and then he was crazy insane John Cena levels of over during his face run with Dutch during the “we the people” gimmick. Literally everyone I knew had that we the people shirt with the hand over the heart. You’d see entire arenas full of people wearing them.

    • @0004voltz
      @0004voltz Před 4 měsíci

      😂😂😂

    • @mankytoes
      @mankytoes Před 4 měsíci +1

      I thought he was a great heel, kinda goofy in a way that works in wrestling and a good performer.

    • @theescapetrix
      @theescapetrix Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@lexa_power he was RED Hot with Ceasaro with the We the People Gimmick

  • @jackwilson3945
    @jackwilson3945 Před 4 měsíci +138

    I honestly feel like Johnny morrison from MnM was a potentital superstar that just fizzled

    • @TheTypeofGuy-pb2ui
      @TheTypeofGuy-pb2ui Před 4 měsíci +16

      I was a big fan of his back when I still watched wrestling. It’s a shame he didn’t get the career he deserved!

    • @vismattress5760
      @vismattress5760 Před 4 měsíci +10

      My mom thought he was so hot lmfao.
      I agree though, I loved his whole shtick.

    • @RenegaderDTA
      @RenegaderDTA Před 4 měsíci +1

      I blame Vince and creative too for his failed push and they didn't have Morrison beat miz for championship match. It's like time when Vince stopped pushing the chosen one drew McIntyre when his wife Tiffany I believe hit him. Vince has his idea of what a wrestler looks like and loves big strong men.
      He also hates it when you can't control your woman. Would of ended bad if jomo (john Morrison) confronted Batista and had a spine about it.

    • @MyFarodin
      @MyFarodin Před 4 měsíci

      @@vismattress5760 well he was at lucha underground as johnny mundo ... and is now acting at aew as johnny tv

    • @rickm6949
      @rickm6949 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Still don’t think jack swagger was as bad during his championship run as people made him out to be. Wee fumbled the bag, he was the perfect champ to have people like Shelton Benjamin and john Morrison to have feuds with and the belt moving around to talents that deserved them

  • @RojoCube
    @RojoCube Před 4 měsíci +343

    They never should've split Enzo and Big Cass. They missed a huge opportunity to call them the Certified G's

    • @MikeJr9284
      @MikeJr9284 Před 4 měsíci +18

      At least it led to Enzo carrying the Cruiserweight division for a bit before he got fired.

    • @RojoCube
      @RojoCube Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@MikeJr9284
      A CW division that has been killed twice. They've got so many CWs they could utilize. They honestly need a 3 mid hard title. Maybe the European Title.

    • @user-wf9qv6nq5s
      @user-wf9qv6nq5s Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@RojoCubeor tv title

    • @RojoCube
      @RojoCube Před 4 měsíci +2

      @user-wf9qv6nq5s Maybe revamp it as the TV title. But honestly before they have new titles. They need to unify the tag titles first. Then introduce 2 new sets of tag titles.

    • @user-wf9qv6nq5s
      @user-wf9qv6nq5s Před 4 měsíci

      @@RojoCube nope should be one world title one tag belt

  • @painpaixliberte
    @painpaixliberte Před 4 měsíci +177

    I actually loved Swagger during his "real American" phase, before that I never really cared for the character but then he quickly became one of my favs

    • @shawnmaple948
      @shawnmaple948 Před 4 měsíci +32

      I agree. The crowd would always yell "we the people "

    • @DevanteMcDaniel
      @DevanteMcDaniel Před 4 měsíci +9

      Yeah, Wrestlamina is wrong on this one....

    • @JMFSpike
      @JMFSpike Před 4 měsíci +9

      I find it a bit fascinating that he did eventually get over in WWE. Even if he never did, at least they used him and made a good effort to try and get him over. I watch AEW and they haven't done anything with him for 5 years! 90% of AEW's shows he's not even on. When he is on, 95% of those appearances are backstage or in-ring segments with multiple people. Sometimes he says a line or two, and sometimes he literally just stands there and never says anything. 2 or 3 times a year he actually has a match. I have to wonder why Tony Kahn even hired him in the first place.

    • @codyelms7340
      @codyelms7340 Před 4 měsíci +3

      They should have road the Real American gimmick into and through Trump's presidency. I feel like they really could have gotten some crazy reactions if they were willing to make it like a MAGA thing.

    • @JeffersonSteelflexx
      @JeffersonSteelflexx Před 4 měsíci +3

      Him and zeb were a good pair

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +306

    Big Cass ruined himself by being too unprofessional

    • @KadeemG61
      @KadeemG61 Před 4 měsíci +41

      You should be blaming Vince and his Creative goons for ruining what could’ve been a huge push for Big Cass. It’s a good thing he’s in AEW now as Big Bill.

    • @liamdoherty9099
      @liamdoherty9099 Před 4 měsíci

      Big Cass rapes jellyfish 🪼. Now that is unprofessional

    • @night6724
      @night6724 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@KadeemG61how exactly?

