10 Wrestlers TNA/IMPACT Should've Pushed Harder

The larger half of LAX was another missed opportunity for the house that Jarrett built. Hernandez wasn't a dynamite promo by any stretch but he exuded an intimidating aura and boasted a terrifying finisher in The Border Toss.

During the late noughties, the initially one-dimensional big man retooled his game, improving his cardio and agility. Better still, he poured his efforts into expanding his character work and selling. As a babyface, he oozed cool and was easy to root for. His World Title challenge on iMPACT against Sting in 2009 also confirmed fans were intrigued by him potentially moving up the mountain.

Sadly, TNA made him look like a complete tool when he wasted the title shot he'd earned on a five-way match at No Surrender 2009 rather than going for a singles match like anyone with half a brain would. He remained mostly in the midcard after that, succumbing to the kind of stop-start push WWE is notorious for.

While his win-loss ratio remained respectable in the six sided ring, Hernandez was yet another frustrating example of TNA's inability to pull the trigger on homegrown stars.