10 Wrestlers Who Regret Going to Other Promotions

[@ArabbJrK]

If Ric Flair didn’t go to TNA we wouldn’t have had that funny Woo off with Jay Lethal 😂😂

[@mattalan6618]

i miss seeing Jay impersonating other wrestlers. his Macho Man was always a favorite of mine

[@bolt4516]

THATS MY LINE!

[@zanethind]

True

[@zanethind]

​@@mattalan6618same

[@Deadpool_64]

I came here to say that same thing! One of the best segments ever!

[@Dee-vv5eh]

Gail Kim leaving WWE for TNA was the best thing ever for her career and she's one of the greatest women wrestlers ever 💯

[@themadviking5746]

She likely regrets going back to the WWE though . That was a waste of time , probably the same with Mickie James .

[@themadviking5746]

@NATENIGHT23 , she's a WWE women's champ , 7 TNA women's champ , knock outs tag champ . I think people know her .

[@jimbo_1312]

​@@NATENIGHT23she's constantly referred to as one of the goats.

[@Maxx_d13]

Who?

[@Spider8Crak]

@@NATENIGHT23 Who would you say is the best womens wrestler then? Or some of the best if you will.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

Flair has always said he regrets going back to wcw in 1993 and he would have never left wwe if he had known that Hogan was going to wcw.

[@teach6882]

that makes no sense, as far as I know Flair was a the initiatior when talking to Hogan while he filmed Thunder in Paradise or some movie while he wasnt working for WWF

[@joemckim1183]

McMahon told Ric he wanted to go with younger talent like Hart and Michaels.

[@jrsmith1998]

Damn lol Bischoff told Honkey Tonk he was shit lol. Wow. That is hilarious. But to be fair the Honkey Tonk gimmick was so outdated. It’s an 80’s gimmick and really sucked on the 90’s. But it was great in the 80’s.

[@mattalan6618]

@@jrsmith1998 yeah i was surprised as well that he was using it in the 90s as well

[@smac919]

@@jrsmith1998wish I could see Gunther chop Honky Tonk man into dust.

[@RobertGreenwald]

You could do a few of these lists: Curt Hennig from WWE to WCW Public Enemy from ECW to WWE Sandmss from ECW to WCW Wildcat Chris Harris from TNA to WWE EC3 from TNA to WWE Alundra Blayze from WWE to WCW Mike Awesome from ECW to WCW British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart & Rick Rude from WWE (post Screwjob) to WCW

[@r.zaneprice4812]

Sandman becoming “Hardcore Hak” in WCW still gives me nightmares.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

It is not true that Flair's entire TNA run was a total failure. To me, his first nine months in TNA when he was just manager and mentor of Fortune was pretty cool and it worked out to perfection. Especially him mentoring AJ Styles and Beer Money. Same goes for his brief yet memorable feud with Jay Lethal. However, the moment they had him ally with his both on screen real life eternal enemy Eric Bischoff it all went downhill fast. Nobody in their right minds could ever buy the crap about Flair and Biscoff being best friends. After that, it was total failure, but first nine months were actually pretty cool.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Eric Bischoff never openly said that he regrets his time in TNA. At least, not directly. He was asked in interviews what positive memories he had of his time in TNA to which he replied "None".

[@MrPooly1459]

Feels like a pretty good sign he regrets it.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

@@MrPooly1459 Yes, but the point is that he never said it directly. He did admit that he got along ok with most of younger wrestlers, but he was generally unhappy there.

[@avasquez5919]

He actually called his time in TNA 'very regrettable' and wishes that he never did it is what he said in an interview years ago.

[@nicksoapdish157]

The only thing Eric enjoyed about his time in TNA was working with his son Garrett.

[@Matt-cr4vv]

He’s spoken more recently on his podcast that he doesn’t regret it but for the sole reason that he was able to help his son experience his dream to be a wrestler and work with his son in doing that. But basically every other thing about his time there he’s spoken poorly of and it’s pretty fair when you hear how the place operated during that period of time.

