WWE SUPERSTARS THAT WERE COMPLETELY FUMBLED

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[kennyngo]

Nakamura will forever be their biggest missed opportunity in my book

[kevinuchiha]

Santi made this video, because Dijak got released 😭. But we all know the Ascension had the biggest fumble of all time

[cazzok]

They completely dropped the ball with Sting. No title wins, 4 matches, and gets buried twice, with one said burial being at wrestlemania. Horrible.

[eashanpatel]

FIN BALOR IS BEING WASTED BUTTON (I love him)

[bmak]

I did not expect Dijaks release coming. In my fantasy booking, I had the judgment day, turning on Damien Priest, and replacing him with Dijak making him the Judgement days new “leader”.

[ANM]

This video made me way more appreciative of HHH and WWE today for how well they treat NXT call ups (for the most part)

[AlfieMurphy-yc]

Day 7 of asking Santi to make a Best PLE of every year (2004-2024)

[Paimonphobic]

Didn’t watch yet but Ember Moon gotta be on here

[MrMashakel]

SANTI WE NEED A PART TWO, there's Cesaro, Ember Moon, Swerve Strickland, just to name a few ALSO BRO YOURE DOING GREAT KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

[brittdallyn]

I still remember from when I was 9 and Alex Riley turned on The Miz. Specifically one episode where he had a tag match with John Cena against The Awesome Truth with Stone Cold as special guest referee. The good guys won and all shared beers with Austin. It was one of those Mondays where as a 9 year old, it was impossible to fall asleep from how amped I was.

[Robertthelogger]

I think they are hinting Jon Moxley return with all the shield stuff at wrestle mania Last Monday they showed him on Seth’s recovery video and now the shield triple powerbomb on smack down

[sydneymerkley]

Kieth Lee self sabotaged himself. WWE told him to lose weight and if you watched him then and now he’s winded constantly. Gunther was told to lose weight and did, and now he’s a star.

[JanekHelikopter]

Alex Riley got the treatement and pop like Virgil when he popped on Milion dollar man, only thing that Virgil got more was a title, Alex Riley got jabbated😂

[jtstillstill]

My own list:

The Wyatt Family: The Fiend had some irritable booking decisions, but Bray and his followers in the early days of their main roster run just had bad booking all around. They were white hot coming up and they immediately feuded with Kane which led to a Ring of Fire Match. Bray also just took on lower tier talent like Miz and Kofi that probably should’ve been good, but they were more or less filler matches for PPVs. It wasn’t until the feud with Daniel Bryan, The Shield, and John Cena where it felt like they were getting somewhere even with the bad booking sprinkled in time from time. After Cena defeated Wyatt, The Wyatt Family became an after thought. Rowan was barely around, Harper was a decent mid-carder, and Wyatt just kinda floated feud to feud. They came back together with Braun Strowman now on their side, but just couldn’t break through like they used to and they were buried to Brock, Taker, Rock, and Cena (again even in a segment). They tried with Wyatt, Orton, and Harper which worked until Bray got the world title and lost it in a horrible title match at WM33. Vince just never believed in these guys.

Cesaro: His character work might not have been the best, but he was a good worker for the mid-card. Dude should’ve won the U.S. or IC Title in his babyface run. He did some great stuff with Ziggler and Owens. Even with Sheamus, he developed a great character and then he just existed until he got his title match against Reigns in 2021 and then got released.

Dolph Ziggler: I don’t need to talk about Ziggler. Maybe not main event material in the long haul, but he was pretty much modern day Shawn Michaels with his athleticism, aura, and selling. He was a great mid-carder and proved he can be reliable. Even if he ended up still getting released, 2013 was his year to at least get that main event run he was destined for.

Big E: I’m a major Big E fan and I was so happy that he won the MiTB Briefcase in 2021. I was looking forward to seeing how they would book him as WWE Champion and firmly believed if he was just kept in that picture, he wouldn’t have suffered his potential career ending injury cause he wouldn’t have to work with Ridge Holland. Instead, he lost the title in a Fatal 5 Way to Brock. Didn’t even get a rematch at the Royal Rumble. And then suffered that injury in the build up to a lower tier tag team match.

Shinsuke Nakamura: I think Nakamura is pretty much the definition of “Vince just wanted this guy because he’s popular in Japan and he wanted to taste that fame.” He had a decent run in NXT and honestly, I still felt like he had a few more months on the yellow brand personally. It’s clear Vince didn’t know how to use him when he came up to the main roster.

Rey Mysterio: Yes, he’s a Hall of Famer. Yes, he’s going down as one of the greatest luchadors of all time. Yes, he’s had a great career, but not a good world title track record. Won the strap in 2006 doing it for Eddie and proceeded to lose every big match he was in except for defending the title. Won again in 2010, only had a month reign and lost to Kane. Won the WWE Championship and lost it on the same night to John Cena. Pretty much Vince just didn’t want him as world champion because he’s a little guy.

EC3: Boy never had a chance and I honestly would’ve taught Vince would bank money on this guy.

[richiearells]

Buddy Murphy is another name I can think of. I never followed him before his call-up, but his matches with Aleister Black were some of my favorites. They really let both of them walk.

[femtrapta]

HHH has two kinds of NXT call ups:
1. You're the next big thing we're gonna push you to the moon immediately
2. yeah sure we could use you up on the main roster for a bit. Plans? 🤷‍♂️

[Viktrian]

Shout out to Alex Riley, super whatever, but BUT, with one of the best entrance songs of all time. "SAY IT TO MY FAACE!" Absurdly good for somebody so mid.

[TheJettuce]

Video idea: best fan interactions/crowds ever

[AjH]

I'm getting ready for my rendition of I believe in Joe Hendry at bar karaoke tonight. Wish me luck.

[mouhamedaminelaksiri]

Other Names not mentioned in the Video that I find were completely Fumbled
-Ember Moon
-Sting
-Cesaro
-The Ascension
-Mustafa Ali
-Bobby Roode
-Elias