10 WWE Stars Who Had Their Huge Pushes CANCELLED

From Mordecai and Eva Marie to Lars Sullivan and CM Punk, these are 10 WWE Stars Who Had Their Huge Pushes CANCELLED
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[@eyzzquare7811]

Tensai went from beating John Cena to dancing with Funkadactyls

[@connorledwith2962]

I remember watching him squash cena and thinking wow.. Albert is being pushed to the moon 🤣

[@oddishhonor]

I mean look at the range though hahaha

[@LapsedComicFan]

Tensai was a horrible gimmick. Why couldn’t they have just given him his real name but make him a monster? It was super dumb looking too.

[@num1Jaysta]

@@connorledwith2962 Same

[@num1Jaysta]

@@LapsedComicFan Cause Vince likes to complicate things for no reason, then be shocked when it doesn't work out.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Out of almost all on this list, there is one guy who eventually found his place in WWE again. Matt Bloom, aka Albert aka Tensai, is now head trainer in WWE Performance Center, where he helped train numerous past and present WWE superstars.

[@trippyboy318]

No you have to say prince Albert because he was named after a penis piercing 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewfortier4892]

If you had told me in 1999 that Prince Albert would be a head trainer in 2022, I don’t know if I could have believed you!

[@miroslavtomic7038]

@@matthewfortier4892 I don't think anybody would believe.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

@@matthewfortier4892 He had difficult task taking over from Bill DeMott, who we all know how his tenure finished, and he exceeded all expectations.

[@mattjones5531]

I feel that the Tensai gimmick could've worked for Matt Bloom if they didn't try to play him off as a completely new character, Bloom has a distinct look about him that meant long time wrestling fans would easily recognise him as as his prior gimmick of Albert, which they did, after all you can put ears on a rock but that don't make it a new breed of cat. Instead if they went the route of Albert was returning with a new gimmick after his years training/wrestling in Japan, Albert had co-opted a new wrestling style due to his time in the foreign land, you can keep all the bells and whistle but rather than call him "Lord Tensai" simply rename him to "Lord Albert" which also works on a level with his prior moniker of "Prince Albert" showing that this isn't the same Albert we knew before.

[@Jamezontoast]

I misread this and thought you were talking about turning The Rock into a cat

[@paulweston8408]

Another was Jake Robert's Twice. He was set to have a go with Hogen but after DDTing Hulk the crowd popped and Vince fearing losing the golden goose that was Hulkamania. Later he signed a huge deal with WCW only to have Bill Watts take back the offer just a day before his deal went into effect.

[@vampirascoffin870]

yup Hogan " wasn't gonna work bortha "

[@claymathewselevator8121]

In a parallel universe Mark Jindrak plays Drax in the MCU

[@GavinWoods]

He's in it already. You only don't notice him because he's standing incredibly still.

[@CEOofBerserk]

This list could of had 50 names possibly more

[@Ayyem93]

I like how you can see the jealousy in lugers eyes while looking at Bret in that picture at the end

[@johnnicholls4933]

FamilyTomorrow

[@siegfriedc2332]

Read this comment just as I reached that pic in the video.

[@titoalgaba4794]

Luger was best as the narcissist

[@billymiller6709]

Luger didn't give a shit he didn't want to be the top guy

[@Ayyem93]

@@billymiller6709 That look says otherwise my guy

[@stevegallo8483]

The Lord Tensai gimmick had real potential, but the fans recognized Matt Bloom as Albert/A Train and WWE couldn't sell him as Lord Tensai.

[@cherokeefit4248]

Bray Wyatt had his push cancelled. Heeling to Goldberg and disappearing after his last fire fly fun house episode where he foreshadowed his release

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

Could the WWE 2K20 game being a crapshow be a big reason for all of that?

[@IJJazek]

Mustafa Ali losing his big push because of injury and the rise of Kofi-mania should definitely make another of these lists

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Lord Tensai gimmick had huge potential... If only they brought in some new Japanese star to do it. Once everybody realised it is not a new star, but a man who was already an established star in USA, it just didn't feel right.

[@sortofrican]

Marie was so dedicated to not wrestle she got a wellness violation to avoid it

[@num1Jaysta]

Ha, her push eventually went to Alexa Bliss. Now wonder how things would've gone with them, if she wasn't released and both being on Smackdwon.

[@DaveVampireSlayer]

That was a benedition for us! Her push went to Alexa Bliss, more wrestler of her, and she became an extraordinay star!

