10 Overlooked WWE Stars Who Belonged In A DIFFERENT Era

[@alexgunn7479]

Sad that Lance Cade, Chris Kanyon and Sean O'Haire are no longer with us

[@glennjoyce7682]

Kanyon would have been AEW's best backstage coach

[@carnivalgenesiscross9055]

@@glennjoyce7682 Most likely, yeah.

[@zanethind]

Yeah

[@zanethind]

Sean has a kid though so we could see them in the future

[@michelnewcomb9860]

Yeah, it makes me sad thinking how many wrestlers who passed before 50 or even 40 in some cases, just in the 3 decades I've been a fan.

[@TheNath87]

I could see Rusev vs Hogan being a good match in the late 80's/early 90's.

[@zanethind]

Yeah definitely

[@TheBuddha337]

Rusev and Shieky baby working together as a team lol

[@drakebrady174]

That wouldn’t work for terry brother

[@daedaethomas47]

Absolutely. Perfect choice. His gimmick was made 4 the golden era.

[@daedaethomas47]

@@drakebrady174 😝

[@SomiariTobin]

Severn or shamrock would’ve also killed in golden era ROH (the pure wrestling would’ve been nuts) or even now . Both would be fun to see in Josh Barnett’s bloodsport.

[@Thechezbailey]

If you go back and watch a RAW from the latter half of '98, Severn works exactly like Lesnar does now. Like...it's spooky.

[@TheBuddha337]

@@Thechezbailey Both have REALLY similar backgrounds. Just that Dan was in MMA first. But yeah it's wild. Good call out

[@Thechezbailey]

I thought of this after as well: they both had the nickname "The Beast," too.

[@alexgordon9508]

Wasn’t shamrock in TNA tho

[@TheBuddha337]

@@alexgordon9508 He was in WWF before he was in TNA.

[@davidscullion3309]

Cesaro in the 70s or 80s. Him being a superman would have been enough.

[@davidscullion3309]

@Chuck Buskee I'm thinking Bruno particularly but yeah him and Race would have been fierce

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

So basically any era where vince isn't trying to push "sports entertainment'

[@TheBuddha337]

@@emanuelmartinez7267 Essentially. Because we all know Cesaro ish the best on the microphone. However, dude can absolutely go in the ring.

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

@@TheBuddha337 the thing is thats never stopped Vince from pushing someone hard if he wants to. Look at Brock, he's good for a quick quip but Paul did all the heavy lifting on the mic for him or how Chris Benoit and Bret Hart were no nonsense tell it like it is kinda guys who kept things short and to the point, I never understood how Vince can conviently work around guys who seem to lack on the mic but then completely forgets how to do it with others. I can think of at least 2 times Cesaro deserved a push: when fans made "Cesaro section" signs and when he had the "we the people" gimmick, obvious proving there's a huge chunk of fans that were invested in him despite his limited mic skills at least when it comes to speaking in English

[@tonyroach9415]

@@emanuelmartinez7267 Brock has always been ok on the mic , his skits with Kurt and eddie etc. Heyman is for added effect, because everything and everyone becomes more heelish to vibe with a slimy business man at their side. Lmao.

[@misstrussteLgbTq]

Being a kid only able to watch Heat on channel four, I have more memories of the Chyna/Eddie V Lita/Essa Rio’s feud than I do anything that happened on RAW or Smackdown.

[@Chigen_Atomic]

Were he still with us, I could see Cade following Trevor into NWA and being deft hands in separate singles divisions as well as the tag division. London could have lasted, or at least reappeared for NXT, if he just didn't smile as Vince walked by.

[@alexgordon9508]

He was so young too😔

[@Biggucci97]

Imagine Dan Severn vs Walter 😭

[@devynbellanca9930]

I understand where you are coming from but guys like Dupree and Kennedy I think would do better in the future (of whenever they got cut) not that they wouldnt do well in the past as well but for example Kennedy you said needed more edge, if they took his same exact character no added edge or anything and randy didnt get him fired the dude couldve been Triple H's pet project during the authority storyline or at least a big part of it

[@jak1165]

Dupree could have worked where he was. He just needed to get victory or two over Cena to legitimize him. Sure, have the babyface eventually conquer the evil foreign bad guy but he should have had a long career in the mid-card title scene

[@bogger3k]

Kennedy was allowed to let himself loose in. TNA and was a mitigated disaster. The man himself ruined his own chances.

[@WanderingMindSR]

Bad News Brown. He felt ahead of his time, probably gone further had he been in any other era.

