Wrestlers WWE Has Completely Failed

[@extremeking425]

If I was an Asian wrestling fan, I would’ve stopped watching WWE in 2018. Nakamura and Asuka’s Royal Rumble wins were so big, they were placed in the newspaper in their home country of Japan then they go on lose at Wrestlemania that year. I honestly wonder what they thought about that.

[@darkfadegaming9539]

It’s sad that they both lost

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I'm Japanese and I was disappointed at how Nakamura is treated after failed to win the WWE title and World Heavyweight title.

[@khesipresents1885]

Asuka has achieved more than Nakamura ...it has been easier for her........ probably asuka is the best treated Asian in wwe history

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@khesipresents1885 even Io Shirai is treated better than Nak.

[@khesipresents1885]

@@kenterminateddq5311 yeah her too definitely

[@Oginaka]

Dolph Ziggler should be on this list regardless of him not being in WWE anymore.

[@TheJinxandCosmoChronicles]

'It shoulda been me' 😅

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

Why WE love him because of his WWE run lmfaooooo we wouldn’t be talking bout him constantly if we didn’t love him. WTF 🤣🤣🤣 he’s a success story weirdos. All these guys are it’s just the monopoly known as WWE

[@ianyancey7391]

Dolph won a Championship.

[@blackAngelProductions]

LMFAO what are you talking about they tried with Ziggler they gave him the belt what twice and it failed he never drew ratings he never sold tickets and even then they would still throw him in the main event and throw belts on him Ziegler's just terrible.

[@kayskreed]

Shelton Benjamin will always be one of the most flagrant examples imho. But yeah, maybe have been underutilized.

[@zanethind]

And Shelton has been released sadly too

[@kayskreed]

@@zanethind Yeah, what a shame. He had a good little stint with the Hurt Business, but it wasn't long.

[@johnathonkelley5234]

He deserved so much better than what he got as do so many others.

[@QBryant14]

I was still pissed that shelton benjamin got released again also musfta ali and nic nemeth he was one of my favorite wrestlers in wwe since team angle hope shelton benjamin goes to tna🔥

[@zanethind]

@@QBryant14 yeah

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Shinsuke Nakamura is definetely unfortunate example that WWE failed him

[@cliffordjackson3]

FACTS.

[@risingphoenix1484]

lmfao.... he failed himself... the man can't speak English. If anything he needed a manager.... but his stupid dancing gimmick walking to the ring was straight trash.

[@zanethind]

Yeah

[@ericr1048]

One of my favorite wrestlers…. They really fumbled. This guy is a Star and could draw money with Codey, Rollins and many others

[@khesipresents1885]

That ship sailed in 2017-18...could've beat Jinder and had a run at the top for years....now all he can hope for is for atleast a token run like Kofi where company throws him bone for years of service ​@@ericr1048

[@Aragorn7884]

Andrade jumps back to WWE from AEW and they give him less to do than before. Good job bruh 🤑

[@JacksonLane02]

I doubt it has anything to do with money and more so with how he probably didn't like his later time in AEW especially post Guverra Brawl and how somehow Andrade got punished yet Sammy didn't that and how his significant other is in WWE. Granted so is Buddy Matthew's but it's probably not bothering him too much that him and Rhea are working for different companies

[@zanethind]

Lol tbf though AEW was giving him nothing either and Trips running the company looked better than Vince running it

[@zanethind]

​@@JacksonLane02yeah

[@khesipresents1885]

Bookers love to hire him and Don nothing with him ..he also likes to think he's a star ,when he's boring and should work on himself

[@dwightyboy5324]

I wouldn't say their doing nothing with him though, he got a return at the royal rumble, had a mania match and won, and it looks like he's gonna be involved in a storyline with Santos Escobar and his faction, which is more than I can say for some of the returns since HHH took over

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Finn Balor had losing streak ever since he joined Judgement Day lol

[@Vegeta_ultra_ego-v2u]

That's when you realize Finn was better alone

[@cliffordjackson3]

He beat dragon lee this week to stop the losing streak but still being a finn balor fan is pain I know he is in his 40’s but he can still wrestle like he’s in his 30’s and deserves one more wwe championship reign before he retires.

[@zanethind]

Yeah lol although before that he lost to Roman Reigns in 2021 as the Demon so ever since then tbh

[@zanethind]

​@@cliffordjackson3the man wrestles like he can go for another 20 yrs even though he's in his 40s but he looks like he's in his 30s

[@khesipresents1885]

Finn is another guy who will never be top guy anymore.....

[@TheInternetMemeDude]

I kinda feel bad for Nakamura. He was really talented and Decorative (I think), he’s also the same person who defeated John Cena. And he’s getting put out there like a Low Mid Carder. I hope he can make a comeback one day.

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

For what? I don’t he’s had a successful WWE career. Rumble winner. Ic titles reigns. Great matches not everyone is destined to be world champ in the monopoly known as WWE. These are literally all WWE success stories😂😂🤣🤣 just another example of WWE just being the monopoly it is and y’all not realizing some dudes ain’t gonna make it to the TOP of WWE and winning rumbles and losing at mania . Or ic title runs and mid card runs are great for some people that’s what makes WWE the monopoly it’s been for 20+ years. TOP stars everywhere you look . Can’t beat em simply sheamus on here and he’s literally a legend🤣🤣 it’s comical .

[@mrlord8519]

​​@@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv dude if you haven't watched him in NXT or njpw then you know almost nothing about his potential

[@blackAngelProductions]

Feel bad for him because he's a talentless hack that got pushed into the spotlight when he shouldn't have ever been there I'm tired of hearing about how Nakamura is talented he has no skill or ability.