    • @dwightyboy5324
      @dwightyboy5324 Před 4 měsíci +23

      ​@@KadeemG61it wasn't their fault that time. He matured more once he got released and cleaned himself up. It also didn't help he had a bad alcohol addiction at the time too.

    • @kd8949
      @kd8949 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Darren Young should be on the list

  • @Avenrise
    @Avenrise Před 4 měsíci +35

    Important to note that Big Cass has worked tirelessly to improve his behaviour and mindset since his release from WWE and now on AEW is a pretty big deal. Better on the mic, in the ring and has a slimmer physique. Maybe still not the monster he could be but I just think it's crucial that we give big props to the guy for the huge improvement.

    • @Jahn_Pah_Jonz
      @Jahn_Pah_Jonz Před 4 měsíci

      So what did Big Cass say in his promo that got him fired?

    • @KAZ3EM
      @KAZ3EM Před 4 měsíci

      The times are over where the biggest stars come from the WWE Talent production!

    • @Avenrise
      @Avenrise Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@KAZ3EM So if your football/sports team signed great player from their rivals, would 'times be over' for your team? Ridiculous comment to make! Sure feel free to complain about how crowded AEW's roster is, THAT is a legitimate gripe but most of the former WWE members have excelled in AEW.
      I enjoy both WWE and AEW, as should everyone. There doesn't have to be a choice, you can watch all the wrestlers and enjoy them all.

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +93

    John Heidenreich , Gene Snitsky , Nathan Jones , Mark Jindrak etc were underrated monster during Ruthless Aggression Era

    • @gbeach85
      @gbeach85 Před 4 měsíci +19

      Nathan Jones legitimately couldn’t wrestle at all though.

    • @dwightyboy5324
      @dwightyboy5324 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Mark Jindrak would've been awesome, but his immaturity held him back, man even admitted it himself. Guy would be a star had he come around in the more recent years.

    • @Iamlegend0824
      @Iamlegend0824 Před 4 měsíci +10

      ​@@dwightyboy5324shawn michaels was immature so was randy orton. Wwe push who they want to push anyone can b a star

    • @user-jj6lk6gj2w
      @user-jj6lk6gj2w Před 4 měsíci +7

      ​@dwightyboy5324 Actually he became a huge star in CMLL as Marco Corleone.

    • @dwightyboy5324
      @dwightyboy5324 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@user-jj6lk6gj2w oh I know he did in CMLL, I only meant he could've been bigger in WWE.

  • @Daves_Faves
    @Daves_Faves Před 4 měsíci +17

    Honorable mention - Vladimir Kozlov
    They had the guy pin Undertaker clean & decisively on an episode of Smackdown, without even using his finisher. Still didn't get him over.

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +146

    Heidenreich feud with Undertaker was underrated

    • @TunzoFun
      @TunzoFun Před 4 měsíci +6

      It was the reason I stopped watching Wrestling all together in general for 11 years. That's not fair, I was young and fixing to be in my 20's, but, in-between John Cena everywhere, & this crap, I checked out I remember. I also remember seeing around that time the "Mexicools".... So in-between them, John Cena, & Hedenreich pushed me over the edge to just stop watching

    • @HBKman1
      @HBKman1 Před 4 měsíci

      Very

    • @auGigaShaw
      @auGigaShaw Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@@TunzoFun he took taker out on paper views in devastating ways, story was outrageous and interesting and it ended before mania , whats to hate that's what wrestling's about

    • @loboneiner1034
      @loboneiner1034 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Heidenreich & Snitsky should have become a creepy monster tag team

    • @DesX42S
      @DesX42S Před 4 měsíci +10

      I always liked Heidenreich as a kid, but felt they utilized him wrong. He was losing early on but was supposed to be portrayed as a "monster" character. Could have been more popular if he was booked better early on.

  • @christopherchafla4489
    @christopherchafla4489 Před 4 měsíci +51

    Cody not getting to FINISH his STORY at Wrestlemania 40 is a *Crime.* #WeWantCody

  • @WrongTheory
    @WrongTheory Před 4 měsíci +20

    Jack Swagger just needed a hat, that was it apparently!

  • @DJDoubleCee
    @DJDoubleCee Před 4 měsíci +26

    I was hoping to see a feud between Undertaker and Mordecai, I was hoping The Undertaker would bury him.

  • @electronicearnings
    @electronicearnings Před 4 měsíci +19

    2:45 mad respect for keeping going with the voiceover

  • @The_Chris_HB
    @The_Chris_HB Před 4 měsíci +38

    Kevin Thorn was cool, the problem begun when WWE fired Ariel. It's like Karrion without Scarlett.
    Mordecai wasn't bad, but Religion groups and a fight in a bar killed the gimmick pretty soon.
    You missed Albert/A-Train/Tensai on this list.

