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Post by laker8kiss on Dec 8, 2013 14:13:22 GMT -5
I remember reading Mick Foley's book and him talking about how the WWE at the time invested money in Marc Mero. I was thinking who else did the WWE invest poorly in that they thought would be big money pay off?
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Post by Gummydavidson on Dec 8, 2013 14:15:30 GMT -5
Vladimir Koslov.
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Post by bitteroldman on Dec 8, 2013 14:33:30 GMT -5
I doubt that they broke even on Goldberg
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Post by Rave on Dec 8, 2013 14:41:04 GMT -5
Sin Cara.
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Post by celtics543 on Dec 8, 2013 14:41:51 GMT -5
I'd guess in the long run Mark Henry never paid off. He's doing MUCH better now but they invested a lot of money in him early on.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 17:18:09 GMT -5
Nathan Jones probably.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 17:22:31 GMT -5
Lesnar's NJPW run was probably really expensive for them and he held up the belt for a while.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Dec 8, 2013 17:35:53 GMT -5
WCW but Lanny Poffo (never used once) and Swoll are just the tip of the iceberg
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 8, 2013 17:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by SOR on Dec 8, 2013 17:47:04 GMT -5
Not WWE but what about Bret Hart in WCW?
Sure, he had a couple of big matches but never reached the same popularity he had in the WWF and most of his WCW run he was Upper Midcard.
Heard he was making over a million dollars a year.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 8, 2013 17:59:43 GMT -5
Why did they bury Mero so much?
I was watching some stuff from the Goldust feud when she really took off. JR seemed to really hate him and talk about how unpopular and terrible he was....like more than normal heel talk.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 8, 2013 18:00:34 GMT -5
Not WWE but what about Bret Hart in WCW? Sure, he had a couple of big matches but never reached the same popularity he had in the WWF and most of his WCW run he was Upper Midcard. Heard he was making over a million dollars a year. He is a good example of someone they threw a lot of money at but did not use to their full potential. Some of it was bad luck, yeah, but it seemed odd how they used him as a heel there for a lot of it, when the natural inclination would have been to have him squarely against the nWo. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 8, 2013 18:01:23 GMT -5
How much did they spend on Scott Steiner in 2003? He come to mind right away.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 8, 2013 18:03:51 GMT -5
Why did they bury Mero so much? I was watching some stuff from the Goldust feud when she really took off. JR seemed to really hate him and talk about how unpopular and terrible he was....like more than normal heel talk. I forget who it was, but maybe Cornette, but a big problem with Mero was he was hired based on his performance as Johnny B. Badd. When he came to the WWF, he could not use that gimmick, and he was basically trained with that gimmick in mind, in WCW, so without it, he was somewhat lost. Beyond that, he was outshone by his wife, in ring(not due to any real skill on her part, but that's not the point) and out. |
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Dec 8, 2013 18:05:15 GMT -5
Mark Henry in a lot of ways. The WWE signed him to a Ten year contract in 96. It wasn't until AFTER that ten year deal before he became good, interesting, and well money. Yes he is now talented wise worth money but it took over Ten years to get him to be worth more than a mid Card at best talent. And a lot of times I felt he didn't belong in the company.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 8, 2013 22:13:26 GMT -5
WCW but Lanny Poffo (never used once) and Swoll are just the tip of the iceberg I still think Lanny only got that deal to keep Randy happy. it wasn't about keeping him away from Vince or anything, it was just a favor for Macho. as for Swoll... well, the No Limit Soldiers in general were a big waste of money ("Rap is Crap" video aside). Why did they bury Mero so much? I was watching some stuff from the Goldust feud when she really took off. JR seemed to really hate him and talk about how unpopular and terrible he was....like more than normal heel talk. with Mero, from what I understand they gave him a huge deal only to discover after the fact that WCW owned the "Johnny B Badd" gimmick. without it, Mero was pretty much useless. |
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Post by An Old Villain on Dec 9, 2013 1:03:25 GMT -5
Vader springs to mind. Other than the match with HBK, not much came from that run.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Dec 9, 2013 1:21:25 GMT -5
Lex Luger as "Mr. USA" babyface was a huge bust.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2013 1:22:42 GMT -5
Why did they bury Mero so much? I was watching some stuff from the Goldust feud when she really took off. JR seemed to really hate him and talk about how unpopular and terrible he was....like more than normal heel talk. Knowing JR it's because Mero wasn't one of his guys like Austin, Foley or Dr. Death. |
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Post by nickcave on Dec 9, 2013 1:24:24 GMT -5
You could say that Lesnar's original WWE run could be considered a big money bust since it was obvious they were planning on building the company around him for the future and he took off in two years.
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