10 WWE Legends Who Selfishly Refused To Put Over The Next Generation

[@claytonmize6159]

Austin is right in the regard that his match with Lesnar should have been a PPV match. His statement doesn't mean he was against putting Lesnar over because he said he would do it on PPV. It put more money in the pockets of the 3 entities involved (Austin, Lesnar, and WWE) and it would have raised Lesnar stock more defeating Austin at a PPV than on free tv. The fact he is on this list when he literally stated he would do it when it would benefit Lesnar more to win on PPV is not selfish. It would be more money in Brock's pocket.

[@anticorporatists9959]

Another thing about the booking decision to have Austin lose to Lesnar in a first round loss kinda undermines Austin's accomplishments and his statis in wwe, so that's definitely not on stone cold that's clearly on Vince McMahon for making that decision

[@devilman7592]

I agree with both of your statements it would have made Brock, Austin and WWE more money for being on a pay-per-view instead of live TV

[@brandialexis7859]

I don't think it necessarily undermines Austin's accomplishments, what it would have done is set up the shock factor. The problem is how do you then carry that over. Bearing in mind this was for the King of the Ring tournament and Austin was the top guy, so yeah, you score the upset win over him on Raw, but who do you face in the next round to keep that momentum for the final? Alternatively you have someone else do the job for Brock on Raw, someone else puts Austin over and they meet in the semi finals at the PPV.. the commentary can then use the shock win Vs one of the outright favourites earlier in the night to sell Lesnar in the main event. It's really not that difficult to see and tbh it was almost 100% Vince being stubborn and Austin being tired and beat up that meant the two just butted heads instead of figuring it out

[@fredtott4684]

Imagine if VKM played his card right after Steve's proposition....Main Eventing KoR, with SCSA putting Brock up. A feud could've have culminated all the way to WM19 and change the whole game.

That's true but it would still mean something if he did the job at all, not doing it didn't help anyone in the end.

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Then there's guys like Mick Foley and Terry Funk who basically destroyed themselves to put others over.

[@edwinbetancourt3958]

They were greats, unfortunately, they were great enhancement talents. They really weren't the "stars" of the show. But moreso, the guys that helped US as fans, mentally view the stars as stars. Can't have Hogan, Bret, Rock, Austin, etc. Without people built up to look like credible losers in the matches.

[@HadenGregory]

@@edwinbetancourt3958 Yeah, but I've always enjoyed the matches with the "enhancement" talent much more than the main guys. There was always a chance that the match could go either way. Hogan/Cena/Reigns matches are so boring when you know that 99% of the time, the company is going to let the champion win.

[@edwinbetancourt3958]

@@HadenGregory I agree.

[@hxaza]

@@HadenGregory hulk was an asshole in wcw and refused to do anything for any talent except himself. but in later years he became much less selfish and put over quite a few people. hell even in wcw, him and eric bischoff put over goldberg during his streak. he also helped with brock and the ultimate warrior both in extremely selfless acts

[@meztizo_americano86]

​@@edwinbetancourt3958 Before Funk went hardcore and he was actually a good wrestler

[@Shawntrimble9501]

Not even Triple h was immune to Hulk Hogans power trip 😭😭😭

[@ShiningJudgment666]

Triple H got a clean win over him that same year. And Hulk Hogan I believe was referred to Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Basically the original Triple H lmao.

[@nick56677]

Even Vince's Boy Toy HBK wasn't immune to Hogan's politicking. However, the match was one for the ages😂

[@chaser_allelujah3005]

I don’t think anyone was immune to Hogan 😅

[@drno87]

Yet, Hogan lost clean to The Rock and even tapped out to Kurt Angle. He could put people over, but was very selective about it.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

Did you see WWE in 2002? It was definitely the right decision, I was all in for another hulkamania running wild title run. Hogan sold out all the arenas he worked in after his return. Just think like this if Cody hadn't got injured he was going to win mitb and defeat reigns at summerslam, 4 months after his return. It's called striking the iron when it's hot

[@James.breeshh]

Already knew Hogan was gonna be on the list. 😂

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Almost 10 times 😂

[@James.breeshh]

@@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 yea

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS😂.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

That’s not gonna work for me brother

[@jaylolsylenzo2067]

Same along with Oldberg

[@WWEAEWMarvelFan]

Oldberg refused to put over Bray Wyatt and Kevin Owens and Triple H refused to put over Sting

[@michelletackett9489]

No, that's not how it went. Vince wanted to build up the Rock vs Triple H for next year's WM, but when the Rock couldn't come back, Vince regretted the decision.

[@memecentral2311]

Kevin Owens can't beat Goldberg in his prime and he can't beat Goldberg now it would be ridiculous

[@rockarola55]

​@@memecentral2311 Goldberg is 56, he hasn't been a relevant wrestler for 20 years.