    • @tomseville2345
      @tomseville2345 Před 4 měsíci +3

      We found out what Karrion without Scarlett looked like when Vince was in charge, didn't we?
      🤦‍♂🤦‍♂
      Plus, you're right about Matt Bloom; as Albert, he's beating Kane for the IC title a month after Kane beat Triple H for it in 2001. Comedy dancing gimmick with Scotty by 2002; as Lord Tensai, he's pinning Cena on the London Raw in 2012. Comedy dancing gimmick with Brodus by 2013...
      🤣🤣

    • @Jahn_Pah_Jonz
      @Jahn_Pah_Jonz Před 4 měsíci +1

      Good. I'm glad Albert pinned John Cena.

    • @BrandonTheGamer1996
      @BrandonTheGamer1996 Před 4 měsíci

      Oh yea cause kross is so over now right​@@tomseville2345

    • @kc1john
      @kc1john Před 4 měsíci

      Gangrel was also originally supposed to be part of their stable for a Brood 2.0, but they changed their minds and Gangrel was released again without ever appearing on TV.

    • @tomseville2345
      @tomseville2345 Před 4 měsíci

      Weirdest thing about the fact that Gangrel was about to be involved with Thorn and Ariel on "WWECW", is that he was actually an ECW original (with *that* gimmick)...
      🤣🤣🧛‍♂@@kc1john

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +90

    Lars Sullivan ruined himself due to his controversial past

    • @Lizwe
      @Lizwe Před 4 měsíci +2

      What did he do

    • @christopherb.8465
      @christopherb.8465 Před 4 měsíci +24

      Guys

    • @RashadSims-bh3zz
      @RashadSims-bh3zz Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@christopherb.8465 I believe he did something thst caused him to be released

    • @TheJoseGarcia325
      @TheJoseGarcia325 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@@RashadSims-bh3zz he apparently sexually harassed someone and didnt even apologized and continued to mot deny what he did but rather try to blame the victim and it led to his release 🤦🏾🤦🏾

    • @RashadSims-bh3zz
      @RashadSims-bh3zz Před 4 měsíci

      @@TheJoseGarcia325 thank u I honestly didn't know that

  • @skywardsword89
    @skywardsword89 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Swagger could have been something great but they dropped the ball big time with him

  • @sethdaboss245
    @sethdaboss245 Před 4 měsíci +21

    They tried so hard to shove Roman, Cena, etc down our throats until it finally worked but when a guy walks in the door as the whole package and has huge fan support, they just sit there and ignore it until the star becomes irrelevant. Hopefully this doesn't happen to LA Knight

    • @furioslion6252
      @furioslion6252 Před 4 měsíci +2

      It will happen..

    • @rathia4232
      @rathia4232 Před 4 měsíci +1

      cena got over before he won the championship , the problem was him being at top all the time . He also was a full package

    • @sethdaboss245
      @sethdaboss245 Před 4 měsíci

      @@rathia4232 you add nothing to the discussion. People were sick of him. Super cena was horrible

    • @rathia4232
      @rathia4232 Před 4 měsíci

      @@sethdaboss245 well nothing to do ig

  • @leomartin3167
    @leomartin3167 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Mason Ryan should have been pushed,he has the shape

    • @RenegaderDTA
      @RenegaderDTA Před 4 měsíci +4

      I agree there should of been a match between Batista vs Mason Ryan in a guess which one is Batista lol

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +62

    Mideon was way better off as member of Ministry of Darkness

    • @night6724
      @night6724 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Wwe never saw Phineas/Mideon as main event material

    • @Dim4323
      @Dim4323 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Agree

  • @KadeemG61
    @KadeemG61 Před 4 měsíci +27

    I’m glad that Nathan Jones found some success as an actor and stunt double. It’s a shame that WWE didn’t get the memo of him and failed to get over with the fans because they knew he sucked in the ring and sent him down to developmental.

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 Před 4 měsíci +20

    This list is fitting for EC3 since WWE didn't let the current NWA World Champion say one word.
    Which is a shame since EC3 is a decent talker and a really good performer in the ring.

    • @lexa_power
      @lexa_power Před 4 měsíci +5

      He was CRAZY over in TNA. Remember fans would bring “trouble” signs and make them dance during his intro? Remember “you can’t wrestle!” “I disagree.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 “You can’t wrestle!” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 “I’m very good!” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 He was so freaking over in TNA. He was one of those heels you really love to hate. Just such a shame that TNA couldn’t have kept their Spike TV contract. What could have been.

  • @WWEAEWMarvelFan
    @WWEAEWMarvelFan Před 4 měsíci +54

    Zack Ryder/Matt Cardona had potential

    • @DevanteMcDaniel
      @DevanteMcDaniel Před 4 měsíci +5

      He definitely does! He proved it! Where have u been????

