Stars who had potential but never made it or were never used right

[Joesgonnakillyou]

Originally Posted by Heyman Of course - there are also superstars in the WWE that actually did become fairly successful but could have been oooooh so much more: -Randy Orton -Kurt Angle -Triple H -John Cena -Brock Lesnar .

They've all been pushed right to the top and are all at least decent performers in their own way, I think these names deserve a bit more of an explanation as to why they're on the list...

Triple H is "Fairly successful"?!

[Heyman]

Originally Posted by Joesgonnakillyou They've all been pushed right to the top and are all at least decent performers in their own way, I think these names deserve a bit more of an explanation as to why they're on the list... Triple H is "Fairly successful"?!

Upon returning in 2002, Triple H had a golden opportunity to become an astronomically huge face....to the point where he could have been on Rock/Austin levels. The face pop he received as MSG was very indicative of that.

Instead, the WWE shit the bed. They kept pushing Stephanie as a heel (i.e. she was ripping on the fans), and they constantly had her by Triple H's side at the start (which slowly but surely drove a slight wedge between the fans and Triple H). Furthermore - the WWE kept having Triple H get into 'awkward' confrontations with Rock and Austin (leading up to the rumble in 02). This also further lead to a wedge between the fans and HHH.

At Wrestlemania - HHH defeated a terribly built up Jericho. The crowd was completely dead for the match due to Rock/Hogan. A month later, the WWE once again pitted Triple H against a wildly strong face in Hogan.


As far as Orton and Angle go, both men were turned face prematurely due to the pops they were receiving. Instead of letting the fans cheer the character (where they would then get booed appropriately), the WWE blew their load. One thing that made stars like The Rock, DX 97/98, and Austin ridiculously popular, is that the WWE didn't "blow their load" at the first sign of a face pop. Instead - they let them stay heel and let the fans literally cream their pants at the idea of cheering them.

Lesnar: Same thing. No way he should have turned so quick just months after Summerslam. He should have been kept heel.

John Cena: Cena could have been 10x bigger had he kept up his battle raps. The WWE have also had plenty of opportunities to turn Cena heel....and still have him be a mega-star. Instead - the WWE had Cena "lose a little more" so that they could keep him face AND have the fans get back on his side.