[@M._mkid]

Sting should've won

[@Gentleman..]

​@@memecentral2311 duh It's all scripted In reality roman can't defeat Lesnar too

[@Thelazyoverachiever4]

Undertaker not putting Albert over is understandable.

[@BDESal]

Taker was a superstar… Albert was a lower midcarder

[@BDESal]

So yeah I wouldn’t either lol

[@AndreNDP]

If it was a PPV, sure. Not on TV. Also, Austin was 100% right, it was so dumb to have Lesnar beat him on TV when that should've been a PPV match.

[@BurdenErnie1]

But what about Tensei?

[@AndreNDP]

@@BurdenErnie1 Wouldn't be Tensai for 11 years.

[@Oswald_lusambya77]

Goldberg burying KO did not need to happen whatsoever, I feel Jericho was pissed cause they were supposed to fight for the title in the main event

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS and them not having that kevin owens vs jericho match for the wwe universal championship at wrestlemaina 33 was one of the factors of jericho leaving wwe back in 2018 because if they did not have that match for the wwe universal championship then I have a feeling jericho probably would not be in aew and be in wwe right now.

[@sedrickgipson8088]

Yeah I didn’t like that either

[@memecentral2311]

The match shouldn't have happened Goldberg can't lose to Kevin Owens

[@thegameking3931]

Nah main event would be Lesnar vs Goldberg even without title or ofcourse Undertaker vs roman but never will be Jericho vs Owens even if it was for titles

[@ShaunInce123]

Jericho vs Owens would have opened the show. Ain't no way would it have high billing over the Undertaker's match or the Brock vs Goldberg match.

[@isaacjohnson3384]

All of these are perfect examples of Vince being stuck in the past

[@factteller9640]

Sometimes he is right whether you like it or not Goldberg vs Brock is a far bigger draw than Jericho vs KO no hate to them but these are facts

[@NoName-oo2td]

​@@factteller9640 I suppose when you get to be Vince's age, short term is all you see.

[@JohnSmith-wo9qs]

​@@factteller9640 It wasn't the first time Jericho was screwed over Wrestlemania. The Rock vs Hulk Hogan? Jericho has always had one problem in WWE. There were guys more popular than him. It's why AEW works for him. Very few guys there are big as Jericho.

[@Johnny-fv5wn]

@@JohnSmith-wo9qs Jericho was top guy when it was at a time with stone cold and The rock.After he won the triple threat ratings next night took a dive like hell.Jericho always been overrated and was top guy during rock and austin era.Even when they left new guys like orton and cena and batista were already overshadowing him during the ruthless era.He got lucky at right time.He good but yeah right place and right time.

[@LuisAlyssa0613]

Raise your hand if you expect Goldberg to be in the video ✋

[@leonardoalvarez5389]

He's in the thumbnail other obvious ones are triple h and hulk hogan

[@Mega_Collosas]

​@@leonardoalvarez5389I'm guessing you're a fan of cena

[@huyquang9889]

He is the first one coming to my mind after the title

[@andrewbeecroft6509]

I expected at least 5 entries for Goldberg lol.

[@david-cy9dd]

🤚

[@leodai8620]

Let me guess, half the list would be Triple H & Hulk hogan

[@justingochioco1121]

Nope, it had Undertaker, alot of Goldberg, and some with John Cena and Stone Cold

[@Wrestlelamia]

You might be surprised

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@Wrestlelamia I disagree with you John cena shouldn’t be on this list

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@Wrestlelamia other legends like taker hogan I’m shocked they are on here just refusing to put guys over look at Roman he is the worst

[@LYE333]

@@Wrestlelamia I’m disappointed you put John cena in this list cena has put so many guys over the moment he wins fans complain why can’t you just admit that cena was just better then the nexus and bray Wyatt cena needed the win he has put so many others over

[@nick_knows_stuff]

Austin was 100% right, that was a PPV match that needed building. He never refused to put Brock over, in fact he wanted to give Brock "the rub" passing the tourch.

[@TheKyrix82]

It was shitty booking, but if I remember correctly, this was during Brock's original 'undefeated' run, so it would have killed the buildup to have Austin beat him. That being said, you can't just book that match and waste the hype from Austin either

[@connorpaul8584]

@@TheKyrix82you’re correct that hyping an Austin match is the proper way for him to pass the torch.

[@kingbrahma5005]

The way Booker lost to triple will always leave pain on my soul

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

Booker is over without the w

[@natsusatsujinki8342]

Good. Guys like Booker don't beat Triple H. We all know what he actually meant. 😂

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

WWE helpes build their brand on racism against blacks

[@HadenGregory]

The WWE consistently prioritizes letting their popular, older characters win instead of letting new characters gain popularity. This is an inherently unsustainable strategy, because old wrestlers like Goldburg or Hogan inevitably get to the point that they can't wrestle anymore. If all you do is let the legends win, by the time they decide to retire, there will be no one worthwhile to take their place. The fact that WWE today is so disappointing is a direct result of old WWE stars not accepting a loss to bring the new generation in.