[@ryanstewart4444]

I'm going to argue that Severn would have fit in even better during the 1900's as a worthy opponent to the legendary George Hackenshmidt

[@TheThird1977]

Dan Severn would have been a revelation during the peak "Takeover" NXT-era too.

[@conatser]

When I think of Dan and Ken, I think of them running Bloodsport. Definitely would have fit the modern landscape well.

[@TheBuddha337]

Didn't they do those little circle cage matches in NXT too?

[@MonoCronic]

I honestly would sell one of my kidneys to see Shamrock vs Angle if it'd happen around the mid-late Ruthless Agression, around the "Wrestling Machine" Kurt era. That would draw MILLIONS to the screens.

[@lordoflizardsp]

In an alternate reality we would still be talking about the Wrestlemania main event, a triple threat between Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and Sean O'Haire

[@jasonegan8162]

Didn't realise it was the first of April. O haired was a joke a average lower carder at best.

[@siegfriedc2332]

Victoria would've been a much bigger deal in today's women's division imo.

[@stevegallo8483]

Yeah, along with Ivory, Jacqueline and Jazz.

[@AlanNadeauIII]

5:44 The fact that Kennedy is talking TO A KARDASHIAN IN THAT SHOT is insane when you look back. No, I'm not joking. ONE OF THE KARDASHIANS WAS IN THE WWE

[@Mr.HootieHooRDK]

From what u said it sounds WWE wanted Sean O'Hare to be like Randy Orton and not take high risk. That they wanted to use him so he didn't get hurt like when they told Randy not to do the crossbody from the top rope anymore

[@TheForeverRanger]

With Kanyon I think of today's wrestlers like Kenny Omega, Seth Rollins, Buddy Matthews and the like. He would be a multi-time world champion.

[@mdf3530]

Jack Swagger. He would have been good hand for Jim Crockett Promotions, either as a US or TV champion or the muscle in a tag team.

[@user-he2ou2ex2f]

You're talking as if he wasn't a solid mid carder for many years and wasn't a world champion.

[@sebastiancintron29]

@@user-he2ou2ex2f but he was treated like a two bit bitch most of the time. He should have been the new gen Kurt Angle. A dork that can back up all his trash talking in a fight.

[@ITSHIM1294]

@@sebastiancintron29 can’t be the next Kurt Angle with that lack of charisma. And they tried (even gave him the ankle lock as submission move)

[@collinbradley994]

KC James was a pretty decent heel in OVW. I was there for most of that run. He stole most of his stuff from flair and Jeff jerrett.

[@grey1288]

Shamrock should have joined during Ruthless Aggression Era. Imagine his matches with the likes of Angle, Benoit, Lesnar, and others?

[@jak1165]

Shamrock just needed a manager, truth be told. They totally could have Lesnar'd him to the top

[@claymathewselevator8121]

No beard Damien Sandow is a strange sight

[@canespastico]

Moxley/Ambrose in the Attitude Era would've been bonkers

[@ITSHIM1294]

The hardcore division would have been his ceiling though

[@dylanguerrero8053]

Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch would've THRIVED in today's Tag Team Division.

[@KruelAidMan]

WWE has a tag division?

[@siegfriedc2332]

@@KruelAidMan In NXT.

[@KruelAidMan]

@@siegfriedc2332 _2.0_ has a tag division?

[@shagrrr1865]

8:45 absolutely horrifying visual there.

[@jackocal]

I loved Mr Kennedy

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

His feud with Perc Angle was truly something

[@claymathewselevator8121]

KENNEDY

[@thehottag3763]

ECW The Pitbull’s would’ve been great for the tag division late 80s and early 90s

[@AlanNadeauIII]

O'Haire honestly kinda looks like he could have been a Gronkowski brother

[@ericmonaco4509]

Actually i think Severn was in the right era only problem was he was in WWE perhaps he couldve shined in the Japan promotions like New Japan or All Japan Pro Wrestling or maybe stick with MMA and fought in PRIDE

[@logankerr8090]

i mean, Dupree could still go if he wants to. he's only 38. the average male superstar age ranges from 35-40

[@alexgordon9508]

Yea but there’s no way he’s going back to WWE. Go watch his interview on KZbin

[@Brando-Lee3725]

What happened to Casey James ? I loved his style ! Ima have to look it up . I remember seeing a LOT out of him ! But i grew up with southern wrestling . Seemed a natural worker to me . All according to taste i guess

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I think Luke Gallows would’ve been a great heel in the 80s

[@Lewbeav]

Adam reaching new high notes at 6:25

[@Beavie]

Fun fact: The flag cape that Dupree has at 8:25 is actually the Acadien Flag which is a flag for the French Canadians in his native New Brunswick. Man that guy could have been an entertaining heel in the 80's. Heck, he could have at least been a successful mid-card champ in WWE during his time.

