10 ECW Flops In WWE That Should Have Been Huge

10. 2 Cold Scorpio

An exciting, innovative high-flier, 2 Cold Scorpio will likely go down as one of his era’s most under-appreciated wrestlers. Joining ECW from WCW in 1994, he regularly worked alongside the company’s biggest stars, and developed a reputation for dragging good-to-great matches from vastly inferior opponents, particularly those more used to the company's trademark hardcore style.

After two years and four World Television Championship reigns, 2 Cold’s skill, personality, and consistency drew the attention of Vince McMahon, who signed him in 1996. Debuting at Survivor Series, Scorpio became Flash Funk - a prototypical Brodus Clay who danced his way to the ring with two 'funkettes'. The gimmick didn’t take-off, however, and Flash was soon shunted down the card.

He eventually reverted to his 2 Cold Scorpio ring name, before becoming part of the J.O.B. Squad in 1998, signifying his slide to irrelevance. WWE could never find a consistent role for him, even as a novelty act, and he was rarely given a chance to showcase his eye-catching in-ring skills. Scorpio was released from his contract shortly after requesting time off in 1999, and made sporadic appearances for ECW later than year, before shifting his focus to Japan’s Pro Wrestling NOAH.