[@Vegeta68041]

​@@blackAngelProductionsand reigns is so talented? His in ring work is mid at best. His mic skills have improved but he's one dimensional. The best of the best can spit on the mic as a heel or a face Roman reigns has proven he can't go face. Honestly he's not the best heel either. No matter which side he's on he gets the opposite reaction of what he wants. He's a disgrace to the rock as he was never the peoples champion he was Vince and HHHs champion and if people didn't threaten to set WWE on fire if he didn't lose the belt to cody they would of probably seen if they could keep the damn UC belt on him for 2000 days.

[@blackAngelProductions]

@@Vegeta68041 lmfao where did I say that Roman reigns was good Roman reigns sucks too and don't talk to me about in ring work nobody cares about your earring work wrestling is fake it is scripted did you not get the memo on that wrestling is fake your earring work does not matter have a character get involved in a story with your character learn how to cut a damn promo these are things that not American not do how can you tell me that Roman reigns is not good in the ring but Nakamura is good in the ring I've seen his matches they're horrible he doesn't do anything. Not that in ring work matters because nobody watches wrestling for wrestling I got news for you pal but even if you do want to look at in ring work what's so great about nakamura's in ring work what does he do he does a bunch of kicks he does a bunch of knees is finisher is just a freaking knee to the face he can't do any power moves Nakamura sucks and Roman reigns sucks too.

[@mycahjofficial]

*The downfall of Shinsuke Nakamura’s WWE rum needs to be studied. He was one of NJPW’s most hottest wrestlers who felt like such a big deal when he came to WWE. In 2017 he was at his most hottest until the company decided to squander his momentum at the expense of Jinder Mahal’s god awful WWE title run which is something I wish we could just erase from our memories.*

[@JacksonLane02]

If I were to guess then it's one thing why Him being an NXT call up during 2014- mid 2022 and him suffering a curse of being called up but not too long after being booked not so well

[@Merasmus1997]

Once he sold his soul to the McMahons, his career was over before it started

[@ChristianQuilesvelez-zb8om]

Shinsuke should go to aew and reunite chaos with okada naito

[@underground27]

Its like they put all of their eggs in the Rick Boogs/Shinske basket. Because after RIck got hurt, Shinske damn near was in catering. I did enjoy when they brought him back with the vignettes but it was bad timing with the wrong people. Cody and Seth?! We all knew he was going to lose.

[@kennyking9347]

@@ChristianQuilesvelez-zb8om😂 if you goes that’ll be career suicide. He should just go back to Japan.

[@ChiaraSiegel]

I'm so sad about Shinsuke Nakamura, to have seen him a couple times on dark matches, he's completely invested in his gimmick, he's a phenomenal wrestler and he plays so well with the audience. He deserves better !

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Shayna Baszler run in NXT was way better

[@vladdevener5586]

O 4 fucking sure.

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

@@vladdevener5586 and what does that mean?

[@zanethind]

Yep

[@zanethind]

Man she's been wasted since her debut on the main roster in early 2020

[@zanethind]

Same with Shinsuke, Ricochet, Andrade. I would also put Asuka but Asuka tbh has done great things on the main roster and even better than the other names on the main roster too

[@christophermccray6528]

I get all the others, but dude, Sheamus just got back from injury not long ago. And Andrade has only been back in WWE for half a year. You expect everyone to just be instantly pushed immediately after they returned? I'm not talking about the other 8. I'm talking only about 2 people in this list

[@herbertcampbell1008]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Hknasw]

I agree. Sheamus has always had good storylines. There is always something good for him to do when he is on tv. He has a good role

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

I don’t he’s had a successful WWE career. Rumble winner. Ic titles reigns. Great matches not everyone is destined to be world champ in the monopoly known as WWE. These are literally all WWE success stories😂😂🤣🤣 just another example of WWE just being the monopoly it is and y’all not realizing some dudes ain’t gonna make it to the TOP of WWE and winning rumbles and losing at mania . Or ic title runs and mid card runs are great for some people that’s what makes WWE the monopoly it’s been for 20+ years. TOP stars everywhere you look . Can’t beat em simply

[@manporo5865]

Sheamus has been extremely successful, it was a really weird choice to put him here over someone like Bobby Lashley, who's stuck in a dumb gimmick like the Street Profits. Like we all know what the man is capable of, he can literally walk up and take either main title with ease and no kayfabe in the world can argue against that fact. The man is a unit.

[@hih1951h]

​@@manporo5865And honestly, I don't even know if both of them could even win the WHC some day now that the company is clearly pushing for newer stars

[@dio2141]

Cedric Alexander should be in this list too

[@greasy2007]

Thought they were doing something with him & the Adonis on smackdown. Guess not

[@kshinokevin]

I would have added Apollo Crews; unless he was "future endeavored" by the WWE.

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

WWE is a monopoly what don’t y’all get not everyone can succeed at the top🤣🤣🤣

[@Warrioruk]

@@kshinokevin Agree

[@jvomkrieg]

I love how making someone a multi time WWE Champion and employing them for 15 years is "Completely failing" them. Unbelievable.

[@MacStoker]

no video ever blames the wrestler... its easier to hate on WWE... they never mention people like other wrestlers better , or fans didnt cheer for them (thats the real reasons why some fail)

[@mud213]

As a person who only really started watching WWE regularly this year (2024), Ricochet quickly became my favorite wrestler. He almost always gets a "This is Awesome" chant in every performance. He's just so fun to watch.

[@richardsmith1898]

I completely agree. That dude is built like a mac truck for his size and puts his body on the line every time. He's amazing to watch.