[@Ayekay403]

He has a great podcast, Renes Cafe.

[@basquiatofconvos4655]

But, How did Renee Dupree lack maturity? The WWE fell in love with his appearance and later bullied tf outta him...Once again...How did He lack maturity?

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Dan Severn WWE theme is still badass

[@siegfriedc2332]

Made it into a wwe video game too (wwf attitude), even though Severn himself did not (he's in ufc 2010 though).

[@Jason_from_cal]

When WWE Waters you down, it's because they are preparing you for a big push and don't want you hurting yourself. The top guys all have bland or watered down movesets. All of the ones that don't, end up getting hurt pretty quickly. Look at Rollins. His move set was much more diverse than it is now.

[@ItsJustNemz]

As a kid I was a massive fan of Lance Cade (RIP) and Trevor Murdoch, I wish they had more notoriety today

[@badassuchiha4875]

Damian Sandow seemed like a Veteran didn't know he was in the Company since 2006

[@kodychesire]

Cade had so much fucking potential.

[@irenezago9937]

Fifi vs Matilda is the dream match we all deserve but won't ever get. Heartbreaking.

[@codyjohnson8959]

Severns mustache is where all of his power came from.

[@TLC21]

I can't believe that Casey James is on this list

[@martinrubio3084]

Paul london got in trouble just for smiling

[@paulweston8408]

I think that Medusa and Chyna are the Two that came to mind immediately! Rhea Ripley vs. Chyna and Charlotte Flair vs. Medusa would be amazing.

[@jdmajor_gaming6432]

Wait wait wait. 10 wrestlers you just made up should definitely be a video. Just make up a gimmick you'd want to see in a promotion or invent a brand new gimmick for an existing star. Million views

[@getpumped87]

I would watch that

[@Chigen_Atomic]

I would too. You could present it any number of ways. Either a single presenter like this, or an addition roundtable setup like the pitches.

[@JEFFKINGS]

Mr. Kennedy had a bad attitude and a drug problem that ultimately brought him down. He could've really been huge in the Attitude Era for sure though - lots of guys in that era had the same thing going for them.

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Severn v Regal or Finlay would have been great

[@riotd.r.8363]

Believe it or not, I actually watched Velocity religiously. Loved Paul London and that one weird week Brian Kendrick wore a mask...

[@AdamGalloper]

I can honestly say y'all got me with number 2, didn't see that coming

[@badassuchiha4875]

Rusev vs Vladimir Koslov or them as a Tag Team would've been Badass

[@kokotheclown2588]

London and Kendrick would have fit perfectly on AEW tag division as the young highflying duo daredevil wrestler that have attitude and aren’t afraid to show it

[@ABCRapster]

Was so excited to see Brian Kendrick debute I’m Chicago for Dynamite only to find out he got let go for saying some controversial stuff online.

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Essa Rios is the crown jewel in my Boys Stable

[@sapientbutterfly]

Essa Rios was always one of my favourites to watch, such a shame he didn't go further. Definitely wrong place arong time.

[@troyturner173]

Problem was-folks were popping for Lita hugely when they were together, so it was probably less against Rios than WWE saying "Look what we have here!"

[@hbombs]

I know he isn't really overlooked but I think CM Punk would've been a perfect fit for the original ECW in the mid-late 90s

[@zanethind]

It's not only about different eras but also WWE changing their gimmick and persona and also depushing them

[@daltonpinell6251]

I feel like the Toxic Attraction fits in here too, they seem more like women from the "bra and panties" era of women's wrestling

[@MrGinja123]

I get what you mean because they would of been perfect eye candy but I think they fit in now

[@dustinrettig3652]

Rusev's WWE Sin was getting over on his own, instead of by their own booking.

[@GrtSage]

I doubt Shawn O’Heire would be fine in this era. WWE still has the culture of Big Men wrestle the Big Man Style. Keith Lee and Dijakovik are perfect examples.

