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WCW - Lance Storm & Scott Steiner
Lance Storm had that amazing first year where he held almost every title except the world title. May have got there in the long run had WCW continued but 2000 looked like it was the beginning of massive things for Lance Storm.
If WCW continued, Scott Steiner was key to everything that was going on. He had been World champion for quite some time and he was a dominant, credible champion who was systematically beating and 'retiring' the top babyfaces. You have to assume that this was leading to a big payoff where a face would take the title from him, possbily at Starrcade. I think Steiner was hurt most from the WWF buyout, considering he had to drop the title to Booker T and then disappeared for a few years. By the time he showed up in the WWF he was largely forgotten and had lost a step.
WWF - Booker T, DDP, Kanyon, RVD, Rhyno, Mike Awesome
Same reasons for all...they weren't used in quite the right way when they came into the WWF as outsiders. There was a big roster back then
Shane Helms - This guy had just got over with the WCW crowd, finally beating Chavo for the cruiserweight title and then he goes and loses it almost instantly to Billy Kidman in the WWF. Landed on his feet with the Hurricane gimmick fortunately.
Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire - They were going on to bigger and better things...until they went to the WWF. When they split up it was effectively the end for both except for Palumbo's team with Billy Gunn.
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