    • @un6250
      @un6250 Před 4 měsíci +16

      But he did connect with the crowd, it’s that Vince didn’t see the vision. These guys were the opposite. So he is not suitable for this list

    • @DaileyShorts
      @DaileyShorts Před 4 měsíci

      Really went out on a limb there didn't ya, Jimmy The Greek

    • @gmartines8511
      @gmartines8511 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Ryder 😂😂

    • @RenegaderDTA
      @RenegaderDTA Před 4 měsíci

      I love Zack Ryder he had a lot of potential. Wwe hates it when you make it outside of company he was popular on CZcams and gathering a following too at that time when you try to grab the brass ring they might bury you such as have no choice but to push Daniel bryan

  • @joemomma3208
    @joemomma3208 Před 4 měsíci +19

    David Otunga was known from “Flavor of Love” as Punk! definitely not CM Punk!

    • @larrymarshall8900
      @larrymarshall8900 Před 4 měsíci +2

      And Jennifer Hudson's baby daddy.

    • @Jolie702
      @Jolie702 Před 4 měsíci +9

      He was actually on "I Love New York" but it was a spin off from "Flavor of Love "

    • @Ripplin
      @Ripplin Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@Jolie702 Yep, that's all I knew him from. I remember seeing him in WWE and thinking 'wait a second...' ;)

    • @rlbrown7664
      @rlbrown7664 Před 4 měsíci +1

      He was known for " I love New York" not "Flavor of Love" but i see where you're heading.

  • @isaabrahman894
    @isaabrahman894 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Missing out 'The Supposed' Future World Champions:
    1. Sean O'Haire
    2. Matt Morgan
    3. Ryback
    4. Snitsky
    5. Luther Reign
    6. Vance Archer
    7. Chuck Polumbo
    8. Matt Jindrak
    9. Shawn Stasiak
    10. Knox

    • @miraclesage8622
      @miraclesage8622 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I think a big part of the problem was that most of those guys aren't good on the mic.

  • @brianform5572
    @brianform5572 Před 4 měsíci

    And as always it's great WRESTLING CONTENT again 😎

  • @xPOOPx
    @xPOOPx Před 4 měsíci +5

    The Jack Swagger reign was so disappointing. I remember as a kid being so optimistic about him winning the world title, it felt like we were about to get something fresh in the main event scene. Then boom, they immediately made him drop the cocky jock gimmick that got him over and took away the tiny bit of personality the character had by making him be the most serious guy in the world for some reason

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +40

    Mason Ryan would've been the next Batista if booked properly

    • @blackmantis3130
      @blackmantis3130 Před 4 měsíci +6

      The constant comparison with Batista is one of the reasons it didn't work. Like you just did now

    • @Chichimee
      @Chichimee Před 4 měsíci

      @@blackmantis3130*now

    • @marcespinoza6068
      @marcespinoza6068 Před 4 měsíci +2

      No, he had no charisma or personality.

    • @brolysupersaiyan1634
      @brolysupersaiyan1634 Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@marcespinoza6068Batista had poor in-ring work and mic skills. Didn't stop him from being a mega star

    • @jesse2214
      @jesse2214 Před 4 měsíci

      He looked too much like a roided Quagmire from family guy for me to take him serious.

  • @PoeticProphetic
    @PoeticProphetic Před 4 měsíci +4

    Hidenreich and Snitsky should’ve been a tag team…. I love the first time they met 😂

    • @kennykBoy7
      @kennykBoy7 Před 4 měsíci

      Yes i think so too because they have the same physic and bill you know so that would be nice if they were a tag team for sure BRo 😆😉💙💙👌🏽✌🏽🤘🏽💯✅

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Tyson Tomko was interested during his pairing with Christian

  • @theneonchimpchannel9095
    @theneonchimpchannel9095 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Mideon had one of the best introductions of all time. He was kidnapped by the APA and sacrificed on live TV. When he returned, he had a new look and it looked like he was going to become something. It just didn't work. The thing with The Undertaker is that Mark Calaway was able to connect to the character. I don't think Dennis Knight really got what he was supposed to be as Mideon. He knew how to be a hog farmer as he's probably met a few farmers in his time, but I don't think he had the interest in the dark side that Mark did. He'd also only ever really been over as a member of a tag team and now he was out on his own with this new gimmick. Perhaps if they'd made him more like the dark version of his previous Phineus Godwin gimmick, except maybe instead of farming pigs, he farms people. That could have gone into a very dark area and been like something out of a horror movie. From there, they could look at films like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for inspiration for the gimmick, making him like a cross between Phineus and Drayton Sawyer. They could have gone really dark with it too, especially as it was the Attitude era. He could have beaten some jobber, then the next week he comes out with the guy in a cage and screaming like a pig. It could have been genuinely terrifying. Perhaps that might have been too much, but if they wanted The Ministry to be evil, then if they went all out with it, it could have been really interesting. Instead, he just kinda looked like an Undertaker fan while the rest of The Ministry kinda looked like they were doing goth cosplay.

  • @ultimobw
    @ultimobw Před 4 měsíci +14

    Congratulations on 2 M subs wrestlelamia, I've been watching since you had that cool undertaker intro

  • @YeTism
    @YeTism Před 4 měsíci +8

    Add Cody into the list. Thanks, Dwayne!