[@ITSHIM1294]

But Sean O’Haire was a big jacked dude. His mic skills held him back and when Piper left WWE he was doomed

[@thalesfroes7491]

I imagine Aiden English in old eras, i think he could be really great

[@richardfoster8463]

Kanyon would have been ideal in 2022

[@benjaminclark4030]

Every time Adam says "Severn", it sounds to me like "Seven" with the accent and my wrestling brain gets hella confused for a second because that's a whole different video topic. 😂😂

[@flippineck2825]

Lance Cade always baffled me. He was given a main roster chance about 30 times with different gimmicks to get him over but just never got the steam.

[@brianf1132]

Sandow looked so young in that picture.

[@biarritz84]

You forgot the Vaudevillians who would have been highly successful in 1922😉 lol

[@psychoticassault1349]

Who's Dan 7?

[@LorenzoVargas1981]

Doug Furnas and Philip Laphon would probably go over better today or the NXT takeover era,they were considered bland in a time of over the top characters in the Attitude era

[@markant9534]

Sting should have moved to the WWE near to the same time Flair and Vicious did, Luger came to the WWE a little too late too, he could have re-ignited his fued with Flair or Vicious.

[@stevegallo8483]

Sting never went to WWE in his prime, and didn't until years after the buyout, because he was concerned about how they would handle his character. When he eventually did go to WWE, he was proven right by how he was jobbed out to Triple H.

[@siobhannicolson5566]

everyone says moxley/ambrose wouldve been good in the attitude era, but THINK about him in ecw or fma during both promotions heyday. i could see moxley going toe to toe with onita, as well as having great matches with pillman, dreamer and raven.

[@frankiebflat5728]

Always thumbs up from me here 😂

[@grimmwicked313]

It's just a sad thought that lance cade passed away so we'll never get that reunion. How is it your first two entries both are people who passed away minus Trevor who as you stated is killing it elsewhere.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@twilliamspro]

Dan severn today would be killer

[@Julian-xj6mh]

Never let diddler die!

[@ClaraFinn]

Curt Hennig and Owen Hart in the modern era

[@PANYHK]

Rusev&Lana came in at the right time... They were just HORRIFICLY mishandled !!!

[@marvelsProtege]

The French dude was bigger than HHH that is why some of his tops looked really small on him

[@colinlynn4049]

Chicken nuggets

[@jonathanjones6657]

Trained pigeons can differentiate between the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet.

[@iamjabby3688]

Im jusr here for mr kennedy!

[@grimmwicked313]

Well it was Bob Dylan who said The times They are a changing.

[@garethdavies380]

Killer kross in the attitude era

[@brianstallings4252]

Harper would've straight slaughtered back in '07-'08 on SmackDown when gimmicks like his along with his attire would've sold tremendously!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nobodycareswhatithink]

It kind of seems like AEW doesn’t know what to do with Miro either

[@harryclifford168]

Hasn’t he been injured since he dropped the TNT title? Not so sure what you’d have them do with him considering

[@JM1993951]

Kanyon would probably do better with today’s audience than in the New Generation.

[@louisverdie4829]

Wade barrett too

[@MrMojado78]

Which esse ryo did better in Mexico

[@jonathanjones6657]

Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that, 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood at a formidable 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.

[@JoanRudith]

Alundra Blayze would have faired better during the woman’s revolution. She was the whole woman’s division by herself. How long was she gonna last with no competition???

[@DefinitelyReagan]

Damien Sandow. End of story.

[@ChurchillGeoff]

Owen Hart would have ruled the modern indies

[@AzureChild2]

Kennedy would've been Test 2.0

[@attiepollard7847]

No stop it. He is his own man. Even though he is my dream member of a stable with him, MVP, test and billy Kidman & MNM. I call this stable the VIP's in the ruthless aggression era.

[@martinrubio3084]

Rusev and lana getting fired wrong

[@michaelmuirhead1734]

London vs Akio how many matches did them two have on Velocity has to be double didgits mind triple would not shock me

[@julienclement3704]

I loved MISSSSSSTER KENNNEEEDY.............................................Kennedy.

[@xeviousstevenson8579]

The Kanyon intent was to slightly bring him out of the closet since he was being more open about his sexuality.

[@zanethind]

So that's where Brock Lesnar's nickname comes from ah ok I thought it was actually original

[@adamdolatowski409]

Kanyon was decent no matter the gimmick or era. Also Mr Kennedy would be perfect in this generation way better than the attitude era people got lost in the shuffle there

[@martinrubio3084]

RIP kanyon

[@patrickperalta59]

nope I did not have fond memorys of Essa Rios. I had fonder memories of Valet Lita.

[@JoanRudith]

Chris Kanyon deserved better.