[@StealthMarmot_]

What's funny is that Cena actually has quite a large list of people he HAS put over before, and even in the cases he didn't he wasn't necessarily pushing to stop them being put over...with one exception. Thing is, that ONE exception ended up potentially devastating 5 careers. So Cena did a LOT of damage with that.

[@night6724]

5 careers? Wade Barrett was the only one who could’ve gone somewhere. I don’t think Heath Slater had main event potential

[@gordonwong2798]

Justin Gabriel as mid card champion. Otunga and enforcer of a stable.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

@@night6724being a solid mid card mainstay is better than what ended up happening to them anyway, so yeah you could argue that it hurt their careers. You don't have to be main event level to have a great career and a good spot in the company.

[@night6724]

@@thegreenpianist7683 and virtually none of the nexus guys even had mid card level potential. Even back then everyone only cared about Wade Barrett.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

@@night6724 I would disagree, as Ryback for example was very over in 2013. But you could argue that Wade Barrett had the biggest potential by far which I agree with.

[@Teddy42O]

Old wrestlers not putting over younger generation is embarrassing in my opinion, still great but step aside 💯

[@BUSHIDO117]

Depends like austin and brock was a good reason to not put him over

[@big3kd]

Exactly

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

Wrong. Randy Couture came back and stuffed Tim Sylvia. The UFC has plenty of examples of older fighters beating younger up and coming guys. The veteran isn't stepping aside until someone steps up (which is more than just winning in wwe)

[@SameemMushtari]

@@MessianicJewJitsu he’s talking bout WWE not UFC.

[@djtrankilo231]

​@Messianic Jew Jitsu not the same. UFC is supposed to be a legitimate contest. WWE is obviously an athletic soap opera

[@greatgibby]

I think Stone Cold was correct about he and Brock having a bigger build up before losing to him, but I think him walking out like that was a bit too much. I have no idea what his options were at the time, but walking out is pretty uncool... Unless that's ALL he could do, but I really doubt that.

[@user-nx9qh1po1n]

From what I've heard, he was frustrated at the time because he felt his whole body just hurting constantly. This was just a few months before he had to retire in 2003, so it's safe to assume that he wanted to go out with a bang instead of being buried immediately by new talent.

[@iprodigy6723]

Him walking out was built up frustrations with the direction of creative and other things, them not listening to him saying a built up fued is the way to go was the last straw that put him over the edge. I do agree it was a bit much to walk out the way he did and as long as he did but do also understand, it happens in our everyday jobs too. I feel if austin went through with the match it would not only hurt austin but would have damaged brocks push as the next big thing with the fans. Having a newcomer beat the top guy in an unannounced king of the ring qualifying match. Austin was looking out for everyone, himself, brock and the company

[@chrishouk5796]

The buck stops with Vinny Mac and he didn't overrule creative on that aspect so in the end it was Vince's refusal to back Austin up that led to him walking. Vince easily could have said the same thing as Austin.

[@alreadybanned-pe6se]

It was his excuse for his neck injury. The brock thing gave him a reason to try and heal his neck

[@CommandanteDiablo]

Austin didn't want to put over young Brock Lesnar, didn't want to job! While Hulk lost clean to Lesnar on SmackDown

[@Billioncompany786]

John Cena atleast from past few years continously putting over younger talents and losing matches to the point that Cena need few Ws to get back to his momentum in my opnion. So huge respect for Cena.

[@factteller9640]

WWE should not give Cena the Kane treatment Kane literally became a jobber and lost matches against jobbers 🤦

[@whatadope7143]

John got defeated to kevin owens He is not that type of guy Selfish type

[@ii-kingfancy-ll3915]

@Dante Midoriya lmao you can't be serious that was pg super cent who gravitated on grabbing headlines and popularity without him pg 13 dies he gets a pass considering the fact his run wasn't as worse as the terror of h while u bums is fine with reigns right now literally getting nepotism cause of his heritage and rock connections leading to what he is now is more pathethic

[@SahajPS]

​@Dante Midoriya without john cena, PG WWE would have died completely

[@MorganAskew]

@Dante Midoriyatelent I have a lot of telent draft me in coach

[@Slow_Mo07]

It's a thing of beauty when legends put over younger stars

[@overidebongos3854]

Truly. Makes them look like the next big thing!

[@DJDoubleCee]

I always believed C.M. Punk should have went over Triple H at Night Of Champions. Didn’t make much sense to see Triple H win.

[@big3kd]

Facts

[@strax3264]

Because you know triple hhh didn’t want a person like punk to beat him and it was wrong 😭

[@ehinomeokojie5747]

CM Punk failed at UFC, he should only beat disabled wrestlers.