    • @AlexSalinas-pd5qn
      @AlexSalinas-pd5qn Před 4 měsíci +2

      Cody got the 2k24 cover calm down. He is the biggest midcarder of all time

    • @DevanteMcDaniel
      @DevanteMcDaniel Před 4 měsíci

      Nope, not his fault! 🙄

  • @jacrispy999
    @jacrispy999 Před 4 měsíci +37

    Santino would of been the greatest comedy act ever if they had him win the Royal rumble

    • @tammyforbes2101
      @tammyforbes2101 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Oh God I can’t stand that weirdo! He couldn’t even handle Jim Cornette much less winning anything! 😂

    • @jimbo_1312
      @jimbo_1312 Před 4 měsíci +3

      ​@@tammyforbes2101wasn't cornette the one that was so triggered that he slapped santino? Then cried like a bitch when santino tried to talk to him about it years later??

    • @lexa_power
      @lexa_power Před 4 měsíci +1

      For real

    • @pedrog747
      @pedrog747 Před 4 měsíci

      Maybe next year he’s in TNA now

    • @JM-uw8vz
      @JM-uw8vz Před 4 měsíci

      In retrospect, he would’ve made for an infinitely better choice than Alberto Del Rio that year

  • @Omnifas
    @Omnifas Před 4 měsíci +6

    should have given swagger a hat, he would have liked that hat.

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +9

    David Otunga was way better off as Nexus guy

  • @benespinosa6725
    @benespinosa6725 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Tyson tomko was awesome in TNA that run was way better than his wwe run i like the fact that when he debuted in TNA they paired him back with christian that was great stuff.

  • @tomseville2345
    @tomseville2345 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Chris Masters? From a good back-and-forth PPV match with Shawn Michaels, to having his physique ridiculed by Triple H and JBL for *observing the drug testing rules* in a year?

  • @darshin95
    @darshin95 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Heidenreich & Mideon weren't getting over just because they were associated with The Undertaker, Taker isn't some OVER MAGNET

    • @lupillosanchez6620
      @lupillosanchez6620 Před 4 měsíci

      Example Kronik as well

    • @dacobylaw4721
      @dacobylaw4721 Před měsícem

      When you watch Heidenreich match with the Undertaker at Survivor Series 2004 back, you can definitely see how hard the announcers were trying to put him over in the match. Even when no one thought he was going to win the match.

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Nathan Jones was too green in the ring at that time

  • @YouGotPacked187
    @YouGotPacked187 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Anyone complaining about Rock don’t know business. They just want their fav mid carder to main event a WM lmao WM is only reserved for Megastars, partimers

  • @gamerfourlife64
    @gamerfourlife64 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Sometimes it sadly comes down to two things bad booking on behalf of the company OR they just aren't that good in the ring

    • @dwightyboy5324
      @dwightyboy5324 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Or a bad backstage attitude/immaturity. Happens to some guys tbh

    • @khesipresents1885
      @khesipresents1885 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Bad booking or too green in the ring or too boring...these are the 3 main things that stumble pushes

    • @gamerfourlife64
      @gamerfourlife64 Před 4 měsíci

      True true @@dwightyboy5324

    • @gamerfourlife64
      @gamerfourlife64 Před 4 měsíci

      Agreed @@khesipresents1885

  • @HenriKBSF
    @HenriKBSF Před 4 měsíci +1

    They completely failed with Mason Ryan though. Man had 1 match with Dolph Ziggler who sold his moves and made him look like a future star, then Vince never put him on TV after that. The fans actually cared about him. I don't think WWE kept trying, they just didn't do enough with him.

  • @danwilliams1989
    @danwilliams1989 Před 4 měsíci +5

    It’s a shame Mordecai didn’t work out. I would’ve liked a light foil to the Undertaker.

    • @tomseville2345
      @tomseville2345 Před 4 měsíci

      And "the light" would've been the heel in that instance...

  • @ianfeuerhake1859
    @ianfeuerhake1859 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Heidenreich’s best feud was with Alabama Doink

  • @Hades_Phoenix
    @Hades_Phoenix Před 4 měsíci +1

    I used to work at a gym that David Otunga was a member of and I’d see him often. He’s a nice guy. Signed my gym bag too.

  • @mbulelozondani9152
    @mbulelozondani9152 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Tf everyone on social media complain about Rock but live audience reacts differently. And no it's not piped in noise, genuine people happy for the Rock and Roman Wrestlemania match

    • @Lizwe
      @Lizwe Před 4 měsíci

      People cheered for Batista when he first came back in 2014 then we saw what happened as time went by

  • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
    @supportpatriarchyordietrying Před 4 měsíci +9

    I wonder why they had years of patience with Roman Reigns, but not with these guys ...

    • @macdreezy794
      @macdreezy794 Před 3 měsíci

      Bloodline, lol

    • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
      @supportpatriarchyordietrying Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@macdreezy794 ah, that's why nia jax is back once again ...