[@anakemass3tan164]

i think the problem in triple H era in my opinion, is they too focused to make good guy/girl winning, i know his era is just begining, but making"bad" ending in storyline doesnt make it a bad booking. we need bad guys winning not good guys winning every single story

[@dkmenace1990]

The problem is the internet overhyped HHH because the internet loved NXT Black and Gold even though it was a massive money pit. HHH inherited a market boom once the Vince scandals came into picture and the wwe brand continues to be more over than the roster under HHH

[@comicsrcool5483]

Are we watching the same WWE? Its only been since WM that the "Good Guys" won ANYTHING. Look at the history of the title holders before that show Roman Reigns - UWUC Gutner - IC Champion Finn Balor and Damian Priest - Undisputed Tag Team Champions Iyo Sky - Woman Champion Smackdown Rhea Ripley Womans Champion Raw Logan "Prime Boy" Paul - US Champion Seth Rollins - WHC About the only "Face" holding a Title was Seth Rollins....and technically he was a Tweener. So I breathed a sigh of relief when Cody, Sammy, R Truth and Miz,and Bailey won. When Rhea went down a Face was allowed to hold it for what? A few WEEKS?! Now Liv Morgan has the championship so the heels ride again. Plus Gutner is about to unseat Damian Priest(or Drew) so the WHC is stuck in Heel territory. They're about to make Bailey job to NIA JAX(or help us PIPER NIVEN) so there goes the Smackdown Womans Championship. Who knows what will happen with Chad Gable and Sammy,or Cody and AJ for that matter. So by this time after Summer Slam, your only Face champs may be Cody and the Awesome Truth tag team(Since Grayson Walwart and Wrestler in Theory NEVER seem to defend their titles), unless of course they have Cody fall to THE FINAL BOSS. I think honestly Hunter doesn't KNOW how to book Babyfaces since he never WAS one. He was always a full out heel or a tweener. I think he believes Heels(or "Anti Heros) are just more interesting. The sites like WL seem to agree with him. I'm just like "Read a book. Good triumphs over Evil in the end and the cycle repeats itself." A heel who perpetually wins(cough...ROMAN...cough) is just boring and after awhile, unrealistic. Darth Vader Loses. Voldemort loses. The Joker loses. Thats why they work. You want to see them come back and find some way to win...eventually...not 10 seconds after the Hero beat them......

[@Dre384]

You sound dumb 😂Gunther Roman just had long reigns also under him and Rhea would still be champ if she didn’t get hurt Logan Paul and a town down are current champs liv Morgan also a heel is champ Damien priest is champ lmaooo stop talking

[@Vegeta68041]

​@@comicsrcool5483 reigns held both titles hostage for years. The UC title specifically for 1300 days and I believe was heel pretty much that entire run. That guy is an idiot. Public backlash was the only reason that belt got pry'd off of RR as well. They had full intentions to keep him champ at least UC champ for 2000 days. He was literally popular for one year then pretty much every face he stream rolled and people didn't like it.

[@Flooffyyyyy]

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT SHAYNA AND SHINSUKE They have been so underrated and ive been saying that for years now. Glad others agree

[@KamoMustafaWWEII]

I'm baffeled at the way Triple H is booking Finn Balor. I expected more considering his NXT runs.

[@AustinDickerson2001Tiger]

NXT does not get a pass.

[@deaf_conformist]

I love Balor, but he has no charisma either as a face or as a heel, I'm sorry. I mean, of the entire Judgment Day group, he seems the most out of place to me. He doesn't know how to be a good heel. Of course, he can give you a 5-star match at any time. For me, he has two options: get his demon gimmick back or go to a company where he can only give good matches (like he did in NXT). Oh, and that's not a Triple H things bro....

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

@@deaf_conformist not everytime charisma alone doesn't matter . Gunther , Bobby Lashley & even Brock Lesnar are perfect example for that . They are not even that great on the mic

[@jasdeepsingh7874]

@@tamzidmohsinkhan3333what do you mean Gunther is great on mic and Brock is pretty decent when he has his cowboy gimmick.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

@@jasdeepsingh7874 still they are never that great talkers on the mic though . You easily proved my point . Even roman is also not decent on the mic until Paul Heyman saved him by improved his promo skills

[@Mac_Kymera]

Karrion Kross

[@donkeygat93]

This channel just lets its inner fan boy go

[@dbmikeyg255]

This should be a top 20 list

[@foolbludhound]

He trash tho he was only good in tna because it was a small pond and he was a so called big fish but in WWE there's plenty of big fish he just can't swim with them

[@Wrecklesslivesmatter]

Tbf no matter what dark type gimmick he chooses within the WWE he will fail. We already have too much of that going on in multiple companies

[@captaincozy4523]

He’s so overrated

[@deveshbhambhani8896]

I don't know why I feel Roman Reigns' 2 year title reign took half of these guys' opportunities.

[@GetdonkedOn]

Stop it these guys are not on Roman's level you really believe a guys like Ricochet can carry the undisputed title? Lmao. Nakamura "maybe" but its already too late his time was vs AJ and Vince obviously failed him.

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

And buried everyone 😂

[@pascho1057]

Makes the rest of the talent look worse

[@lindwurm5976]

@@GetdonkedOn That´s the problem if you put two titles on a guy and market him as unbeatable. Roman would have done damn fine with one title. No need to push him that high, even less after he went part time and only had like 10 matches per year...

[@mikelowry4738]

​@lindwurm5976 yep I've been saying the same thing. They pushed roman to the moon at the expense of developing other main eventers.

[@joemomma3208]

Andrade, Johnny Gargano, Tommossa Ciampa, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, Apollo Crews, The Miz, Otis, & Braun Strowman!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Facts

[@JacksonLane02]

Nowadays All but Andrade and Braun I can see. Andrade considering he just returned at Rumble and Braun just returned like 2 weeks ago. But in general with their WWE run majority of them at some point yes

[@D.N.Aisback]

Dolph ziggler

[@redrc9771]

@@D.N.Aisback Dolph doesn't work there anymore

[@mmmmmmmhmmmm]

not braun. hes. fine

[@OneMinuteFlan]

Owens had a match with Stone Cold at Wrestlemania. Something Cena, Punk, Lesnar, Roman, Seth, Orton, Edge, Cody, Drew or any other champion in the past 20 years can't claim.