[@Chigen_Atomic]

I remember the first time I saw Eva Marie, who I believe was taking on Asuka, and that was the first time I really saw somebody being walked through a match. They could have borrowed from real life and made Jindrak a rival to Orton or HHH. Hell, I'm surprised Vince didn't do just that since he was behind the guy.

[@hhtptai]

Odd that you guys didn't include RVD being stripped of the ECW and WWE Championships.

[@markdeska3322]

CM Punk remains his own worst enemy

[@lukehickey2248]

Mr Kennedy getting a Brock Lesnar push cancelled because he suplexed Randy Orton the wrong way has to be up there

[@brandoni241]

Mr Kennedy's push was canceled way before that. His push got canceled from being a McMahon because he was told he had a injury. Turned out the injury wasn't that bad, but they already changed it. The Randy Orton suplex got him fired...

[@lordtrigon1733]

He also got routinely injured and said things to the media WWE told him not to regarding Benoit, the suplex was just the straw the broke the camel's back.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Undertaker vs Mordecai at WM 21 would've been classic

[@vampirascoffin870]

THAT BE GOOD SHITTTTTTT

[@GavinWoods]

That picture of Lex looking longingly at Brett with the belt makes me sad.

[@tekkenaddict1]

I think Peyton Royce should be noted here as well. They broke up the IIconics for a Peyton singles run that never eventuated into anything other than a raw talk segment and one match with the champion Asuka. She didnt even get to last a year as a singles competitor before her release.

[@mattjones5531]

Peyton wasn't really a true single competitor though was she? as i remember the bulk of her time post IIconincs was in that stupid "odd couple" pairing with Lacey Evans that they kept trying to push while Billie Kay was actually doing her on thing and getting herself over as a solo act on the other brand.

[@KylesWorldChamp91]

To be fair, many others should be on here instead of Punk.... he kept winning world titles over the following years....

[@ArthurKillingsworthJr]

True. Should’ve been people who were de-pushed and subsequently released

[@Illgaia]

Tensai's run was a failure to launch right from day one. As soon as he unmasked himself, he was met with "Albert" chants. The fact that he was dressed in Japanese garb with a Japanese name and Japanese characters all over his face, but didn't look even remotely Japanese certainly didn't help. I also heard a story that a big part of the reason his run was canned so quickly was that Yoshi Tatsu complained to management that it was offensive to his culture. I can't say whether that's true or not, but if it is, I'm kind of surprised Tatsu had the pull to influence their decision.

[@genoray3071]

How about the Man called Vader?

[@oddgodd2273]

We need to see 10 WWE stars that were supposed to face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania bc there’s too many

[@BigSmile91jm]

I wanted to like, but so early on it having 69 likes seemed like to perfect a number to mess up. I'll let someone else take that up before I do

[@Hydrograd57]

You're a good man

[@ToshMatsum]

Give this man a midcard title.

[@_youngkoala]

Mordecai was a HUGE miss by WWE

[@WWEFAN-tx3yn]

You forgot about Alicia Fox. She was supposed to beat Beth for the divas Championship but bc of Beth and Alicia's botched match they changed plans. Also Nikki Bella too. Her first reign was ended very early bc the bellas didn't resign at first

[@vampirascoffin870]

who cares about the divas era!!!! never exist

[@joelramnarine]

​@@vampirascoffin870what you hate female or women wrestlers

[@tictattat3485]

Vladamir Kozlov, dolph ziggler, EC3, cesaro

[@garypipe1770]

Poor Mark Capani. Given a horrible gimmick but made it get over. Then rather than bring him back with a different gimmick they dumped him like it was his fault. It was the Vince and the writers that fucked up

[@TheRaven361]

smh Poor Poor Lex LUger in wwe to me always will be wcw Wrestler and a Champion!

[@51excalibur]

Shelton Benjamin? Billy Gunn? Dolph Ziggler? Finn Balor? Dean Ambrose?

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Poor Muhammad Hassan that his wrestling career got ruined forever

[@dennett316]

It was a real shame. When he first arrived his gimmick had a bit more depth to it than 'Evil Foreign Guy', he was an American citizen who suffered unfair treatment in the wake of 9/11. That gimmick had places to go, so it was a shame when they went lazy with it and made him generic. The horrible timing of the terrorist angle, and WWE's dumbass decision to still air the angle in the US and Canada, killed the guy's career. He did what he was asked and got shafted.

[@siddharthsen7035]

Drew McIntyre survived thankfully

[@mattb6369]

Problem with Jason Albert, Matt Bloom, Albert, Tensai, Prince Albert, A-Train... whatever you wanna call him. As Asian looking as you make him appear, some fans will always see him as ol' Prince Albert.

