10 Wrestlers Who VANISHED When WWF Became WWE

10. Shawn Stasiak

On paper, Shawn Stasiak ticked so many of the usual WWE boxes. A jacked 6'4" 250 lbs frame? Check. Second generation? Check. A good looking son of a gun? Check. The problem was, Planet Stasiak wasn't all that great between the ropes and never managed to put the whole package together.

Despite having two spells with Vince McMahon's sports entertainment giant, Stasiak's dreams of following in his father Stan's footsteps and claiming the company's biggest prize never came to pass. Instead, Shawn had to make do with 15 reigns as Hardcore Champion.

Having already have a stint in the promotion as PMS' Meat, Stasiak returned to the then-WWF as part of the WCW buyout.

The whole WCW Invasion angle had long died a death by the time WWF formally became WWE in May 2002, and Shawn found himself either doing quick jobs on TV or being absent from programming entirely. In the aftermath of that company name change, Stasiak lost 15 TV matches in a row - largely on Sunday Night Heat - before asking for his release in September '02.

Realising that the wrestling business wasn't for him, the three-time WCW Tag Team Champion has only wrestled at four independent shows - the last of which was in 2010 - since departing WWE. To his credit, Shawn has crafted a career for himself as a notable chiropractor and motivational speaker.