[@DavidPSt1]

Absolutely, it was Austin’s Final match (so far?) and it couldn’t have gone better. I cannot only imagine what a privilege KO feels for being selected and the pride in delivering on such an occasion.

[@thepunisherclub6442]

For real. The fact that he thinks that "WWE failed KO" because he wasn't a multi-times World champion from that list is BS, he's LITERALLY the only Wrestler IN MONDERN DAY that can say they FACE STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN and truly be his FINAL OPPONENT at Wrestlemania. Facing Stone Cold and be his truly final opponent (so far, although I do think its one time thing, Austin said it himself that he doesn't want to take the spotlight from current WWE wrestlers) is better accomplishment than any world championships

[@hih1951h]

​@@thepunisherclub6442 Plus, back to back WM main event. It's already what some of the names here could only wish tbh

[@Vegeta68041]

I mean that's cool and all. But on all these top 10 lists I don't see one about "guys who had the honors of a retirement match". It's a nice personal accomplishment but to imply KO should be satisfied with that and a couple very short title runs is laughable.

[@IXCANADATV]

Asuka should be on this list aswell they destroy her career

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Kairi also

[@NoMoreHeroes75]

Still should’ve won at WM39

[@mullenlogan20]

Dude she was literally champ not too long ago like women’s champ and on top of that she’s been booked as tag champ until she got injured and couldn’t wrestle anymore. She was women’s champ for 70 days which is pretty nice considering she already had a 231 day reign back in 2020. You need to learn what destroyed means cause asuka has been at the top and will remain there.

[@IXCANADATV]

@@mullenlogan20 alot of fans and myself believe wwe still destroy her career

[@mullenlogan20]

@@IXCANADATV cause y’all are stupid and think if she’s not booked to your liking her career was destroyed. They had her unbeaten in nxt and she only lost the title due to injury not even being beaten for it. They gave her an over 200 day reign as champ then a few years later gave her another 70 days. They destroyed a lot of stars career but not asuka or kairi.

[@hyunvrse]

wwe’s treatment of japanese/hispanic wrestlers is so sad to see. and yet for some reason the fans still want guys like okada, naito, penta & fenix, etc to go there when wwe has done nothing but walk all over shinsuke, asuka, dragon lee, andrade, kairi sane, kushida, and way more. had kota ibushi signed with them they’d have probably done the same to him.

[@kshinokevin]

sometimes, the WWE puts the Japanese or Latino wrestlers in a tag-team or a stable: (Akira) Tozawa has American Alpha Academy (with Chad Gable, Otis and Maxxine Dupri) and the Latino World Order (with Puerto Rican veteran, Carlito). Not COOL. I remembered Kaientai (Taka Michinoku, Sho "Kung" Funaki), the Mexicools (Psicosis, Super Crazy and Juventud "The Juice" Guerrera) and Los Boricuas (with Savio Vega; another Puerto Rican dude).

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

Royal rumble winner. Ic champ. Success WWE career. I don’t he’s had a successful WWE career. Rumble winner. Ic titles reigns. Great matches not everyone is destined to be world champ in the monopoly known as WWE. These are literally all WWE success stories😂😂🤣🤣 just another example of WWE just being the monopoly it is and y’all not realizing some dudes ain’t gonna make it to the TOP of WWE and winning rumbles and losing at mania . Or ic title runs and mid card runs are great for some people that’s what makes WWE the monopoly it’s been for 20+ years. TOP stars everywhere you look . Can’t beat em simply sheamus on here and he’s literally a legend🤣🤣 it’s comical .

[@hyunvrse]

@@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv shinsuke/asuka did win the royal rumble however that was 6 years ago and they both lost at mania. they did absolutely nothing with aj and shinsukes history in njpw and they broke asuka’s streak for what? theres nothing wrong with main event level talent holding a midcard belt either, okada ospreay and mercedes are doing great in aew with midcard titles and it definitely elevates the championship but I just think they failed to present shinsuke as such when he was holding midcard belts and now they have him on a massive losing streak. yeah not everyone can be a top star but I’m still allowed to be disappointed with how they’re handling these talents especially when you see how great they were before wwe. also I’m not sure what your point is, I’m loving what wwe’s doing right now but just like any other company they have their flaws

[@captaincozy4523]

Asuka is a multiple time world champion and future WWE hall of Famer, Kairi Sane has been a tag champ and part of a stable that gets lots of TV time. Shinsuke and Andrade is the only one that you can say hasn’t been given a fair shot. Not everyone you like is gonna be a world champion and not everyone deserves to be one. Dragon Lee is also new so give it time.

[@hyunvrse]

@@captaincozy4523 yeah asuka is a future hall of famer and kairi is in a good spot right now but in my opinion wwe hasn’t used them to their full potential and thats definitely the case with a ton of other wrestlers. I’m not saying everyone I listed should be a world champion, but it’s obvious wwe has no idea how to utilize them. and yeah I know dragon lee only signed with them in 2022 but it still bugs me that wwe has a habit of throwing japanese and mexican wrestlers into stables/factions when they don’t know what to do with them

[@hectorruiz9448]

Honorable mentioned Cesaro!