[@MovieEggman]

Ric Flair’s TNA Run felt like a fever dream.

[@SpanishFly120]

As far as Eric Bischoff in TNA is concerned...don't worry Eric, we regret you going there too.

[@cjmoss51]

That he was ever allowed to run TNA's onscreen product after all the years in WCW is a testament to how backward wrestling is. Honky Tonk aint Hogan but he was right about Bischoff.

[@QuietM4n]

Booker did some good shit in TNA

[@camerondalton1495]

Black Snow.

[@johnsmith-po9gt]

RESPECT!

[@BulletClub444Life]

Beat up Petey Williams and doing commentary. That's it, yeah and maybe Black Snow and almost falling over with laughter while Scott Steiner tore the young guys to shreds.

[@stevegallo8483]

We have to wonder if Sting regrets going to WWE, because he went there and immediately got buried by Triple H, so Vince could relive the Monday Night wars one list time, and then got injured in the match with Seth Rollins.

[@optimus2008]

I'm pretty sure Sting does. If he doesn't, the guy is literally even more heroic and good guy than imaginable.

[@leosnyder5264]

He was not buried by triple h. Look it up he himself said the reason he lost to triple h because of the time sting himself believed it was going to be his last match and he wanted to lose that he himself said so so look it up and stop lying at your ass he was not buried

[@victoryusmc]

Ric Flair looking directly into your soul.

[@daltonpinell6251]

Moral of the story: The grass isn’t always greener on the other side

[@michaellyden2580]

But at AEW, the money sure is

[@DaReelMJ713]

It’s 50/50 some places treat you like garbage but another company can make you a treasure so that comment is 100 % invalid

[@J2003-i8q]

As Punk said once “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, it’s greener where you water it”

[@richardclark7224]

How about that

[@rjgoodman4056]

@@criminalmindsgirl2936 That can be said about every promotion, not just WWE.

[@Arjay404]

Considering Rick Flair is still out there shitting in the ring, I don't believe him when he says he regrets still going after his HBK match.

[@nicksoapdish157]

Personally I really enjoyed Booker T's work in TNA.

[@ETownLive]

Even if he was half assing it, we still gotta give him some RESPECCCCCCCT.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

@@ETownLive AWW, BOOKER T HITS CREED WITH THE THRUST KICK, AWWW!!! HE'S LOOKIN AT PETEY WILLIAMS... HE'S LINING UP PETEY WILLIAMS... AWWW!!!

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Same Kevin Nash as well

[@ETownLive]

@@claymathewselevator8121 Kevin Nash? He, he was fine enough. But you know who really needs RESPECCCC? Chet Lemon. A damn shame TNA didn't hire him full time.

[@souvikdeb808]

​@@wanderlustwarriorRESPEEEEEECCCCCT

[@PlsPlayDK64]

i really liked Regal in AEW ngl it seemed like he had fun with them

[@Sd12sx23]

Yeah. Can't comment on the backstage stuff, but I felt like they used him well on screen.

[@LibraJohnny]

@@Sd12sx23 Regal's AEW run is still better than his WWE comeback. He should manage his son (Charlie Dempsey) in NXT.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

​​@@LibraJohnnyhe can't. His release from aew was a conditional clause that he won't appear on TV and he still chose to leave. It tells us that he was not that interested in working there

[@jackgonahieu4999]

​@@ananyaraizada7657for how long? It's like the 90 day non compete?

[@TheMegamyGamer]

EC3 was not even in AEW at the time. Wtf was he talking about.@@stuartpenzer773

[@Altered-Beast]

Regal said he enjoyed his time in AEW... BUT EC3 SAID THIS !! 😂

[@multiyapples]

Until I hear from William Regal himself I’m not buying it.