    • @GabbyPlaysGames02
      @GabbyPlaysGames02 Před 3 měsíci

      Oh well that’s easy. It’s because Vince likes big sweaty Samoan men

    • @fungunsun1
      @fungunsun1 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Corruption
      Imho he still doesn’t deliver to what is expected of him even if he is relatively decent, he is not lockerroom leader level

    • @supportpatriarchyordietrying
      @supportpatriarchyordietrying Před 2 měsíci

      @@fungunsun1 who? Roman? Well, The Rock never was a "lockerroom leader" neither ....

  • @beep6437
    @beep6437 Před 4 měsíci +3

    They were ever booked right and they were ever treated right and they never given a chance

  • @kristopherlroseboro2821
    @kristopherlroseboro2821 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I had forgot about these wrestlers existed??

  • @Seriously_Unserious
    @Seriously_Unserious Před 4 měsíci +1

    For the Mordicai character, I disagree with the reasoning why the character didn't get over. It wasn't lack of skill on the part of the wrester portraying the character, but lack of proper booking to build him up. Another classic case of Vince going too far, too fast and and dropping it too soon. What the Mordicai character needed, and the Thorne character after, was proper booking to both let the wrestler grow into the character, and let the fans have a reason to care. I saw most of his Smackdown matches and he was presenting himself as a credible threat in the ring, so his in ring work wasn't the problem from a fan's standpoint. It was that he wasn't booked in matches or feuds that would actually build up his character in the low and mid cards first, before putting him into the obvious program with the Undertaker 2-3 years later, when his star has had a fair chance to raise or fail.
    The same thing was done with the Thorne character, book him through the raise too fast, don't book anything to build up the character and then blame him for poor booking and don't fix the core problem. A key thing to look as is many of these guys either were big stars elsewhere before coming to WWE, or went somewhere else after leaving WWE and became big stars later on. That should tell you it's not the guy playing the role but either the role itself or the booking and story writing not building the character up properly before throwing him to the wolves.

  • @mw66683
    @mw66683 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Kozlov is a notable omission.

    • @HenriKBSF
      @HenriKBSF Před 4 měsíci

      Koslov was interesting. Scary domination on Smackdown for like 2 years even fighting for the title. I thought HHH did amazing making him the hard to beat "Russian" heel. Had fun success with Santino Marella

  • @casp3rthedopest795
    @casp3rthedopest795 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Jack Swagger was underrated not overrated. I enjoyed his matches, & most of his run with the company.

  • @kamvaavmak326
    @kamvaavmak326 Před 4 měsíci

    Still can't get over the intro beat to this channel 😅

  • @ketokingninja2550
    @ketokingninja2550 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Man I liked jack swagger , I always hoped he would do better because he was a great wrestler. He was fun to use in the video games too

  • @lucristianx
    @lucristianx Před 4 měsíci +7

    The All American American gimmick was so ridiculous it was already a parody of Jack Swagger. The “We The People” angle was not well explored with Zeb Coulter. There’s a lot of spots with Russev that were given to Cena instead of Jack.

  • @mixey01
    @mixey01 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Add LA. Knight to the growing list. Dude has completely lost his momentum Imo

    • @Lizwe
      @Lizwe Před 4 měsíci

      Not when he wins the US title at mania or Money in the Bank this year

    • @aiguels5518
      @aiguels5518 Před 4 měsíci +1

      LA Knight was not shoved down the fans' throats by wwe like the guys on the list. He got over with the fans on his own, but booking and time have eroded his momentum

    • @dwightyboy5324
      @dwightyboy5324 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I wouldn't say he's lost his momentum. Guys one of the top babyfaces in the company and was just in a fatal 4-way match for the WWE title at a big 4 ple, guys still doing good so far. Plus he's still got a lot of crowd support.

  • @tobysgamingworld1550
    @tobysgamingworld1550 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Jack Swagger should’ve been booked better. He was legit. A real tough guy. Just needed a character tweak. I remember very LOUD chants of “All American American” and them doing the pledge when he went with Dutch Mantell/Colter. People loved it. He has a successful MMA record. I don’t see how he was a big let down

  • @user-tc7lm9yg3m
    @user-tc7lm9yg3m Před 2 měsíci

    Good list

  • @CooperBayBay
    @CooperBayBay Před 4 měsíci +3

    2:46 yethimo

  • @richv1893
    @richv1893 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Most had no personality and lacked in ring ability plain and simple.

  • @mackers_855
    @mackers_855 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Lars was awesome in NXT but booking was great. He came across like intimidating but still a great match (like a Modern day Kane version). Main roster booking was just poor, he was booked like Giant Gonzalez or Zeus!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @sthembisomadonsela8269
    @sthembisomadonsela8269 Před 4 měsíci +2

    "Dashing", masked, Legacy man, Stardust, American Nightmare Cody Rhodes have the same similarity, they all were played by WWE. Father & Son-in-law. YB surely miss him.