[@comicsrcool5483]

Cesaro, Miz, to an extent Drew Mcintyre, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Zach Ryder, Luke"Brodie Lee" Harper, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, CM Punk....hell just name MOST of the people who left for good or who left and came back...heck add Cody to that list and Brian Danielson. You can even add Luke Gallows ,Karl Anderson, Xavier Woods, Natalya... Its a HUGE list. Sadly I wonder if this time next year, Illya Drangaoff, Carmelo Hayes ,Lyra Valkeria, Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargil will be added to this list.

[@extremeking425]

Dude Kofi is at the end of his career. He’s a 15-Time Tag Team Champion, former WWE, IC, and US Champion, what more can they do with him?

[@agrubohub4009]

He's pretty much a legend by this point The guy has been in the company for almost 20 years

[@zanethind]

Get a second World Title reign but this time not being squashed by Lesnar although I like Kofi's mentality of just moving on because if he thinks about that time it just makes him sad

[@extremeking425]

@@zanethindHonestly that’s probably the only thing he can do left at this point.

[@chrisakane9840]

Prob a mitb and royal rumble win

[@NACHTY1]

Kofi's career can't end until he finds his Jamaican accent again

[@Afrochilla]

Shayna's push being crushed has seriously hurt the women's division imo. I think it's still their biggest fumble there.

[@dkmenace1990]

WWE have made more money with the Four Horsewomen, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley and now Liv Morgan than Shayna Baszler has ever did while she was being overpushed in nxt

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Sheamus needs to become Grand Slam Champ by winning IC title before fully retire from wrestling

[@nathanfarmer4632]

Both him and John Cena

[@zanethind]

Same with Cena and they can feud over it too

[@dbmikeyg255]

He's definitely not a failed wrestler wtf

[@jays447]

The more wrestlers that are given the ‘grand slam’ title, the less prestigious it is. Sheamus and John Cena are doing just fine.

[@elleni-41]

Nakamura is a great example...Andrade, another great example.. neither have anything to do.. wasted talent..

[@Teddy42O]

Alot of wrestlers WWE looks at as senior citizens & jobbers

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Montez Ford had potential to be single star but of course he is tag team material

[@khesipresents1885]

He's time to shine keeps dwindling away....they kept teasing a singles push ,and put him in elimination chamber ...than just dropped everything and made him a pure tag guy again......trick Williams is starting to look more and more fitting at the top than Montez ..thanks to wwes bad booking

[@Hknasw]

@@khesipresents1885 Trick Williams is so over that if he gets to the main roster it is over for Montez. I don't think Montez can match Trick's hype. WWE should have split the Street Profits some time ago

[@khesipresents1885]

@@Hknasw by 2021 I would've split Montez already from street profits if I was the booker ..but I'm not the booker sadly ...the bookers don't care

[@residentsteve]

Montez is incredibly boring imo he should be his wife’s manager instead 😂.

[@Hknasw]

@@residentsteve He hasn't been given anything meaningful in terms of a storyline. They need to let him cook with promos

[@FAMGUY2000]

I feel its worth mentioning some guys are just fine in their role and aren’t at all interested in being thrust into the “that guy” role. It was Balor who recently shared that sentiment wholeheartedly and it wouldnt be surprising if others felt the same way.

[@marktheshark7588]

I'm surprised and glad that you made a video on pointing out WWE's failures in the Paul Levesque era.I would add Karrion Kross,Apollo Crews,Michin,Chelsea Green and Xavier Woods to the list of wrestlers that WWE has completely failed.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Andrade needs Zelina Vega on his side

[@khesipresents1885]

Both are lost...zelina will never get a serious push...Andrade is directionless

[@billyc2493]

Zelina Vega was better as a heel.

[@MrSlashblade]

Andrade vs Bron

[@teamtim87]

I disagree with Sheamus being included here. Yes, recent booking has left a lot to be desired but overall his career has been nothing short of great/legendary.

[@dbmikeyg255]

Yeah he's won everything pretty much wtf are they smoking

[@khesipresents1885]

​@@dbmikeyg255hes won everything but hes a midcarder ...it shows his push was a waste

[@MultiDashing123]

@@dbmikeyg255he hasn’t won the intercontinental championship

[@GnosticAtheist]

It is important to remember there is a fixed amount of space for stories and a lot of talent. In addition, physical theater/wrestling has to re-write stories constantly due to injury. That does not mean that every bad booking is due to injury and time constraints, but it is important factors. In addition, signings may disrupt existing plans, and that means reshuffling, or that the new talent has to wait for months until room exists for a new plotline. That said, I am often scratching my head trying to figure out what has happened, but the current happenings makes mostly sense due to the frequent issues with signings and injury.

[@JacksonLane02]

Feel like some of those are mainly to due with creative changing and plans most likely being changed once Triple H took over. With Andrade too early to tell considering he's been back in the company for less than a year kinda similar with Nakamura

[@khesipresents1885]

Stop making excuses

[@dkmenace1990]

Andrade is on wwe speed. Dude is already done

[@captaincozy4523]

@@khesipresents1885so everyone you like must be world champion all the time?? Will that make you happy??

[@khesipresents1885]

@@captaincozy4523 he shouldn't be a world champion.....HHH doesn't see him as a top guy either

[@Feeling_ucey]

Nakamura to tna or nxt

[@thegoat6189]

Meanwhile Logan Paul is the Us champ wrestling every 6 months that’s straight disrespectful to everyone on this list actually grinding their way up the ladder he needs to lose it ASAP

[@jaredthehawk3870]

There's a very good chance L.A. Knight takes it off him during this feud.

[@comicsrcool5483]

Maybe if Shinsuke invents some kind of Japanese style energy drink WWE can make money off of? >:)

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

2:37 This one really hurts considering how unstoppable Shayna was in NXT she should've been Women's Championship at least 5 Times by now. But WWE once again dropped the ball & not even beating Ronda Rousey at Summerslam was enough to get her over anymore.

