Top Five WWE wrestlers who should have been in the main eventers (and why they didn't hit reach it)

**Theo Dious** · 12-21-2010, 11:22 PM

To anyone who said Scott Hall: he did have a main event program against Bret Hart. And it's been sufficiently covered why he never really got more. He ruled the midcard IC scene pretty solidly and worked very high-level. He would surely have gotten more main event play if he hadn't jumped to WCW, and he would have gotten more in his WWE run if it weren't for his "demons."

To anyone who said DDP: please. It was a booking miracle and main event talent vacuum that made him a main event player in WCW to begin with. He was never going to become a consistent top star in WWE during a time when Austin, Rock, HHH, and Angle were around, certainly not while they were grooming the likes of Brock Lesnar and John Cena to become the next stars. His age has also been mentioned.

And anyone who thinks Tazz or Raven could ever have been main event in WWE is an ECW fetishist. Tazz himself admits that he was out of steam by the time he made it to WWE, and Raven could only have been big by doing the same damn thing he had done in ECW and WCW and would go on to do in TNA.

My list, in no particular order.

Matt Hardy

WWE dropped the ball on several non-consecutive occasions with this guy. The Mattitude gimmick was way over and never should have been abandoned. He was hot as fuck when he went against Edge, but they didn't give him anything to follow that up. He was the hottest thing of the year in his feud against MVP; that of course was killed off by his appendix. He had a decent ECW run, but when that ended he just ended up dangling from Jeff's nutsack, and their Wrestlemania match killed that off. For some reason those two just never worked well against each other. Whether bad booking or bad fortune, Matt's steam always ran out just as he was heading to the top.

Mr Perfect
Now he did have a few brief bits of main event exposure; a program with Hogan that set up the Hogan/Warrior feud, managing Flair, and the tag match with Savage against Hall and Flair. He deserved a lot more, but injury or company departure killed it off, and his comeback just didn't pay off. Kind of a bad luck deal more than anything.

Owen Hart
Another one with some very minor ME exposure. The reason he didn't get his time in the main event is pretty obvious to everyone and has been fully covered.

Jake Roberts
Would have been there, but a feud with Hogan was cancelled when the crowd reaction was mixed. His planned program with the Warrior would probably have led him into a brighter spotlight if Warrior hadn't held Vince up.

Carlito
Tons of natural talent. Probably would have been main event if he'd wanted it more.

12-21-2010, 11:22 PM	#36
Theo Dious EATER OF HOT POCKETS Posts: 14,340	To anyone who said Scott Hall: he did have a main event program against Bret Hart. And it's been sufficiently covered why he never really got more. He ruled the midcard IC scene pretty solidly and worked very high-level. He would surely have gotten more main event play if he hadn't jumped to WCW, and he would have gotten more in his WWE run if it weren't for his "demons." To anyone who said DDP: please. It was a booking miracle and main event talent vacuum that made him a main event player in WCW to begin with. He was never going to become a consistent top star in WWE during a time when Austin, Rock, HHH, and Angle were around, certainly not while they were grooming the likes of Brock Lesnar and John Cena to become the next stars. His age has also been mentioned. And anyone who thinks Tazz or Raven could ever have been main event in WWE is an ECW fetishist. Tazz himself admits that he was out of steam by the time he made it to WWE, and Raven could only have been big by doing the same damn thing he had done in ECW and WCW and would go on to do in TNA. My list, in no particular order. Matt Hardy WWE dropped the ball on several non-consecutive occasions with this guy. The Mattitude gimmick was way over and never should have been abandoned. He was hot as fuck when he went against Edge, but they didn't give him anything to follow that up. He was the hottest thing of the year in his feud against MVP; that of course was killed off by his appendix. He had a decent ECW run, but when that ended he just ended up dangling from Jeff's nutsack, and their Wrestlemania match killed that off. For some reason those two just never worked well against each other. Whether bad booking or bad fortune, Matt's steam always ran out just as he was heading to the top. Mr Perfect Now he did have a few brief bits of main event exposure; a program with Hogan that set up the Hogan/Warrior feud, managing Flair, and the tag match with Savage against Hall and Flair. He deserved a lot more, but injury or company departure killed it off, and his comeback just didn't pay off. Kind of a bad luck deal more than anything. Owen Hart Another one with some very minor ME exposure. The reason he didn't get his time in the main event is pretty obvious to everyone and has been fully covered. Jake Roberts Would have been there, but a feud with Hogan was cancelled when the crowd reaction was mixed. His planned program with the Warrior would probably have led him into a brighter spotlight if Warrior hadn't held Vince up. Carlito Tons of natural talent. Probably would have been main event if he'd wanted it more.