10 WWE Hall Of Famers Used Underwhelmingly In Later Years

10. Macho Man Randy Savage (1993-94)

After dropping the WWF title to Ric Flair in September 1992, Savage's in-ring appearances began to grow sporadic. The fiesty Savage still wanted to perform, even as he approached age forty, but Vince McMahon apparently wanted to use Savage sparingly, as a dial-a-legend to only be used on special occasions.

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With Savage situated at ringside for Monday Night Raw, a number of would-be upper-card babyfaces, from Lex Luger to Crush to Tatanka, among others, failed to connect with audiences anywhere near a Macho Man standard. When his requests for more activity, included a proposed feud with Shawn Michaels where he'd put Michaels over clean, were shot down bluntly by McMahon, Savage bolted for WCW, where he spent the next three years proving he could still deliver - on occasion.

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