[@dkmenace1990]

Maybe the problem is Shayna isn't that big of a star that nxt pretended she was

[@inouekale]

That's because the main roster exposed Shayna that she's not really meant to be a big star unlike what they tried to show in NXT. Like literally she's one of the most boring wrestlers in the roster right now, and they even have the guts to pair her with Zoey, who is much worse than her.

[@Koa04-24]

Also LA Knight. If they didn’t have him lose to Roman Reigns to stop his massive push into the spotlight, he could have been the next biggest superstar

[@AimToBeAsGoodAsMe]

Roman needed help from his tribe & he beat AJ Styles at WM clean whilst AJ didn't win too cleanly in the rematch, so not much aura has been lost.

[@PabloCuneo-z9o]

I think he use of the Rock and Austin's mannerisms holding him making him lose to Reigns. He's limited like Duggan was in 80's with USA gimmick, limited. Knight needs his own gimmick especially with Rock being a board member on TKO. He's probably not happy Knight uses his mannerisms.

[@gsinghjay]

Knight is winning the US title. Even Knight himself said he had no business being where he was. YEAH!

[@PabloCuneo-z9o]

@@gsinghjay Agreed he will win the US Title, but in order to be in the same league as Roman and Cody he needs his own mannerism and not Rock/Austin's. That's what WWE management feels. I'm guessing.

[@Notoriouswrestlingfan12314]

@@PabloCuneo-z9othat makes no sense

[@mullenlogan20]

How many people are gonna keep saying he was booked to lose to edge? They called a damn audible because Finn got busted open badly and that’s where his 13 stitches shirt came from was due to this match. There’s been no official word that the demon was supposed to lose the match yall just run with it because he lost, not paying attention at all to the match and what happened.

[@FateOfAllFoolslol]

Pretty much all of these are not superstars that WWE failed, they just aren't top level guys. They are pretty much just mid to low card talent. Sheamus and Kevin Owens have been WWE champions so I dont get how thats a failure. The rest just dont have that connection with the fans and lack mic skills. Richocet is a perfect example of a guy that is a talented athlete but his mic skills are horrible and doesn't connect with the fans, the fans only cheer when he does a cool move thats it.

[@khesipresents1885]

Still pissed off they wasted a SummerSlam program with logan paul on ricochet

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Exactly! And, there used to be no shame in being a midcarder, or being a fan of a midcarder. Nowadays, fans seem to need their favorite(s) to be in the main event picture, and if it doesn't happen, then WWE 'failed them'.

[@Chucky_Martinez]

Ngl, Shinsuke Nakamura not being as good in WWE as he was in NJPW is like the same with Jinsei Shinzaki in AJPW but here in the states he is known as Hakushi, he was an amazing aerial savvy Japanese wrestler who was known for his top rope walking like a tightrope and wrestled with some of the greatest in AJPW, but when he was in WWE, he had a meaningless feud with Bret Hart and ended up being a Babyface Jobber with Barry Horowitz of all people.

[@masonmccann8]

One of the biggest fails wwe has is Ec3 one of the best talkers in the business at the time and made him a mute.

[@GabrielSantos-vo7ky]

Wwe didn’t fail sheamus WE THE FANS FAILED HIM

[@achimsinn6189]

Dolph Ziggler is another example for what they did to Shinzuke. They never really allowed him to shine on the top level and at some point fans just knew to not expect him to surpass midcard level no matter how good he wrestled. Another one would be the Big Show who they randomly turned face or heel so often nobody cared about his character anymore.

[@darlenevanhooser6822]

I'm really disappointed that WWE hasn't given Nakamura a chance to excel. I really enjoy his matches.

[@khesipresents1885]

I def thought hed beat mahal

[@Deadgod91]

They gave him the Rumble victory. A wrestlemania title match and back to back matches against AJ Styles in pay per views. They again took a shot at him with Seth Rollins feud last year. How many more chances does he needs to excel?

[@jvomkrieg]

They gave him tons of chances. He just never got over with people who weren't into him already from NJPW. The Average WWE fan doesn't care about people who can't cut a promo.

[@khesipresents1885]

@@jvomkrieg Otis can't cut promo but fans react to him..fans are picky

[@andigaming1991]

Hearing this about Nakamura is crazy as someone who was watching WWE/NXT when he joined and went to the main roster but stopped watching in like 2019. He was so over, I didn't know him prior but became a big fan in no time.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Still Brock squashed Kofi in 8 seconds made 0 sense

[@Mr_Oggie]

I thought the squash did make sense: in the years prior he was winning as a part of The New Day but as a tag team it was almost always Kofi or Xavier teaming up with Big E and the matches basically went the same: Kofi or Xavier would start the match, they would get the crap beat out of them, they are pretty much within seconds of losing the bout... and then the hot tag, Big E comes in, beats the opponents up and then tags in Xavier or Kofi to do some mop up duty when the other team is beaten down. So his problem as a single champion was that he didn't have Big E there to save his butt.

[@johnathonkelley5234]

And Kofi was even ok with it too

[@chadkennedy7855]

Ah yes, the F-5 of doom.

[@jays447]

Lmao it makes perfect sense. A legit MMA fighter squashing a man almost 100 pounds lighter than him? That was the most realistic booking in recent years.

[@dkmenace1990]

Mercy kill since Kofimania was one of the biggest flops ever.

[@JoeFlanagan-ii9mb]

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, Shayna Baszler is really one of the most underrated women’s wrestlers they have on that show. She could be having great feuds for the women’s title with some of the biggest singles women's wrestlers they have on their but instead they want to have her just compete in the tag division. If I was her, I would ask for my release at this point. They clearly don’t want to make her a huge singles star so there is no point in staying (aside from money). That goes for the other wrestlers they have on their that have potentially to be huge singles stars for them but instead are being kept in the lower mid card.