[@kdogg625]

Thats exactly what happened.

[@glennb6020]

Honestly feels like every point on here has been done 100 times. There are points in the comments Del Rio Sheamus Christian Borga Tatanka Richter Swagger Enzo cass Just a bit of life to this

[@TheFriendlyWeirdo]

I’m gonna be honest, I kind of liked the Lars Sullivan genius monster gimmick before I found out he was a piece of trash.

[@jamondross8717]

He wasn't a piece of trash

[@tarianna07]

@@jamondross8717 uh yes he’s a racist🤦🏾‍♀️

[@nigel_saxon]

It didn't help that Fans were still calling Tensai Albert either

[@mattjones5531]

It didn't help that WWE were calling Albert, Tensai in the first place

[@Duiccanann]

Wait, I just realized that this was released 1 hour ago. I don’t think I’ve ever been this early to a Cultaholic video

[@chriswildy5328]

I don't wish to be a dick because you do this professionally but if you watch it closely Test and Stacy Kiebler were at No Way Out 2003 because you see them during the Austin Bischoff match

[@Melonher]

WOW!! How was Ryback not #1, let alone not even on the list?! 🙄🤔

[@Insane234]

I guess they didn't want to talk about someone one of their faves (CM Punk) buried

[@martinrubio936]

Muhammad hassan was supposs to beat batista

[@nomaamguyplusseinfeldandco2870]

3:57 Don't feel bad for Mark Jindrak. En la Empresa Mundial de Lucha Libre el fue conocido como Marco Corleone y sus grandes triunfos fueron ganando la Cabellera de Universo 2000 en Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 13: Salvador Lutteroth y Huracan Ramirez, Campeon Mundial de Tercias del EMLL junto Rush y Maximo Sexy quienes fueron conocidos como El Bufete del Amor, y Campeon Mundial de Peso Completo del EMLL.

[@Steeldragon493]

More to come, Mordecai...

[@benediktwindisch2778]

Mordecai was just awesome I love his promos they're on KZbin. shame it didn't happen he would've been the perfect rival for the Undertaker, Kane and even, if he stayed long enough, for Bray Wyatt in his first run as swamp guy. Greetings from germany

[@Sunprism]

MISTEERRRRRRR KENNNEDY! *Kennedy*

[@JonathanFournier]

Was very surprised to not see him on the list. I assumed he'd be #1.

[@Dim4323]

Problem with Tensai is that He was a Former Intercontinental champion

[@MustangScott]

Another was Vladimir Kozlov. Started big, always wanting "challenge". But then dropped down to performing skits with Santino.

[@yourcardgame]

When I was a kid watching wrestling trying to catch the sports score cause here in Canada for the longest time WWE was broadcasted on the score I didn’t really care for it just football and baseball at the time it was mid card matches with RVD , Chris Jericho or Rey Mysterio where they showed off they’re acrobatics and in ring talent that drew me into wrestling in the first place

[@martinrubio936]

Mordacai was suppose to feud with the undertaker

[@Nbflowers1989]

Coulda been a list of like 20+ haha.

[@martinrubio936]

Rvd was wwe champion until he got suspended

[@joppaz1988]

Jack swagger????? He dropped the title after a week because of a dui

[@painvillegaming4119]

As an inspiring wrestler, it boils my blood when you lose a push over a stupid reason

[@yourcardgame]

75k views and 2.2k likes it takes 2 seconds to like it Lmao 😂

[@silverchairx]

Once you're told to wear a dress you might as well start looking for a new job

[@florentselmani7051]

In my opinion Tensais push got cancelled because everyone didnt take the gimmick seriously and called him Albert as his old gimmick. This made WWE realise they couldnt make him the next star in the company

[@BmanTheChamp]

Might want to update that list to include Cody Rhodes in the near future. Idk I hope I'm wrong.

[@reddragon0624]

Also the issue with Lord Tensei is that it was pretty blatant cultural appropriation.