[@factteller9640]

No need he would still cry about how he was not treated well in WWE I don't blame Vince and Hunter at all Punk is all about himself

[@mr.lookback5704]

​@@factteller9640aew fan? 😂

[@RobertTrump24]

Brock squashed Kofi so fast bruh 🤣

[@PAWANKALYAN_21]

And then, there's a man in WWE who has spent his entire life destroying himself to put others over, his name is Mick Foley. *Mad respect for the hardcore legend* 👏

[@josvandoesburg8746]

Surprised Hogan isn't on it like 10 times, haha !

[@JayWIll2000s]

Roman reigns 😡

[@thegameking3931]

@@JayWIll2000s lol what roman reigns still not his decision to remain champion it's WWE creatives decision to remain him champion. Roman would lose to theory or Dom too if Vince or triple h wants it

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@thegameking3931 Roman knows he has the power to put a new star over and refuses Roman is trash burying everyone

[@thegameking3931]

@@JayWIll2000s lol you're acting like roman is the boss of the company roman has power of top star whom to match or not. Not power over decision it's WWE calls roman to remain champion which was even revealed so speak after knowing everything than as per your logic other loves to get buried because Brock, edge, Goldberg, taker all are bigger stars and have greater power than roman still chooses to lose and ofcourse John Cena who put roman over at summerslam

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@thegameking3931 dude I’m not saying Roman is the boss of the company 🤦‍♂️ your not thinking straight listen Roman had power to make his own decisions he became the top guy in wrestling so whatever he wants he gets and so he can chose to put over talent but he don’t y’all are getting blinded by creative and Vince and triple h but Roman has some say in his push as well he’s been burying guys for almost a decade

[@Tommy23269]

Goldberg burying the Fiend still angers me to this day

[@FallingCyrax]

Even the majority of wrestling fans hated that outcome. The moment WWE posted Bill Goldberg winning the Universal Championship on Instagram with millions of views, it made me want to vomit in disgust. The moment that Bill Goldberg was the hated man by the IWC after that outcome.

[@Donald18838]

Blame Vince

[@mrkennedy2218]

I enjoy it to this day because it writes the wrong they made with Undertaker going over on Goldberg. Storyline wise, it made no sense for Undertaker to win. I would have been fine with Goldberg beating taker and then losing to the Fiend. Definitely would have made the fiend's win more credible.

[@Hollow9444]

Get over it

[@devondavis5119]

Hogan really suppose to put randy over

[@urcasualballer]

Steve was right, putting Lesnar over on a random weekly episode isn't smart booking. That could make Steve look weak, but building up a story and ending it at a ppv is a much better booking-decision

[@kelvinmustafa2710]

Exactly. Don’t even remember the city that show was in that night lol

[@suriya5462]

I believe after defeating Nexus at Summer slam, Cena realized the mistake and started thinking more about other younger superstars. It might have given him a new view to see the importance of younger stars? I don't know but he is selfless when it comes to matches. From giving up the title to CM Punk to having matches with every other superstars for US Title, he showed how much he is ready to help the company grow and also give others a chance. I also saw a video few years back, explaining for what happened that Summer slam, Cena continuously keeps his Summer slam matches as L. I miss him now but I am pretty sure whenever he returns, he will again put someone on top.

[@BestaticbeastDl]

If cena keep his summerslam matches L then how he win against brock at summerslam 2012 lmfao 😂 cena riders funny

[@suriya5462]

@@BestaticbeastDl Probably some story writing but like I said, I remember seeing it on a video. And there is nothing wrong now supporting someone, is there?

[@chubbsbully7198]

Hogan only put over one guy...The Ultimate Warrior

[@jeremiahsmith2037]

He put the Undertaker over, for a week.

[@yamantaouche74]

Brock Lesnar the rock at WrestleMania

[@chubbsbully7198]

@@yamantaouche74 the Rock was already was a solidified legend. Lesnar I forgot about BUT the win came from interference from Heyman. Warrior only guy to beat Hogan clean

[@stevegallo8483]

Hogan put over the Ultimate Warrior and then stole his spotlight after the match.

[@yamantaouche74]

@@chubbsbully7198 agree

[@scoobydooby7608]

amazing timing for this video to be recommended

[@1976P]

Undertaker had a weird thing going on in his BikerTaker phase where he wasn't selling for anyone that wasn't an A+ player. One contest in particular had Undertaker gobble up 99% of a match with Booker T only to lose to a fluke, and even then he kicked out at 3.1 and destroyed everyone after the match. I won't even mention what happened with DDP.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

He just didn't like WCW that's all. He was all in to do business with WWE guys, that Hardy vs taker ladder match from raw. Putting over Lesnar in HIAC and losing to him 3 times in the space of a year in 2002-03. He was ready to do job for WWE guys but he wanted to show WCW guys that I am the man here, it's my company.