[@6300As]

She sucks

[@kristopherlroseboro2821]

All 10 Wrestlers should go to other wrestling promotions like AEW or TNA?

[@_WESTSIDE_]

Shayna in Tna 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Joe_Parmesan]

definitely not AEW - there'd been parade of 'wasted talent' that's gone there, but most of them either didn't excel or they fell to a lower level than they already were in WWE. Ricochet might ascend higher, because he's a high flyer, but no one else should. Heck, Andrade already tried it and became miserable and frustrated.

[@Willrobert92]

One thing about the WWE is that there isn't much room in the main event picture, only for a few guys at a time. So a lot of main event level talent gets stuck at the mid card, it's not always a case of them being screwed over by the execs (though that does sometimes happen). You make some good points in your video, but I don't think that all the wrestlers you listed have necessarily been "failed", many fans still see KO as a legend of the business and at the end of the day doesn't that mean more than holding the big belt? Plus I think Ricochet might still have a title run, if he doesn't get completely buried against Bron Breaker lol

[@eddiespagetti2798]

Bro the WWE needs to try harder to work on talent and not focus on the same people over and over again.

[@Dre384]

They been doing that casual stop internet watching and watch the product

[@eddiespagetti2798]

@@Dre384 yet there’s a lot of people stuck in catering doing nothing you just don’t notice it I guess.

[@amberdaniels63]

I'm glad you mentioned Montez, he really should've been pushed as a solo star a while ago. He should've some type of run at a championship or something 🤦🏾‍♀🤦🏾‍♀🤦🏾‍♀

[@williemcdowell79]

Current roster of Indian and Mexican wrestlers should make this list

[@BishopM1]

Angelo Dawkins is overlooked and great individually no doubt but Montez has EVERYTHING necessary to be a main eventer.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Omos is super green in the ring

[@fro-zone2k]

Yup

[@khesipresents1885]

But why remove MVP on TV ...when he can manage so many guys.... someone backstage has a problem with mvp

[@greasy2007]

Ya he doesn't need be in wwe anymore

[@Hknasw]

Omos is boring to me. There is not a lot you can do storyline wise with some 7 foot guy who just tosses people. He also doesn't talk on the mic. People say what about Big Show, Great Khali, etc. Big Show has character and Khali is an exception that I believe he debuted at the right place and right time. I'm surprised Omos has not been released yet

[@residentsteve]

It’s omos time for him to be released 😂.

[@b.e.r.nnetwork8251]

Nakumaras best run was when he was a heel giving out Nutsasha's. His heel character was perfect. It made me tune in. It's a shame WWE let's so many good characters and wrestlers go to the wayside because right now they need legit contenders for top guys. Yes these top guys are gonna get the nod but they have no real challengers. 😊

[@رضارحيم-ر8ه]

If MJF jumps to WWE he will be midcarder or a jobber

[@TheJonas973]

I don't think anyone would be that stupid lol. I don't even think MJF would sign unless they promised him a Cody Rhodes level push

[@WaxwingSlain]

​@TheJonas973 which I'm sure they'll give to him. Who wouldnt

[@SultanaEntezar]

​@@TheJonas973comparing MJF to Cody is bizarre.

[@Kthecrusher]

Mjf won’t sign unless he gets a push around Cody’s level they will have to pay a lot of money to get him if they really want him and his mic skills are really good he will be right in the main event scene

[@Kthecrusher]

I easily think they will get him but he curses a lot and has gone off script a lot idk how that’ll work with wwe

[@chikutashingalili5264]

A video on Wrestlers who reached their potential would make so much sense

[@Dr_1212]

There should be about 1000 names on this list 😆🤣

[@adjuster57]

One thing that is always left out of videos like this, is the fact that there are tons of wrestlers that are role wrestlers, and that's what they want to be. They don't want to win championships. They want to help others win championships and make them look good. Not every wrestler wants to be world champion. Tommy Dreamer is a perfect example. He was totally embarrassed to win the ECW championship, and was forced to win it. There are dozens and dozens of wrestlers just like Dreamer. They just want to do their part and just help.

[@LegendzAlwayzRise2K24]

Shinsuke Nakamura should return to NJPW

[@LegendzAlwayzRise2K24]

He should also go to AJPW, NOAH WRESTLING, and DDT Wrestling

[@mpklub]

Andrade sucks. He only has a job because he is married to Charlotte. WWE did not fail him. Ricochet also sucks. No charisma. Just a flippy movez guy. Other guys on this list don't make any sense. Like KO? Dude wrestled Austin at mania and main eventer night 1 and won gold. Sheamus is a multi time champion and basically a gatekeeper to the upper mid card/main event. Kofi won a world title at mania. Has multiple midcard titles and has been featured week in and week out on TV for a decade and a half. This list is ridiculous. Not everyone has to be a main event guy to be used properly.

[@cliffordjackson3]

Andrade really left aew to go back to the wwe and get into the latino vortex with the lwo vs legedo del fantasma never ending feud and now is wrestling on “wwe speed” vs karl anderson on twitter😂.

[@Hknasw]

Nearly every Latino on WWE has a "Latino" gimmick. The only one who doesn't really have it is Damian Priest. He shows elements of his Puerto Rican heritage but it is not his gimmick. Which I think is a good thing

[@KOTSOSMC2002]

I never liked Nakamura. His character, his performer, his wresting style, his mic skills, I basically dislike everything about Nakamura lol.

[@Onwabo]

Andrade deserves more😭 As for Nakamura I think he needs to go to another wrestling company maybe he will be appreciated more

[@HassanMasood-nr7jh]

boring as hell and cant even cut a promo .