[@_NutcasE_]

Regal obviously wouldnt bury AEW in a social media post. But it speaks volume that all talent that are not suicidal like danielson, indie darlings and retiring WWE talent are going back to WWE one by one. Cody leaving the ship, CM Punk getting a W because tony cant manage his indie mudshow made out of immature hacks w of which act as management in it. The fact that All Emergency Wrasslin managed to heal CM Punk and WWE relations should inform you just how incompetent the place is.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

@@_NutcasE_ Really because some ex stars who WWE wanted signed new deals with AEW last year like FTR and Jon Moxley. In fact Moxley prefers his AEW run to his last year in WWE.

[@JH-lk8tm]

All hail King Bookaaaa

[@Baptizebyfire-n9v]

Thats crazy. I forgot Booker was in TNA

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Main Event Mafia

[@zer0rez]

Give ‘em the osw link

[@briancallaway1690]

It's ok, most people forget that TNA even exists.

[@Henry-i5h]

​@@briancallaway1690 Haters like you hate on TNA instead of ignore it sad life you have

[@joshszasz8656]

Using EC3 as a source is WILD

[@minkyongkang9722]

When a lot of WWE wrestlers moved to TNA and TNA, I thought TNA was focusing on them too much while they already have awesome wrestlers like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels and it's not really necessary but when TNA was kind of going down.... I thought "Did WWE send them there for that purpose?"

[@CollateralCurse]

Why do people never want to mention that Bret wrestled 8 matches after that botched kick, against the recommendation of doctors, and one of those matches was a Hardcore match against fucking Terry Funk? Did Goldberg, who has vehemently apologized numerous times since then, really end Bret's career? Or is this another example of Bret screwing Bret?

[@briancallaway1690]

Either way, Goldberg is trash in the ring.

[@CollateralCurse]

@@briancallaway1690 I'm not denying that at all, but to say he was the sole reason is a bit disingenuous to me

[@briancallaway1690]

@CollateralCurse yeah, I wouldn't say it's the sole reason either. These people go through a lot of punishment through their careers. But that kick definitely accelerated his retirement.

[@jakeyflakes00]

Excellent video as always, but I think the line “Still feels bad for cheapening his WWE Swan song with the HBK”. I don’t know the man personally (woo) but can assure you he does not feel bad even in the slightest LOL

[@TheChameleon703]

Flair shouldn't regret being in TNA. Then, we wouldn't have that hilarious wooooo off between Ric Fair & Jay Lethal.

[@jamalvargas6146]

The Only Promotion I Regret Watching Was Puerto Rico's WWC promotion and the funny thing Is I'm half Puerto Rican but I Identify more as a American

[@jackgonahieu4999]

World Wrestling Carlito.

[@nujabeez6573]

You forgot “Knock Knock (Who”s there?) Braden Walker and I’m gunna knock your brains out!”

[@claymathewselevator8121]

To shut Jimmy Hart up 😂

[@dangerfeild4Life]

Ric Flair - Jay Lethal TNA segment justifies the whole run

[@dominiccarranza2184]

Let's just say that 2018 justified Gail Kim leaving the second time even more if you take a look at some of her comments.

[@jonnobon]

Booker T’s TNA theme was class though

[@jackgonahieu4999]

TNA underrated in terms of themes ong.

[@jerryjanik480]

As a fan of the main event Mafia a lot of Booker T did with Kevin Nash in it the respect I respect and everyone else should respect what Booker T did in that storyline I respect Booker T

[@Gargoyle_75]

First name that came to my mind reading the title was EC3.

[@mantistoboggan2599]

How did EC3 not make this list

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Or Eric Young

[@multiyapples]

I got to respect Booker T for admitting he could’ve handle his time at TNA better.

[@michaelspikes1506]

Excellent video

[@playthatfunkymusicrobot]

Wonder how Ric feels about All Embarrassing Wrestling so far

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

How about wrestlers who did the right thing by joining other promotions not name WWE

[@zachenron]

The regal inclusion is hilarious given there's nothing but smoke and rumors there

[@Lele-fu7fw]

Gail kim did the best move ever for her career

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The only reason Shane Douglas never made it big in wrestling is... Shane Douglas. He never did anything except complain and blame other people for his failures, like Kliq in WWE or even better example Ric Flair in WCW. How significant his complaints were in world of wrestling the best proof is Flair's autobiography. Flair, who was always known for burrying people he hated both legitimately and on-screen, never even mentioned Douglas in a single sentence, going as far to, years later, claim that he had no idea who Douglas was back in the 90s and that he, therefore, never held any grudge against him.