[@jspres86]

Hah I will. DDP got fed to the Undertaker's wife. Which honestly, I thought was hilarious

[@WR288]

IMO nothing beats Hogan inserting himself into the main event of WM9 and going over in a match that he had no business even being in...

[@BRONCOJUGGALOTALKSMOVIES]

It's not always the wrestler that refuses to do the job. A lot of times it's a decision made above their heads.

[@thegameking3931]

Yeah

[@factteller9640]

Yeah Goldberg never said he approached Vince to change the decision it was Vincent's call

[@nick56677]

To put into perspective how much older Hogan was to Orton, Hogan was double his age at 52 at the time, and Orton 26. Orton today is still nowhere near as old as Hogan was during their match in 2005.

[@michaelsuder486]

Yea and considering Hogan wrestled Randy's dad and they were in the same age group then.

[@guy-rk1jj]

Basically ended the legend killer gimmick. The ending was a joke. It made randy look like another comedy villain to Hogan's american hero gimmick

[@CosmicValentine]

Orton losing to Hogan was actually a punishment by WWE for how he was conducting himself backstage at the time. Randy Orton has even gone on record and stated that 2006 was probably the year he was the most out of control and his push was derailed after he was suspended that's why he fueded with Kurt Angle and lost more often and lost to Hulk Hogan at Summerslam 06.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Nexus was the hottest faction at that time until Cena ruined it

[@paballomolata8844]

No that was Vince

[@seyedibrahim2092]

​@@paballomolata8844Cena decided

[@paballomolata8844]

@@seyedibrahim2092 Even so why but the entire blame on him

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@paballomolata8844 actually it doesn’t even matter cena winning was the right choice cena should have won so much more

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@seyedibrahim2092 no he didn’t stop being asinine it doesn’t freaking matter cena winning was the right call period

[@TheVulturis]

A large majority of these aren't old wrestlers "REFUSING" to put over the new generation, they're just doing what Vince tells them to do.

[@TheWayloski]

It was always weird how enthralled Vince was with Goldberg. He had nothing to do with the WCW product, so I’m shocked he didn’t bury him every chance he had.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Triple H buried Booker T at WM 19 & Sting at WM 31 should be in this list as honourable mention

[@korawitbuttramee618]

Probably because it wasn't burying young talents but more like Vince's usual antics of pissing on the remnants of WCW whenever he could and HHH was happy to bury any competition after The Rock made it bigger than he did.

[@factteller9640]

I hate how you all hate wrestlers when it was Vince's call HHH never approached Vince to change the decision

[@davej.meister5421]

Triple H also buried Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner.

[@redrick8900]

@@davej.meister5421 Steiner buried himself by not being able to wrestle.

[@davej.meister5421]

@@redrick8900 I smell a WWE homer.

[@foxfireinferno197]

I do have to agree with Austin. I personally don't like Lesnar, but having an Austin v Lesnar match on basic TV would have been an absolute mistake. That match would be a license to print PPV money.

[@jettskie1986]

Agree with this. It is a shame that WWE were in a hurry to put Brock over..

[@360dondy]

Fun Fact: After Cena buried the Nexus, he lost 7 years in a row at Summerslam because that’s how many members there were in the Nexus. I respect him 4 it ✊

[@justinterry7853]

That's something I just noticed

[@Cluv22]

Bray losing to Cena pissed me off. Bray losing to Goldberg made me not watch WWE ever again. Bray losing to Randy twice and Cena beating the Nexus just...just really broke my heart

[@JayWIll2000s]

Dude shut the F up bray losing to cena was awesome and the right decision bray wasn’t good enough so cena of course beat him cena is a goat and he shouldn’t even be on this list

[@JayWIll2000s]

And cena beating nexus was the right call cena was prone to lose every time at summerslam cena needed that in 2010 John cena winning that elevated John cena

[@trewilliams8411]

Dude your so wrong John cena winning made things better for WWE John cena was just in god mode nobody could beat him unless fans really wanted to have their voice Be known like cena wins we riot crowds

[@keandregreen5628]

If you stopped after he lost to Goldberg how did you know he lost to randy twice

[@korawitbuttramee618]

@@JayWIll2000s Yeah, but he killed the hype of the Nexus at what supposed to be the apex of their rise.