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

I always found it a little weird that real wrestling fans don't mention Eva Marie in the same breath as the Bella twins. They're constantly always compared to one another, as well as the Bella twins being the main reason for Eva Marie having the reputation of "a girl who can generate heat" supposedly................ But more importantly than that. THE BELLA TWINS SUCKED JUST AS MUCH AS EVA MARIE DID AND NO ONE MENTIONS THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I don't know if CM Punk belongs on this particular list. Mostly because his push was TOLD TO STOP!!!!!!! But we the wrestling fans chose for it to keep going. Even after the whole undertaker feud he was still a main event lure

[@vainalba6943]

The twins only get the attention cuz the men they were with let’s be honest

[@jamondross8717]

@@vainalba6943 that's false

[@jamondross8717]

The Bella Twins are nothing like Eva Marie. Alot of fans like the bellas. They don't suck

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

@@jamondross8717 well they are 100% exactly like Eva Marie even though the fans were told to like them The exact same amount of talent is shared by Eva Marie and both of these douchebag twins However yes you are correct. The fans are easily programmed robots who were told to like two people that Vince McMahon said "That I want them to be the face of the divas"so when WWE said "You're supposed to like these women" obviously, you're supposed to think they are ridiculously green untalented workers

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🙏

[@ev14304]

the video just....... ends

[@mattfrye9822]

Stupid marks ruined Tensi. Beat Cena at a time no one was BUT WE MEMBER ALBERT!!!!! It made me so mad. Lol

[@mattjones5531]

WWE ruined Tensai by calling him Lord Tensai in the first place and treating him like he's a never before seen wrestler, as though the fans where not going to recognise Matt Bloom cause he's paint on his head, newer tattoos and way less body hair than the last time they saw him.

[@ryanjohansson8950]

It always hurts to hear about Muhammad Hassan. That dude was so good and yet his career was basically ended through absolutely no fault of his.

[@mackenziereeves8494]

Pause is this a re upload I swear I seen this before but says it was just posted

[@erikhawkke4861]

Perhaps you should just make a list of stars who weren't screwed at random out of a push. Though I suppose that would make only make a short and not a full video.

[@martinrubio936]

Mark jindrak got screwed

[@louislee2451]

Cant wait for hell in a smell

[@jefferyjones8399]

Wade Barrett?

[@asicsjohnson]

"... but right as it looked like it _could_ happen, RVD was disappointingly shunted down the card." 🤨 C'mon, man. It *did* happen! RVD pinned Super Cena, right in the middle of the ring at One Night Stand '06, to win the WWE _and_ ECW Championships, simultaneously... ... only to then hop in a car with Sabu, *IMMEDIATELY* get himself arrested for possession of narcotics, and have his mugshot plastered all over the news. 🤦‍♂️ He did that shit to himself, you dummies.

[@aquaticambience40]

Kizarny, Sin Cara

[@The4cp]

Eva Marie didn't have the look either. Nose job and silicone isn't a look.

[@jamondross8717]

How so?

[@martinrubio936]

Cm punk is now in aew

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

Wait, they wanted to make Eva Marie the inaugural SD women's champion? Man, if you thought Beckymania was intense against Charlotte, can you imagine what it would have been like if she was overlooked in favour of Eva Marie?

[@jamondross8717]

That would be a good thing

[@DaveVampireSlayer]

@@jamondross8717 A terrible thing, they would have killed the title at the first day if it was won by a non-wrestler like her.

[@jamondross8717]

@@DaveVampireSlayer Eva is a wrestler

[@marcusmoore5191]

If you want to keep your job you do what the boss says. It’s that simple. The one righting the check makes the rules, if you can’t deal with that it’s going to be a long rough road ahead of you

[@tonyamerica4481]

Nice

[@seventyseven7815]

Eva Marie was a green but good wrestler who trained extensively with Brian Kendrick and would have been a better heel than Michelle McCool had the wellness policy bs been overlooked. Sadly wwe was all she wanted as far as wrestling goes and she never degraded herself with outlaw mud show garbage wrestling. Although she could have gotten more experienced and made a comeback I think she is happy with her other ventures now.

[@DaveVampireSlayer]

Eva was a terrible wrestler, totally unable to improve and over only for her defects and certainly not for her skills, only physical. Her failure was a boon for us and for women's wrestling, much better represented by capable wrestlers like Bayley, Bianca, Charlotte, Asuka and Becky, certainly not shameful sluts like Eva! She was garbage, not WWE wrestling! And I quote!

[@johnvanlindingham9490]

You seam to forget that wrestling matches are scripted

[@WallyWorld21485]

Vince really liked over produced shitty characters.

[@martinrubio936]

Eva marie no comment

[@deadaccount7520]

lmao....sensitivity training.....don't go changing, wrestling. Shouldn't laugh, i guess. After all im pretty sure Hawk and Animal met at classes for sensitivity training.

[@glennb6020]

Your comment literally doesn’t say anything of worth

[@Diegoo98]

RVD makes me sad should have been multi world champ!

[@slytherinprime7384]

Ryback

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Oooo, a vampire. >_

[@chrismccallum2590]

This is because WWE must not want a future cancelling peoples pushes breaking up teams disrespecting their superstars 1,000,001 releases

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video