[@QuietM4n]

Hey hey be fair, he was also constantly injuring himself

[@miroslavtomic7038]

@@QuietM4n True, true. But, you forget one thing. In both cases, it was entirely HIS fault. Nobody else's.

[@fyrewatermelons]

Sadly enough, Booker T holds so much spite against his time in TNA that he can't comprehend why anybody would sign with AEW over WWE or leave WWE for AEW. Booker T isn't even a pro wrestling fan anymore, he's just a WWE stooge.

[@jackgonahieu4999]

AEW is trash tho.

[@scotttaber7008]

Douglas could've had 2 mentions on this list. Not only his WWF run but his hot mess run in WCW after being the franchise player in ECW.

[@ivaylo-milev]

we all regret bischoff in tna.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

To be fair what a lot of people blame Bischoff for in TNA was Dixie Carters fault. Bischoff was brought in by Hogan to make sure he didn't get screwed over. TNA had backstage problems because of Dixie Carter ask Billy Corgan who got screwed over by Dixie. If you want a moment when Bischoff had to help because no one else knew what to do. Look at TNA Victory Road 2011 main event Sting v Jeff Hardy

[@CharmDupes1300]

*Bill Goldberg ended The Hitman’s career.

[@MagicMike-rd8mz]

Kaval aka Low Key. Low Key was a great X Division Wrestler for TNA and the WWE had put him in NXT and that was when NXT was different and ECE had the same treatment when he was in WWE. They treated him as a Joke. But as soon as he went over to Impact wrestling. He had grown up with the Company Impact wrestling.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

To be fair I have heard a lot of people say Low Key is difficult to work with

[@aj_2W0]

I'll never forget Booker's random Nigerian accent.

[@KegOfMeat]

I think Edge might be regretting going to AEW. For starters he can only go to one side of the stage because the other side is empty.

[@coryshannon3815]

At least Flair learned from his time in TNA, and decided to not deminish his WWE run by going somewhere else... Oh wait.😂

[@redrick8900]

The idea that he has some great legacy to tarnish is absurd. He was never that good and he's been going downhill since the early 90's.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

No iffence but he tarnished it before he went to AEW with his last match.

[@charliewilliams8639]

It's sad to me that Booker T felt that way, some of his best matches and character work was in the promotion.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

You could have also has Bill Goldberg and his first WWE run. Reagal can't hate AEW that much as one of the members of the Blackpool Combat Club revealed they have their own WhatsApp group and not only is he a member, and he is on their the whole time. His main regret was being fired from WWE. He actually said he had a good relationship with Tony Khan and it was because of their good friendship thar Tony Khan agreed to let Reagal out of his contract so he could go back to WWE

[@Sockcucker96]

Stevie Richards apologized on video for going to WCW. I'd say he probably regretted going.

[@Mr.WhatzitTooya]

Ric's gonna regret signing with AEW soon

[@Spermwhales93]

Flair's run in TNA would have been great if he'd just been a manager and never wrestled any matches.

[@TMK561]

I mean to be fair, Hogan and Eric being at TNA ruined the product.

[@matthewalexander8307]

I got a question, why only do 10? Lol there is plenty that we can go through for this topic.

[@ev14304]

Pretty good video.

[@fanonfrenzy3809]

10:50 he wasn't booted out lol. Vince told him to take the deal for 3 million dollars. How do you feel bad for that?