[@Aragon23-p2k]

Hogan needs to be in the full video

[@luckystudent00]

Tbf: Cena made sure he didn't repeat the same mistake 3 years later by putting over The Shield . How about a Flip Side: 10 Times WWE Legends surprisingly agreed to put over Younger Generation Superstars

[@twinzzlers]

Sounds good

[@factteller9640]

Every member of the shield was worthy to get a W against Cena while Nexus had jobbers with no potential I don't blame Cena for burying these jobbers

[@themr_wilson]

They did... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnikqoKQhs94h80

[@LYE333]

John cena winning at summerslam 2010 made my childhood I was so happy he won he deserved to win after jobbing so many times at summerslam he needed that and should have more

[@factteller9640]

I don't know why smarks were behind Nexus the group was full of jobbers 😂 only Bray, Daniel and Wade were good and Cena put them over during their respective singles career I don't blame Cena here.

[@nwo2cool]

Rey Mysterio refused to put over Dolph Ziggler when Rey was defending his IC title at Summerslam against him.

[@vanitastmnt6080]

And dolph himself also said that he wasnt ready at the time so yeah both parties were on agreement about it.

[@nwo2cool]

@@vanitastmnt6080 Wrong. The real truth is that Rey Mysterio did not want to drop the IC title yet because he just barely won it weeks ago, and that he wants to hold it little longer.

[@BenthovenMusic95]

A big part of WWE's history was ruined because legends wanted to defend their spot at the top. B&G NXT definitely showed how great the product is when everyone is enhanced not focusing on a "top guy" and not just the same 3 guys over and over as well as sending their stars to the main roster while producing more. 2016 Smackdown did great too.

[@sady5096]

already knew that hogan and goldberg gonna be in this list 100%

[@yamifromthedead]

In an interview, Goldberg pitched to lose the match against the Fiend but plans were changed last minute for him to win, he never lobbied to win the match backstage.

[@ShaunInce123]

Exactly. They conveniently leave that out because they want to paint the narrative that the wrestlers have all the power, yet it was decisions made by Vince. It's the same thing with the Kevin Owens vs Goldberg. The reason that match happened because Vince wanted Goldberg vs Brock with the title involved.

[@korawitbuttramee618]

Vince sure loves big sweat men and squash matches.

[@DrezzyEFTP]

@@korawitbuttramee618 "big men slapping man meat"

[@factteller9640]

Bill is getting too much hate for this anyways Goldberg is a bigger draw than any of those indie guys

[@PYLrulz1984]

But still. He’s Goldberg. I’m sure he could have told Vince “I’m flattered, but Bray needs it more than me”, and tried to push it.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Lol Lamia Stone Cold vs Brock Lesnar match should not belong in this list . Stone Cold already said that he wanted a long term storyline in this feud & wanted to put Brock over at major ppv

[@MrStanko83]

RVD is only a year younger than Triple H 😅

[@ioneltudor8474]

I didn t even need to see 3 sec of the video, and I was more then sure that Hulk Hogan is in there

[@TredLand]

Why isn't this called 10 Wrestlers Vince refused to put over?

[@zerimarz9928]

Felt really bad to Nexus, I don't hate Cena but his back stage connection and decision to let them win in that event so they can have a "happy ending" was really not a good idea for those rising stars/talents.

[@dompartida]

Triple H helping RVD’s promo ability is like Goldberg helping anybody with storytelling.

[@gantashiro978]

Blaming Goldberg for #4 is complete bull crap because Goldberg actuality spoke about it saying that he went to Saudi Arabia believing that he was going to LOSE to The Fiend. He even said that he feels it's not his place to question a booking choice considering his age and what little time he has left in WWE. So number 4 is a LIE!

[@Razor857]

Hogan's last title reign went as Vince and Co wanted. He only won because of the crowd at Mania. They took advantage of that and put the belt on him. They always intended it to be a short run per Bruce Pritchard on his podcast.

[@chamuuemura5314]

I’m getting a lot of Cena, HHH, and Hogan vibes here.

[@rorybiller]

The Fiend was the most exciting thing WWE had going and they completely killed the character in one match.

[@ryanboudreaux6549]

Yep bray deserved so much more. He should have beat cena. He probably should have been the one to beat the streak and Vince most likely had fiend lose to Goldberg so Goldberg could take the heat from the fans and leave with that heat once he lost to roman.

[@deanehill3074]

If I was a legend I wouldn't want to lose to somebody who I honestly thought couldn't actually beat me. Unless they earned my respect. Especially if I was only pushing my 40s.

[@deanehill3074]

And what good is a victory that was just given to you? Just cause your good on a mic doesn't mean you can wrestle. So I'm against losing over POPULARITY. IF YOU AIN'T GOT THE SKILL YOU SHOULDN'T HOLD A TITLE.

[@Razor857]

You don't have to lose to put someone over. Taker did it lots of time for Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton.

[@tommyettinger1353]

Taker also wanted Orton to end his streak but Randy refused

[@Razor857]

If Taker could still go and the streak was still alive, CODY would be the choice. Brock was a bad choice. @@tommyettinger1353

[@kazallroberts]

Hulk Hogan comes to mind, brother!