  • @Emanuel_carey
    @Emanuel_carey Před 4 měsíci +3

    Mordecai was legit! When he disappeared off tv I wondered about him then a month later… forgot. It would have been crazy if he was still around

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify Před 4 měsíci

      He supposed to be next undertaker he was unstable and kept getting into bar fights

  • @tucci327
    @tucci327 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Hope cody never ends up in a list like this lol

  • @peterwilson9533
    @peterwilson9533 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks , I was trying to forget Heidenreich 😂

  • @Woodzta
    @Woodzta Před 4 měsíci +1

    I actually really liked Kevin Thorn. Thought he looked legit in the ring.

  • @lupe103344522
    @lupe103344522 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Where is Ryback?

  • @claymathewselevator8121
    @claymathewselevator8121 Před 4 měsíci +4

    David Otunga was in She Hulk

    • @larrymarshall8900
      @larrymarshall8900 Před 4 měsíci +1

      And appear in The Call with Halle Berry a WWE Studios film. And he guest starred on Power Book Four:Force also.

    • @khesipresents1885
      @khesipresents1885 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@larrymarshall8900the call was great but ruined by a terrible ending

  • @user-cp6dt3iu6i
    @user-cp6dt3iu6i Před 4 měsíci

    Good list. If there was a list of stars I think WWE just failed due to bad handling then it would be Eric Young, Jaxson Ryker and James Storm, Cesaro and Rusev.

  • @delcastilloian
    @delcastilloian Před 4 měsíci +2

    you forgot to add Austin Theory ....LOL

  • @tamzidmohsinkhan3333
    @tamzidmohsinkhan3333 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Mordecai vs Undertaker would've been potential dream match for WM

  • @kazallroberts
    @kazallroberts Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'll say this, Jack Swagger will be a main event player if he wrestled in the Ruthless Aggression era not the Universe Era.

  • @lexa_power
    @lexa_power Před 4 měsíci +1

    Surprised to see Jack Swagger on this list! He was THE MOST OVER superstar in the entire roster during the “we the people” gimmick! I know so many wwe fans who still rock their we the people shirts. The ENTIRE arena used to stand up and scream “we, the people!” When he came out, and it wasn’t regional! I was living on both coasts at the time and saw live shows on each coast and in IL and he got the biggest pop of the night all over the country during that gimmick, when him and Dutch had their face run and the blue we the people shirts. I’m really surprised you don’t remember it! It was genuinely some of the loudest pops I’ve ever heard and fans would loudly sing the song too the way they do with Shinsukes or Famdangos. I’ve been watching wwe since i was 9 years old and if someone asked me for most OVER gimmicks of all time in my era, “we the people” is up there right below Rusev day. Literally EVERYONE had that tshirt with the hand over their heart. Literally everyone. It is highly possible that’s my American perspective as maybe he was only crazy over in America- but at the pay per views back then, how can you ignore 80K people standing and screaming WE THE PEOPLE in unison? I remember the insane pops coming through on tv quite well, and thinking wow he’s so freaking over.
    Completely agree on the rest of the list though! Would love to see one for female and tag team talent!

  • @Ripplin
    @Ripplin Před 4 měsíci

    Something many don't know is that Nathan Jones is also one of the biggest 'what-ifs' in strongman history. (Adam Scherr/Braun Strowman too, really) Had MASSIVE potential, but his young career was basically derailed due to a spiral fracture in his right arm during an arm wrestling match. He came back next year, but that was pretty much it.

  • @rwhitfieldjones
    @rwhitfieldjones Před 4 měsíci +3

    Would’ve loved David Otunga to come good, used to love his theme song

    • @tomseville2345
      @tomseville2345 Před 4 měsíci

      About that; the song was for South African fellow ex-Nexus Justin Gabriel. Vince and Dunn thought only a black man should use an "African sounding" track, and gave it to Otunga...

  • @jeremiasnolasco-uw2lt
    @jeremiasnolasco-uw2lt Před 4 měsíci +26

    Newest example: Cody Rhodes

    • @mr.president3633
      @mr.president3633 Před 4 měsíci +7

      I’m sure Cody is fine, get over it crybabies🎻

    • @georgefloresvillalba9099
      @georgefloresvillalba9099 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Wdym Cody is actually over It’s just the bad booking

    • @kieran773ful
      @kieran773ful Před 4 měsíci +1

      This mark thinks Cody isn’t over 💀

    • @coreyh233
      @coreyh233 Před 4 měsíci +3

      There is a difference between not being able to and not wanting to. Cody is part of the latter. It seems like the WWE just can't be bothered to put him in the title picture.

    • @johnreignebaleos2613
      @johnreignebaleos2613 Před 4 měsíci +1

      cody is letirally the most over on the roaster you sir hate cody huh

  • @Davers84
    @Davers84 Před 4 měsíci

    I remember when WWE was advertising Chris Masters weeks before he showed and tried getting him over. Impressive physique but fell flat in the ring. The master lock was very lackluster and he felt limited. It was disappointing because of the build up to his reveal.