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

To be fair, does Bret really count? Granted, I am a lifelong WCW fanatic, and his run really wasn't that bad when you watch it back (I just wish he had had a couple Big Gold Belt shots in his first year). When you talk to Bret and ask him about his favorite moments in his career, WCW comes up a lot (El Dandy, Goldberg Steel Plate, wrestling Sting, Benoit at the Owen Show and later Mayhem, winning the Big Gold Belt due to it's history and legacy). Nevermind the fact he was paid $3 Million, and Vince essentially forced him into signing the contract Personally, I don't count Bret on this list for the reasons above.

[@J2003-i8q]

Ric Flair could take all ten spots

[@ryanmurray4899]

Black snow was peak TNA

[@zanethind]

It's kinda weird how Booker lost passion for the biz after TNA because when he returned to WWE after that he literally competed in the Royal Rumble

[@serialman1]

You forgot ec 3 second wwe run

[@Dr_1212]

AEW should not have signed Flair 🤦‍♂️

[@Metsfan1975]

Ric Flair didn’t regret the paycheck!

[@119Agent]

What year did Shane Douglas start ECW? did I mishear?

[@TheUncleWulf]

Out of hurt pride, "just" because he had to lose the title in his hometown against his rival (probably an enemy at the time), Bret had probably hoped that if he went to WCW, he would cause damage to Vince & the WWF. In the end, not only did this help the WWF more than one could imagine, but it also put a disgraceful end to Bret's illustrious career (through the match with Goldberg). If he had ignored his pride back then, he would have had a better future & who knows, maybe Owen would even be alive today. Nobody knows how it would have turned out, but the fact is that Bret partially ruined his life through this wrong decision, but at the same time it also ruined the life of e.g. B. Steve Austin has enriched.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

He actually had it in his contract he was not to lose in Canada

[@wheatgrinder83]

If a company you worked for most of your career offered you a twenty-year contract, then reneged on it and told you to go to a rival company, would you swallow your pride? Stop blaming Bret for having integrity; blame McMahon for not having any and for putting Owen and other wrestlers in dangerous positions for a cheap pop.

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

Also Bret said he would be happy if they changed it to Bret v Stone Cold Steve Austin. If they had Bret would have been happy to drop the title to Austin at the Survivor Series. Bret didn't respect Shawn, but he had great respect for Austin. In fact he always says his matches with Austin were some of his favourites.

[@Hundo_Mo]

Booker T(NA) was super entertaining though 😅

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman48498]

William Regal: Vince will be gone soon enough! So I will take this idiot, billionaires money for a while and then when Vince is gone! I will go back to WWE! Four months later Vince McMahon retire! William Regal: Tony Khan I want to work with my son! Genius! Tony Khan: Okay Bye!

[@Magyarorsz]

Some of the big names in WCW didn't sign when they were brought out from WWE Sting, Steiner brothers,Kidman,Raven, Kevin Nash, notoriously Bret Hart he actually walked out of WWF instantly and went to WCW the very next day after the screw job. Bret Hart hated Vince McMahon and had a massive feud on screen and off screen with HBK whether he still feels that way after Montreal screwjob Idk. By the time WCW didn't sign a contract with WWF/WWE They were well past their prime sting for instance only made very brief appearances in 2014 13 years later. Alot of those WCW wrestlers got screwed over after the transition if anything if I was WCW wrester and the competition brought the company I'm out that's probably the biggest regret for those wrestlers.

[@TheScottronica]

A maturity issue at AEW...yep. That's what happens when the bucks and omega are evps. That's just how it's going to go with them having that power. Glad it worked out for Regal and hope AEW stays around.

[@HaHaHaYouFool9439]

Bucks are the most overrated tag team ever.

[@williemorales1252]

WWE was never part of the Monday Night War. WWF was.

[@rjgoodman4056]

Place your bets everyone. How long until Edge ends up on a list like this?

[@TranceMasterJack]

3 weeks.

[@HaHaHaYouFool9439]

Not long since there is rumors of him talking about retirement already.

