7. Batista
Dave "The Animal" Batista gained popularity by being paired with fellow rookie Randy Orton into a stable with Triple H and Ric Flair that came to be known as Evolution. Standing 6'6", 300 Lbs, Big Dave is easily one of the biggest men to hold both the WWE Championship (2 times) and the World Heavyweight Championship (4 times). However, in 2007 he was accused of using anabolic steroids, a banned substance in the WWE. There was also an incident with Booker T in which a fist fight was said to have broken out, with Booker T speaking up to Batista's notion of his success and overnight rise to the top as being the reasons he was one of the best on the roster. It's this level of brash lack of humbleness that makes stars fade fast in the professional wrestling industry. Though in 2012 he stated he was looking forward to a return to the WWE in the future, this is the same man who downplayed the WWE's PG-13 era, criticizing them for the direction in which they were heading. Moreover, Batista was 33-41 during his time in the WWE, hardly an individual who you can bank on to do an additional 8 years of service after performing for 8. If you could send the Batista when he signed back in a time machine to the early 90's at the beginning of the Monday night ratings war, he would have found similar success if not exceeded what he did during his time in the WWE in the 2000s. With current stars like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, and up and comers on NXT that will be featured in future WWE 2K games such as Sami Zayne and Antonio Cesaro, the influence of American independant wrestling has found it's way into mainstream WWE. Yes, I recognize that there will always be a place for Vince McMahon's image of a Goliath (Bobby Lashley, Brock Lesnar, Ryback, Big E Langston) but that is no longer what requires them to get a job and to stay relevant, going the wayside of smaller talent.