  • @flipflop4375
    @flipflop4375 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Jack swagger is one of the biggest what ifs

  • @eb3800
    @eb3800 Před 4 měsíci +2

    hi

  • @MakeLifeExtraordinary
    @MakeLifeExtraordinary Před 4 měsíci +4

    You probably should’ve called this, 10 potential superstars that Vince ruined with stupid gimmicks or lack of creative to book them right. I guarantee you, if you put any Wrestling fan on creative… They probably could’ve done a better job and made them stars. Vince has his head up his own butt a lot of times… Which makes perfect sense, considering he loves pooping on people. Lol.

  • @NarutoUzumakiofficial
    @NarutoUzumakiofficial Před 4 měsíci

    i remember Kevin Throne barely i was like 7 when i first got in to ECW he was one of my favourites though

  • @MyFarodin
    @MyFarodin Před 4 měsíci +1

    i liked heidenreich and "the Freak" lars sullivan... who was also underrated was the fiend...

  • @crimson8673
    @crimson8673 Před 2 měsíci

    I like the list. I just wished you would’ve added more detail as to why wwe gave up on some of these guys. Primarily there outside the ring issues.

  • @chandru267
    @chandru267 Před 4 měsíci

    Darren Young, Ryback, Dabbakato can also make the list. Omos also can get added to this list in the future.

  • @ReplyReaper8617
    @ReplyReaper8617 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Dwayne whispers in Cody ears then he starting crying a little..I can only imagine he said softly "Get the f out of my ring Stardust"lmfao

  • @Peatingtune
    @Peatingtune Před 4 měsíci +1

    My problem with Swagger was that he looked like he should have been teaching me about wild animals and sounded like he should have been talking at me about Magic: the Gathering.

  • @harshalnerurkar5608
    @harshalnerurkar5608 Před 3 měsíci

    Jackson Andrews could have been one big monster we missed to experience in wwe 😢😢, there was just one segment wherein he was bodyslammed by Mark. Had wwe introduced him as a part of the main roster, it'd have been fun.

  • @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA
    @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA Před 4 měsíci +2

    Love It Wrestlelamia Bro.

  • @thomasmoneybanks7576
    @thomasmoneybanks7576 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Proof that bigger isn't always better. Being big doesn’t mean anything if your in ring work sucks/is garbage/trash or if you don't have an interesting/relatable enough character (things that fans gravitate towards). You can be big bad all you want... if you suck in the ring, and if your character sucks, you ain't gettin very far... 🤷

  • @michaelrandle7296
    @michaelrandle7296 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Trust me, no one in that company tried to make Mideon a megastar...lol

    • @khesipresents1885
      @khesipresents1885 Před 4 měsíci

      Yeah this baffled me to.. me from was clearly set to be just a Cody lowercarder . Who said there were plans to make him a"megastar"?😂

  • @cashualpete
    @cashualpete Před 4 měsíci

    Yet the more… yet the more they… 😂I thought I was trippin at first.

  • @KAZ3EM
    @KAZ3EM Před 4 měsíci +1

    Sometimes the audience is the reason why a gimmick doesn't work. If the first impression doesn't stick than the gimmick is doomed!

  • @timothy4772
    @timothy4772 Před 3 měsíci

    Jack Swagger had the look, the size, and the wrestling ability to be a star.
    They should have paired him with a manager from the beginning to do all
    the talking. Because of his lisp and high pitched voice, fans never took him
    seriously as a badass. They did pair him up with a manager later on but by
    then it was too late.

  • @JMFSpike
    @JMFSpike Před 4 měsíci +1

    I believe you're very incorrect about Heidenreich. He wasn't released because he couldn't get over. IIRC, he quit because he didn't like the constant travel. The business just wasn't his cup of tea, which is a shame because I think he was really something special. He was a very memorable character because of his bizarreness, his size, and that blonde hair. It was a helluva combination. I don't recall how the fans reacted to him, but if it really did seem like he wasn't getting over, that probably wasn't really the case. I think it was probably just that he was so bizarre that people didn't know how to respond to him. Given enough time, I think fans would have grown to really appreciate him.

  • @hapermne
    @hapermne Před 2 měsíci

    Ero pazzo di Heidenreich, che cavolo hai tirato fuori 😂

  • @MatticusPrime1
    @MatticusPrime1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I liked Nathan Jones’ heel character. He was portrayed as a psycho and played it well. Contrary to what this video says, apparently he couldn’t handle the work schedule and chose to part ways.

  • @rg_888
    @rg_888 Před 4 měsíci +1

    What about Jinder Mahal & Vladimir Kozlov? They were both pushed way harder than Kevin Thorn or Nathan Jones. And more recently, Mansoor---literally every Saudi show, they'd push him as some kind of unbeatable legend on the level of HBK. It was a goddamn joke.

  • @jacksmith-mu3ee
    @jacksmith-mu3ee Před 4 měsíci +1

    I hope wwe hire a new GM . I heard of a guy .... good on the mic ..
    Vince mcmahon is a new upcoming GM and hopefully help the company when he participates in women division