[@cliffordjackson3]

Hogan always come to mine since he’s the king of not putting another wrestler over heck this whole list could have just be about hogan not putting people over😂.

[@LYE333]

Roman reigns

[@kazallroberts]

@@LYE333 I'm pretty sure this was mostly on WWE creative instead of Reigns using backstage politics

[@DragonBallzMoviesHD]

He is way better than AssStain when it comes to putting over others. He tapped out to kurt angle cleanly

[@sjwgenius7347]

I don’t see why Goldberg should’ve lost to KO, it just doesn’t feel right. Goldberg is always the unstoppable wrestler that defeat almost everyone unless he is against a really really great wrestler like Brock KO winning would just make it really weird to me unless it is not a clean win

[@emeraldsusanoo7112]

Ngl the new talent doesn’t deserve to get out over not one of them have as much charisma as those from the start of the pg era

[@RobertTrump24]

I miss Van Dam 😢

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Same

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Love RVD

[@LYE333]

Overrated he should have lost at one night stand 2006

[@irateamatsu]

Same

[@BerojgariGamingAdda]

Vince is real villain 😂😂😂

[@elleni-41]

Not surprised Hogan is right on here..🤣🤣

[@JayWIll2000s]

Roman should be on here

[@nicksoapdish157]

You're wrong about number one being Stone Cold Steve Austin, because Stone Cold Steve Austin was willing to put Brock Lesnar over; but he wanted it to be on a pay-per-view. I believe Austin was correct in doing that.

[@tonykerns2539]

I do find it funny that in the RVD section its noted that RVD was popular as a reason he should have gone over Triple H, then a few segments later its noted that Hulk Hogan may have been popular, but that wasn't enough to warrant him beating Triple H for the title.

[@BloodeeJacob]

It was not Goldberg’s job to dictate the Owens match. He goes where he’s pointed. I highly doubt there was ever much traction on Owens beating Goldberg not to mention with Vince there. The Fiend thing was frustrating granted. Goldberg did lose to McIntyre, Strowman and Reigns though but we don’t talk about that I guess? Lol

[@memecentral2311]

Ikr he's put over so much talent over and is not happy with it either but he did it.

[@mrcopes165]

Really interesting The Undertaker not putting Albert over, i'm working my way through old episodes that I never got to see as a kid and I was thinking that I was surprised Albert never got a real push. He was big, strong and had a good array of moves, I thought it might've been the fact that Test was so bland that it kind of took away his shine.

[@ZeRTO_13]

Everyone talking about Hogan but Steve Austin literally quit to avoid putting someone over.

[@degenratex4834]

In the end Vince has the final say so, so he should have told them no I think we should put these superstars over to help build them up but since he agree with all of his decision he is the full to blame.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bray Wyatt was at peak as Cult Leader character until John Cena ruined his momentum

[@GregCooperJr.]

No way in hell at any point in time Albert should have went over on the Undertaker.

[@AmArtGraphics]

Hulk, HHH and Cena are the names that came to mind after reading the title of the video.

[@factteller9640]

List is BS in most cases Hunter and Cena didn't even approached Vince to change the decision it was all Vince's call I only agree with the Nexus thing

[@urmie]

This channel really has a hate boner for Goldberg. Both times on this list, Goldberg never once “lobbied” to win. His run in WWE has always been about being humble. It’s not up to him to make the case for others, whereas everyone else on the list used their pull. HUGE difference here but y’all gotta seed some fake narrative.

[@DJDTHTRP]

And nowadays thanks to *_THE EGO OF SAMOA_* plus VKM, we have a legend who will never put over anyone until untold many records are set.

[@noquad824]

Goldberg should be in this at least 3 more times

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Watching this video made me realize something. All the time periods were around the Pg era that everyone hated so much. Makes you realize that it wasn’t ever the talent but the refusal to put younger guys over.

[@duyphan4617]

My alternate title: 10 times Vince drew money from using Part-timers instead of potential talents. Seriously, i dont know if there was anyone walking out from that decision. I would love to see that happen.

[@korawitbuttramee618]

Vince wants his money and he wants it now.

[@ShaunInce123]

Could you care to provide some metrics on whether or not these "potential talents" drew more than any part timer? The most money drawn in the boom period of wrestling & even some points during the 2000's & early 2010's were all established talents that had been around for more than a decade.

[@Kritacul]

Cody Rhodes not being put over be Roman says a lot about Roman and his ego. He should’ve done the right thing and dropped the titles at Wrestlemania. Take a break till Summer Slam and maybe get them back.

