10 Forgotten WWE Wrestlers Who Were Supposed To Be Stars

3. Manu

Manu Codyrhodes The story of Afa Anoa'i, Jr., aka Manu, is surprisingly open and shut. Like Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and plenty of others, he was the son of another great Superstar, Afa the Samoan. This should have been enough to put him on the road to Superstardom himself, but unfortunately, he was all too aware of this fact. Shortly after debuting, he received a 30-day suspension for violating WWE's Wellness Policy. He would go on to join other Nth generation Superstars Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr., and later, with Rhodes, Sim Snuka, and Randy Orton to form The Legacy. Unfortunately, The Legacy didn't live up to their... well, legacy, as they kept losing matches, forcing Orton to put the group to a test. Manu failed, and soon Snuka was kicked out as well. They were poised to join with DiBiase, one of Orton's earlier victims, to overthrow the group, but instead suffered betrayal from within as DiBiase turned on his teammates. He was released from WWE altogether soon after, with Orton stating that it "had a lot to do with his backstage attitude", and that Anoa'i "didn€™t feel like he had to pay his dues." Unlike others on this list, however, he still works the independent scene, and who knows? Maybe he'll get another shot someday.
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