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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Nov 13, 2013 23:12:39 GMT -5
Matt Capotelli, but that wasn't exactly anyone's fault
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 23:14:06 GMT -5
Mike Adamle The Alliance angle Mr. Kennedy you could make an argument for Del Rio/ Miz as main eventer I don't really see how you can call Miz a bust. If nothing else, while he was hardly solely responsible for it or anything, the guy won in the main event of one of the highest-grossing wrestling shows ever.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Nov 13, 2013 23:14:32 GMT -5
Molly Holly.....oh BUSTS,I thought it said BUTTS
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Post by cabbageboy on Nov 13, 2013 23:15:42 GMT -5
I won't include Luger in this because the weird booking hurt him as much as anything bad he did or didn't do. As far as the blonde dude Steph liked, that was Dan Rodimer (Rodman in his brief main roster stint). For those that watched OVW circa 2005-06 you'll know how awful the guy was. He had a generic create-a-wrestler look, kind of a hybrid Lesnar/Orton with the same bad tattoos. No in ring talent. Had a raspy voice that didn't help his insanely bad promos. It's hard to call him a mega bust though, since he never really did anything on the main roster to even qualify.
I think Chris Harris is an underrated bust. When I would watch early TNA I couldn't help but think Harris was a future star. He had a good look back then, could move in the ring, reminded me of a cross between Edge and Bret Hart. Then he showed up in the new ECW bloated and out of shape as Braden Walker and the rest is history (and a funny video package).
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Post by Grand Papillon "The Banker" on Nov 13, 2013 23:17:12 GMT -5
Dr. Death.
He's going to be the next big threat to all the top...and he just got knocked out by the lesser half of the Smoking Gunns.
Ultimo Dragon
One of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace them up, and the most memorable thing he did in the WWE was trip at Wrestlemania.
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Post by Shark on Nov 13, 2013 23:18:59 GMT -5
Given the hype he got, I think Mr. Kennedy has to be high on the list and I think it's bolstered by also being a bust in TNA.
Lashley has to be there too. The guy got pushed to the moon and he had the talent, though no mic skills. Then he gets injured and quits and nobody cared, nor did anyone miss him. I remember talking to friends about the Rumble that was coming up then and one of them mentioned a surprise return and possible win by Lashley and I had totally forgotten about him and thought he was already released.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 23:23:45 GMT -5
Does Del Rio count? On paper he sounds like one of the most successful wrestlers out of the past 13 years but if he left today would anyone notice or remember him without the "oh yeah that guy. I wonder what he's doing today."
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Post by Injustice45 on Nov 13, 2013 23:23:58 GMT -5
The Nexus...?
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Nov 13, 2013 23:27:58 GMT -5
Wrestler: Sin Cara Overall: The inVasion
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 13, 2013 23:35:05 GMT -5
Brock Lesnar
Clearly not in the same way as the OP intended but Brock was only there for 2 years. After getting everything in such a short time, he leaves the company. WWE definitely put him up to be there for the long haul but he ended up leaving and trying out for NFL.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Nov 13, 2013 23:47:52 GMT -5
BB, that fake titted EMT chick.
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Nov 13, 2013 23:51:59 GMT -5
Diamond Dallas Page didn't exactly go out with a BANG.
How much of a push was in store for Nailz?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 23:57:41 GMT -5
Has to be Sin Cara. One of the biggest international stars/draws in ages, has tons of really good matches in Mexico/Japan, has a lot of hype surrounding his arrival including sending some WWE big shots to Mexico City for an announcement of his signing and press conference, is going to be the guy that draws in tons of new Hispanic viewers and then he shows up and everything that can go wrong went hilariously wrong. We'll always have the Sin Cara/60s Spider-Man thread though so it's not a complete loss.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Nov 14, 2013 0:11:16 GMT -5
Scott Steiner 2003:
-Brought in at huge money, major deal was made about whether he would be a Raw guy or a Smackdown guy.
-Signs with Raw, built up to look absolutely invincible against HHH.
-Royal Rumble: a match so bad, it was only by the grace of HHH's hard work that it didn't go into negative stars.
-No Way Out: his match was even worse, and fans were booing him, and possibly for the only time during the Reign of Terror, supporting HHH.
-Wrestlemania 19: After all the hype and buildup for the past several months, he wasn't even on the card.
-Summer to release: never-ending feud with Test (who did actually make a great heel during this angle), heel turn since nobody was supporting him anyway, then he was gone.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Nov 14, 2013 0:11:29 GMT -5
Taka Michinoku. Not the biggest, but he was supposed to be the guy the WWF answered the WCW crusierweights with. Hell might as well throw the Great Sasuke in there as well.
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Post by Error on Nov 14, 2013 0:13:24 GMT -5
Damn near everyone had Matt Morgan pegged as a future Wrestlemania main eventer but he washed out of WWE AND TNA without having amounted to shit.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Nov 14, 2013 0:17:40 GMT -5
Damn near everyone had Matt Morgan pegged as a future Wrestlemania main eventer but he washed out of WWE AND TNA without having amounted to shit. Well at least TNA tried harder with Morgan than WWE did. All I remember of Morgan's WWE run is being a goon for Lesnar/Heyman, becoming Carlito's new lord and savior, and squashing a young, unknown, not yet Zacked, but still cute Zack Ryder.
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Post by Jessica Cadavre on Nov 14, 2013 0:24:00 GMT -5
Does Del Rio count? On paper he sounds like one of the most successful wrestlers out of the past 13 years but if he left today would anyone notice or remember him without the "oh yeah that guy. I wonder what he's doing today." He became boring, fairly quick.
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Post by Brooklynpunk97 on Nov 14, 2013 0:31:07 GMT -5
Does Billy Gunn count? I heard they wanted to make him a top player.
No...just no.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 14, 2013 1:45:32 GMT -5
Bobby Lashley immediately comes to mind. they tried so hard to make him the new Brock Lesnar, but the guy had 0 charisma, mic skills that were largely a detriment and no motivation to boot. at the same time they were pushing him to the moon, a bunch of other guys (notably CM Punk and to a lesser extent Sheamus) quietly became much more popular and sound future investments. nowadays CM Punk is the company's second biggest star and Bobby Lashley's barely even a footnote.
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