10 WWE Superstars That Got Over In Losing Efforts

10. Diesel

Diesel's SummerSlam '94 loss to Razor Ramon was overshadowed by the potential breakup of his tag-team with Shawn Michaels, and it was the same again with Survivor Series '94. 1995 was when Diesel really discovered the art of the loss.

Big Daddy Cool's Survivor Series '95 match against Bret Hart was not only the best of Kevin Nash's career, it was also the most pivotal as it revitalized his character. As a lukewarm babyface, Diesel had held the WWE Championship for most of '95, and the act had begun to grow quite stale.

During the match with Bret, a momentary sign of compassion led to Diesel's downfall, as the Hitman capitalized on the big man's hesitation to small package him for the win. Immediately after the three count, a frustrated Diesel gave two Jacknife Powerbombs to the Hitman whilst screaming, "I'm Back!."

The next night on RAW, Diesel explained away his loss, claiming he had been freed from being a "corporate puppet", and was finally able to be himself again.

Diesel had lost his first match in a year, but leaving the USAir Arena, all fans were talking about was Big Daddy Cool.