10 Wrestlers Too Big To Fail (That Failed Anyway)

10. Drew McIntyre (WWE: 2009-2014)

WWE cursed Drew McIntyre by telling you he was going to be the biggest of big deals from the moment he left Florida Championship Wrestling.

The towering Scot was Vince McMahon's 'Chosen One.' The WWE Chairman put him over as a "future World Champion" in September 2009, claiming he had personally signed Drew to a big-time contract, and while that prediction would eventually come true, it took around a decade longer than Vince may have liked.

A big, good-looking bruiser packed with promise, McIntyre fell short of WWE's self-created expectations. He was Intercontinental Champion but struggled for upward momentum with his bland heel character and basic working style. Falling out of the spotlight (and seemingly favour with the boss), McIntyre ended up in 3MB three years after debuting. A fun, entertainment sideshow act, but still a sideshow act.

Released by WWE in June 2014, McIntyre told himself:-

"This is on you. This was the dream you wanted. You're gonna have to prove to everybody you are who they thought you were in the beginning."

That undying drive to not go down as one of the PG era's biggest busts has been bearing fruit since 2017, when McIntyre returned as twice the performer he was before.