Angles/Gimmicks that could have drawn big money and didnt

**Fox** · 11-28-2012, 11:15 PM

Rhino is another good example. The guy was a monster in ECW - if they had translated that into his stint in the WWE he could have been a big player. The problem is that he was an ECW/Paul Heyman guy and he wasn't the right height or weight for them to ever consider him anything more than a mid-card player. The fact is that Rhino had the in-ring skill, the look and the intensity in the ring to be a major player, but they just let it slip by without ever cashing in.

The same thing goes for Sandman. If they had let him do his thing in the WWE like he did his thing in ECW, he would've gotten over huge. If ECW had the money to buy the rights to use "Enter Sandman", there's no excuse for WWE not buying the license to use it as well. Remember that his entrance into the WWE world was before the PG-Era, so having him come through the crowd drinking beer and caning himself in the face would've been acceptable. Imagine a gigantic audience screaming the lyrics to "Enter SAndman" as he made his way to the ring. It could've been an awesome mid-card attraction at the very least.

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11-28-2012, 11:15 PM	#14
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	Rhino is another good example. The guy was a monster in ECW - if they had translated that into his stint in the WWE he could have been a big player. The problem is that he was an ECW/Paul Heyman guy and he wasn't the right height or weight for them to ever consider him anything more than a mid-card player. The fact is that Rhino had the in-ring skill, the look and the intensity in the ring to be a major player, but they just let it slip by without ever cashing in. The same thing goes for Sandman. If they had let him do his thing in the WWE like he did his thing in ECW, he would've gotten over huge. If ECW had the money to buy the rights to use "Enter Sandman", there's no excuse for WWE not buying the license to use it as well. Remember that his entrance into the WWE world was before the PG-Era, so having him come through the crowd drinking beer and caning himself in the face would've been acceptable. Imagine a gigantic audience screaming the lyrics to "Enter SAndman" as he made his way to the ring. It could've been an awesome mid-card attraction at the very least.