The sheer number of wrestlers the WWF/WWE have used since the mid-80's is pretty staggering. So many talented men and women have passed through employment in the company, but only a select group can say they were main event regulars. Wrestling fans can (and often do) say what they want about Vince McMahon's methods, but he has paved the way for a lot of entertaining performers in the main event mix. It's been said that not everybody can be a top star. An organisation the sheer size and scale of WWE demands performers fill different roles on the card. For that very reason, there have been ultra-skilled wrestlers who haven't quite been staples on the marquee. Those performers are the ones focused on here. There's a set criteria for this list, each wrestler needs to have been in at least one televised main event. In addition, they need to have been stars of a certain caliber. Every single entry has been in the upper mid-card at least, for example. For mitigating reasons, they couldn't quite transition their varying levels of success into a sustained run as a main event level star. More often than not, this was something the WWF/WWE themselves are at fault for. The question must be asked, why weren't these guys given the chance to headline more often, or set loose as regular main-eventers?
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