[@timbodens1556]

Lord Steven Regal

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Booker T's King of Africa gimmick he used in TNA... The worst gimmick in history.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Eric Young

[@shannonkeys8594]

Kim should sign for aew if ever offered as a middle finger to wwe

[@rjgoodman4056]

You guys are being WAY to nice to AEW by not including CM Punk. He's like the modern day Bret Hart; super over Ex-WWE guy with reason to be unhappy with WWE who jumped over the next biggest promotion, noticed that every promoter and wrestler in that promotion were idiotic manchildren and realized that maybe WWE isn't so bad.

[@redrick8900]

He's a chump and he was never done wrong by any company and left them all on bad terms. "Idiotic manchildren" perfectly describes his fans.

[@optimus2008]

Except I don't expect Punk to ever bury any hatchets.

[@rjgoodman4056]

@@optimus2008 I really hope he does bury the hatchet with WWE, if only to see the meltdown Tony Kahn will inevitably have on Twitter.

[@rjgoodman4056]

@@optimus2008 lol

[@SamuelJ888]

Pretty anyone who was a mid carder in wwe and moved to AEW regrets it

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

Their are plenty of ex WWE guys that don't. FTR, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Samoa Joe, The late Brodie Lee, Shawn Spears, Adam Cole, Mike Bennet and Rodderick Strong dont

[@xandernieuwnhuizen8799]

After I Watched AEW Full Gear 2023 I Think Jay White Possible Regretting To Join AEW

[@isaabrahman894]

WCW LEGENDS STING & BOOKER T SHOULD'VE REGRETTED THEIR TIME IN WWE AFTER BEING 'BURIED' BY VINCE'S SON IN LAW AT WRESTLEMANIA! SCOTT STEINER & KEVIN NASH ALSO 'BURIED' BY TRIPLE H, WHILE DDP & BUFF BAGWELL SHOULDVE REGRETTED THEIR WWE DEBUT IN 2001 TOO!

[@TW2Vlog]

The Regal one seems suspect, at best. Sorry, I love EC3 but he sometimes can talk out of his backside.

[@cuemaster1475]

Sting?

[@syko2695]

Every 3 week AEW push:

[@joshuawidener8407]

Literally a whole list based on speculation. Terrible

[@State.of.Emergency]

Googles: Ring Boy Scandal 😮

[@ryananderson5202]

Gail Kim.... oh boo hoo

[@mastercalippo]

anyone goin to aew

[@TheJStale]

Sorry but Gail Kim isn't even that good.

[@joemckim1183]

Dean Ambrose > Jon Moxley, there I said it, just accept that TRUTH.

[@waxmandr]

No.

[@joemckim1183]

Jon Moxkey just tries to make himself bleed every match.

[@shoresy6927]

When Gail left WWE it was the best for WWE. Shes always been a boring talent.

[@dmercy8477]

Vince was always some sort of feminist. The way he and Dunn treated many female wrestlers over the years, were disgusting. Women’s Wrestling was an entire joke because of him. Many women including Kim deserved better. NJPW and TNA were able to make the division of what it should have been before WWE finally took it seriously in 2015 thanks to Triple H.

[@optimus2008]

Wait, so how was Vince a feminist? The term is sexist, sir.

[@jefferyjones8399]

Honky Tonk Man was no loss to WCW...or WWE for that matter. Guy sucks hard.

[@markant9534]

He had real heat a IC champ though and should have remained champ instead of the ultimate warrior who was a less skilled worker.

[@jefferyjones8399]

@@markant9534 eh, I don’t care for either

[@thepointyone100]

Bret screwed Bret though

[@markant9534]

Why is it cool to just keep quoting popular old quotes?

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

Rick Flair is the most overrated wrestler in all of wrestling.

[@HeartlandNewsfeed]

Yawn, so many of these are wrong, wrong, wrong!

[@ojmcclanahan689]

If Ric Flair thinks TNA was a stain on his legacy, just wait until he gets AEW's stink all over him. It took that clown show less than a month to reduce Edge just another meaningless talent on the roster. What do you think they're gonna do to Ric Flair?

[@3sc3e]

booker didnt leave wwe for a break... lie