10 Main Event Superstars That Failed In WWE

Failure is not always the most objective of terms. Depending on the subject, it can range from a minor misstep that caused but a momentary hiccup to a gross oversight costing one's career or more. CM Punk, for example, considered his wrestling career a failure because he never achieved his primary goal of main-eventing a WrestleMania. While most people would argue against Punk's opinion (and even Punk himself may feel differently now that more time has passed since he originally made those comments), it doesn't change the fact that failure is something that even the very best have to deal with. Vince McMahon, by all accounts, is the most successful person in the history of professional wrestling, yet even he has failed numerous times, most notably with the XFL and World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF). So to equate failure with losers would be a foolish conclusion. Even the best fail, but they get back up. Throughout the history of WWE, there have been many talented individuals that, while working for Vince McMahon, failed to find the type of success they had experienced in other organizations. Whether the reason for their misfortune was a lack of effort, a greater field of competition, backstage politics, or what have you, the end result of their stay in WWE was disappointing. These superstars main-evented everywhere from NWA to UFC to ECW to WCW to Japan and beyond, but when they got their chance in 'New York' something wasn't right and it just didn't work out.