[@Jajshshshs]

Roman own wwe

[@thegameking3931]

Are you dumb or what it's not roman decision to put Cody over it was WWE decision to let roman wins and Cody lost so it has nothing to do with roman ego as it was scheduled Cody to win unless changed by WWE in last minute. If you don't know anything don't speak about it

[@thegameking3931]

@@Jajshshshs yeah they acts like roman is above than WWE he is superior entity he owns Vince and triple h their business. It's WWE decision not letting him lose the title due to his merch being sold eventually Cody gonna win the title that's why storyline is not over

[@sgtleppard]

@@thegameking3931 That may be true, but at this point it does kinda feel like he's being punished for bringing AEW into existence. If this storyline doesn't have the proper payoff by having him win a world title, then that's all this storyline will be: punishment

[@thegameking3931]

@@sgtleppard that's true because it was revealed roman has said it was not his decision to remain champion or drop the belts it's depends on WWE decision what they want and it's mostly because roman is selling merchandise, tickets and hype even if it's negative still people are talking about it. Cody is still destined to beat roman for those titles because no one else would but it wasn't WrestleMania as they want roman vs Cody to be long term storyline between top heel vs top face of the company currently. Cody will win championship at 2nd battle as there is already downfall in bloodlines. Soon usos gonna turn on roman or roman orders solo to take down usos for failure. Even if bloodline anyhow remain till SummerSlam there is Kevin and sami to take usos down and riddle to take solo down which he don't had at WrestleMania due to which he lose

[@johnmatuszak3252]

This could have been titled "Biggest Egos in Pro Wrestling", with no loss of content.

[@kelvinmustafa2710]

How Triple H vs Booker T didn’t get the top spot is crazy 😂

[@duyphan4617]

Glad that CM Punk & Triple H seemingly reconciled during Punk's visit backstage.

[@PhilMiCoochie]

How was undertaker being selfish by not randomly losing to Albert on TV?

[@waitselljones8068]

Undertaker doesn't belong on a list about people who "selfishly" refused. Undertaker was right to refuse to lose to Albert.

[@bilalzahid2459]

John Cena should get his own list of younger talent and co superstars he buried.

[@loves2smooch384]

Nah , Cena has always sold the most and made the company the most money ... I could understand no one getting over , dude carried the company for 20 years

[@jonathanramos6028]

I’m glad Austin did what he did He knew how to tell stories

[@AustinDickerson2001Tiger]

See also: 10 matches where the wrong person won Also, the Team Cena vs Nexus at 2010’s SummerSlam pay per view was well received for a match that highlighted a disastrous pay per view.

[@0boro]

Taker was such a good guy in and out of the ring that if he didn't want to put over Albert then something was seriously wrong with that guy.

[@VinnieGer]

Damn, you’re almost at 2,000,000. That’s crazy.

[@Gentleman..]

I am not surprised Cena and Hogan several times on the list They have and always will bury talent

[@factteller9640]

Way bigger draws than any of the indie midgets and btw the list is BS most of the wrestlers didn't approached Vince to change the decision it was all Vince's call and Cena only buried Nexus other than this match everything was Vince's decision

[@Gentleman..]

@@factteller9640 No anymore

[@factteller9640]

@@Gentleman.. lol what? When Cena returns viewership boosts he is still the top merch seller same is true with Hogan

[@RejectedSpiritX]

Goldberg vs Kevin Owens is unfair to include in this list, as WWE creative wanted Goldberg to be the champion in order to drop it to Lesnar at mania.

[@keandregreen5628]

You can’t spell burying without triple h

[@dhenderson1810]

How does anyone ever become a Legend if the new guy always beats the old guy? I never heard anyone complain about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin not putting others over.

[@ShaunInce123]

I know this was years before KO got to main event Wrestlemania, but what exactly was so great about KO vs Jericho that it should have received higher billing than an Undertaker match & a Brock & Goldberg rematch. Nothing about that feud screams Wrestlemania main event worthy. Same thing applies to the Fiend too.

[@Windir2112]

Taker not wanting to put over Albert on a random TV was absolutely the right call

[@bigbruno594]

Goldberg has said that he didn’t want to win against the fiend and that he got to Saudi and was told he was going to win he said something along the lines of “who am I as a part timer to say that I should win” and that he had no control in it

[@homerlanscurty4899]

Number 1 should have been. Cena vs Rusev at WM31.

[@jimschwandt8089]

I know Hulk's on this list a lot, but oddly enough, the one I don't mind is his beating Triple H in 2002. Everyone seems to forget that 2002 was the first time in years that a unified World Title existed. The reason the title was given the hot potato treatment was that Vince was symbolically thanking wrestlers who'd helped him reach the top. In that regard, it made total sense.

[@MrSniperfox29]

Hhh was also not some young rookie, he hardly needed putting over Bad choice

[@kellywiebe646]

I almost feel like they could do: "10 WWE Legends Named 'Paul Levesque' Who Selfishly Refused To Put Over The Next Generation" and "10 WWE Legends Named 'Terry Bolea' Who Selfishly Refused To Put Over The Next Generation."