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In no particular order:
The Harris Brothers - Why the eff are these hyped so much, for being a couple of Stone Cold lookalike ass clowns? Plus, the two of them were doing embarrassing things before JBL ever got pushed to the main event.
Vince Russo - he's not a wrestler, but he's been on TV, which was a bad, BAD idea from jump.
HHH (after 2002) - you'd think he used his earlier "punishment" in a more conscientious way. Right now he's a lot like HBK in his prime with his overbearing influence. A great talent squandering his place at the top.
JBL (since 9/11/01) - since 9/11 this guy's personality has come to the forefront, and thus it has added on to his levels of sucktitude. He was an OK guy in the ring, he usually knew his role and played it. But when he decided to act like his "off the job" self a little too much, he really, really does suck.
The Ultimate Warrior - I can not, for the life of me, even in the 80s see why this guy was ever popular. He didn't even seem remotely redeeming in some respects, like Hogan sometimes did. Nowadays he acts like he's on crack, whereas in the 80s he dressed like he was on acid. Perhaps I see him, and not Hogan, as the figurehead for the roided nonsense WWF fans were fed in the 80s. Definitely a wrestler that did not go out with diginity.
Shawn Michaels (94-98) - perhaps, during his biggest run, he was the blueprint for today's HHH. It makes sense that the two of them are friends offscreen. He's a great worker, but he wasn't exactly the most selfless. His other side isn't really publicized all that much...but he should be infinitely grateful -- when he was on his rise to WWF superstardom he wasn't exactly the kind of guy Vince favored.
Brock Lesnar - Actually, the reason why I dislike him has everything to do with how WWE pushed him. He's actually a good worker, but they gave him the "condensed" run in WWE. Everytime I think of why I don't like how he left WWE, I think of how WWE sort of made that happen. While he doesn't suck....he doesn't exactly kick as much ass as I hoped he would when I finally saw him in a dark match.
Jeff Jarrett (ever since getting the boot from WCW) - I think he's another one of the "HHH"-ers...only in another fed. The one time I liked him, and really did, was when he was the "Slapnuts" guy in WCW. That, to me, was his best run. I see him on TNA now and I'm like "WTF"?! I guess he feels better playing that throwback country singer heel. But right now, he's turning out to be another X-Pac of main eventers. And speaking of which...
Sid (Vicious) - THE X-PAC OF MAIN EVENTERS. If you wonder why crowds couldn't really draw any decent heat behind the guy...
X-Pac himself probably deserves to be in this list, and he -does- suck... but these guys actually suck more than X-Pac in certain avenues.
Honorable mention to Hulk Hogan, living proof that backstage pull can totally destroy the business. Also to Steve Austin, post '02 - even though he is one of my favorite wrestlers, he got stale real quick after his "runaway" from WWE following WMX8. It's kind of disappointing to see he got a bit of the Hogan-ism in him.
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