10 Wrestlers TNA/IMPACT Should've Pushed Harder

Early fans of TNA will know that few sights in the hexagon were more iconic than Elix Skipper walking the cage at Turning Point 2004. A superhumanly gifted athlete boasting poise, balance, strength and agility, Skipper was a versatile and compelling performer between the ropes.

The former WCW Cruiserweight Champion initially found his voice in TNA via his alliance with Christopher Daniels and Low Ki in Triple X. Their feud with America's Most Wanted is the stuff of '00s wrestling legend and Skipper displayed a well fit heelish hubris throughout. Balancing flashy, crowd pleasing offense with heat building villainy is a tall order but 'Primetime' pulled it off admirably.

His split with Daniels is where TNA's booking powers let the New Yorker down, failing to really give him anything of note to run with. Amazingly, despite the hot potato treatment of the X-Division Championship throughout the '00s, Skipper never even got a cup of coffee run with it.

The creative, fearless kickboxer instead found himself tumbling into relative obscurity. After being granted his release in '06, the frustrated Skipper returned for a humdrum Triple X reunion followed by another undeserved return to undercard purgatory. While he didn't quite have the star power chops to conquer the main event, this WCW alum could've been something special in the X-Division with kindlier booking.