[@chronoxiong]

When The Miz turned babyface, someone was going to have to take his place as the heel jobber who always loses his feuds. Guess who had to be that guy? Shinsuke! I predicted that Shinsuke was going to lose all his feuds when this happened and I turned out to be right!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Ricochet better join TNA at this point & thrive like Mustafa Ali

[@brandonwilliams5613]

Yeah Shinsuke def got lost in the shuffle. Him and R-Truth would be a great odd couple tag team to push then spin off into serious singles runs.

[@matiasevans23]

I dont agree with this list at all. Failing is a reach. Kofi and Sheamus are done. Nakamura and Ricochet can't talk.

[@orefemetsemfelang7618]

Next time this video is done, you should also mention who’s place they should’ve taken (basically, wrestlers who are given chances but aren’t that good enough)

[@Cat.................]

Angelo is holding Montez back

[@khesipresents1885]

Booking is holding back Montez..not angelo

[@Hknasw]

@@khesipresents1885 Yep. WWE doesn't want to pull the trigger on a Montez singles run for some reason. The guy has great in ring ability and talk on the mic. Like what gives?

[@khesipresents1885]

@@Hknasw what gives is lazy creative who are comfortable in calling back aging guys like the rock instead of building new stars...

[@amberdaniels63]

@@Hknasw I don't get it either. A lot literally BEGGING for a Montez single's run. His wife Bianca had single's runs and a tag title run (which have been awesome to watch), it's about time he gets that treatment also or WWE is gonna continue to waste his years with the company

[@unofficialspaghet]

You gotta remember, not everyone can be pushed

[@kellyvance3282]

Yes! My favorite KZbinr has come back! Wrestlelamia!

[@icemanespoo2977]

Maybe do another video giving fantasy booking on how these people should be booked and who would they replace. Raw is a three hour show with certain number of minutes. How should they be spread? 180 minutes but commercials take something away.

[@nimitarora1625]

Overrated Nakamura

[@kevinzurita9731]

Nakamura is one of the most charisatic stars ever had classics in japan classics in nxt he is a japanesse legand

[@Deadgod91]

@@kevinzurita9731 Its not relevant what he did in Japan. Ever since he joined main roster, he haven't delivered any great matches or promos.

[@MvttHill]

WWE didn’t fail Shinsuke bruh… Shinsuke is boring and incapable of getting over, that’s not the WWE’s fault 🤣🤣

[@TullyPowell-k9h]

👇 like if you love Wrestling!

[@RanDoesItNow]

I'm still salty Adam Cole didn't debut on the main roster

[@pokemaniacmasterx3132]

WWE screwed Chad Gable!!

[@platinumpagoda3079]

Nikki Cross and Asuka 💯

[@ianfeuerhake1859]

Kofi was screwed long before he won the championship. I mention it every year, when his Royal Rumble appearance has nothing to do with winning the match. It’s more important for him to get that save moment, and then be an afterthought for the next few minutes, and get thrown out in unspectacular fashion.

[@gordontherock9142]

WWE should now be called world wrestling endorsements. They are more worried about product placements and commercial spots than putting on wrestling matches.

[@Dre384]

Sound slow

[@jeremiahgiles3593]

My man Nakamura was just a DAMN tragedy 😭😭😭

[@iamkoold]

Think a lot of what happened to Shinsuke Nakamura is due to personal issues from another wrestler. If I remember correctly, there was a botched move that the other wrestler complained and Nakamura got punished for it by reducing his push, which is why he’s at the position he’s in now. It’s completely wrong of WWE to do that to him, especially since a botch can happen but it doesn’t need to go that far to ruin his run like that

[@MrSberg1000]

Honorable mention: Samoa Joe In TNA/Impact wrestling: Great wrestler, held some titles (did he win their World title?) In WWE: nothing (what happened?)

[@KenoughsEnough]

Nakamura is still my all time favorite talent. I hope he's happy since he's up there in years but its so sad to compare the hype of acquiring him and what he used to be.

[@FourFour2theFloor]

I dont consider these failures per say. Not everyone can be a main eventer and there are only so many belts to put on. A "jobber" and a strong midcard is as important balance as heel vs face. You need both to elevate each other

[@producedby111]

you guys should try booking then, its not easy booking all the wrestlers equally

[@khesipresents1885]

Said a hhh fan

[@HeroicTurkey]

Andrade is world title material

[@Efri3nd]

A lot of these guys have no charisma or are getting ready for retirement. Compare them to LA Knight at you'll see that it more than just in ring skills in the modern age of wrestling

[@radicaIized]

I was hoping Batista would be done justice in his final run

[@Rya_N33]

The media loves to complain about the stupidest stuff 🤦‍♂️

[@valinor5397]

DAMIEN SANDOW

[@BigMike_HD]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again 100 times. Omos isn’t a main character. His role should be someone’s muscle. A back up guy.

[@rhovenom04]

Wrestlelamia's expectations: everyone has a world title, no one is a mid or under card. Everyone is pushed, even jamie noble. Everyone is on top. Superstars need to defeat someone in order to go to the top, when there are winners, there are losers. Where is your common sense?

[@BreakfastKids]

dolph could’ve been the GOAT

[@GabrielSantos-vo7ky]

I wouldnt say wwe failed Finn Balor, just sadly wasn’t give a second chance at the top after the injury… but still has an amazing career in wwe

[@Cjfidjenebshdhdhrv]

These are literally all WWE success stories😂😂🤣🤣 just another example of WWE just being the monopoly it is and y’all not realizing some dudes ain’t gonna make it to the TOP of WWE and winning rumbles and losing at mania . Or ic title runs and mid card runs are great for some people that’s what makes WWE the monopoly it’s been for 20+ years. TOP stars everywhere you look . Can’t beat em simply.