MAJOR Wrestling Stars Who Jumped Ship (...And FLOPPED!)

10. Davey Boy Smith (WWF > WCW)

When: 1993

Why He Flopped: The British Bulldog was hot sh*t when he landed on WCW television in 1993. Davey was fairly fresh off headlining SummerSlam '92, and that main event opposite Bret Hart was the best match of his career. Sure, Bret carried a knackered and drug-addled Bulldog through the entire thing, but people didn't know that at the time.

He was a star on the rise.

Typically, WCW couldn't capitalise. Smith wasn't joining a company mid-nWo boom - WCW was WWF-lite, and simply didn't have the know-how to make the most of an incoming McMahon-made star. Despite teaming with top babyface Sting, Bulldog was mired in some seriously dreadful mini-movies during a feud vs. Vader and Sid.

He'd last a year with the chaotic group before working some indy dates back home in the UK then rejoining the WWF by 1994. That WCW run probably wasn't as fruitful as Smith (or Turner suits) had hoped it'd be when the ink dried.