2. Matt Hardy (WrestleMania 20)
WrestleMania 20 featured no less than 50 performers across 12 matches. That total included two Tag Team title matches with eight wrestlers each, a ten-man Cruiserweight gauntlet, and a three-on-two handicap match. Yet, a number of reputable talents were left off of the show entirely, one of which was a man that had been a featured player for much of 2002-03. Hardy brought his popular 'Version 1.0' persona over to Raw in the fall of 2003, where it lacked the smarm-and-charm of his SmackDown run. He floated around the brand aimlessly until taking part in a bizarre feud with Kane in the summer of 2004. While the Cruiserweight title was SmackDown-exclusive, couldn't you have shoehorned Hardy (and The Hurricane for that matter) into the gauntlet for a deserved payday?
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