10 Underrated WWE Superstars Who Shouldn’t Have Been Released

10. Steve Blackman

Blackman could€™ve been in WWF much earlier if he hadn€™t contracted dysentery and malaria in South Africa. That delayed his WWF debut by many years. One of the highlights of the hardcore division in WWE, €˜the Lethal Weapon€™ Steve Blackman was one of the true legitimate badasses in the company. He was so dangerous, that some of his peers, including Hardcore Holly, believed that he could very well seriously injure or kill someone if they rubbed him the wrong way. Blackman never got beyond the lower mid-card, despite his impressive martial arts skills. He had a great feud with Ken Shamrock, as the two were both considered dangerous fighters. However, while Shamrock was considered a much bigger star, stemming from ABC labelling him €˜the World€™s Most Dangerous Man€™, Blackman had been reduced to doing comedy skits with Al Snow, going by the team name Head Cheese. He then floundered in WWE€™s Hardcore Division for a while before getting injured and then released. Blackman could€™ve found more success in WWE if he was used properly. He could€™ve potentially been a replacement for Shamrock, who left WWE in 1999, considering that he also had credibility as a shoot fighter. WWE managed to make the best of the initial MMA craze with Shamrock, but failed to translate that into something with Blackman. If they did, he could€™ve made a lot more money for WWE.