10 Wrestlers Too Big To Fail (That Failed Anyway)

Bert Hart crossing over to WCW fresh off his last run as WWE Champion should have helped Ted Turner's company strengthen its Monday Night Wars position amidst its legendary 83-week run of ratings domination, as WCW not only nabbed the competition's best pure wrestler, but one of its biggest stars.

Instead, Bret's was one of the company's worst main event runs.

Hart never fully recovered from the Montreal Screwjob. Leaving WWE in the worst way imaginable, he joined WCW on a bumper contract but, like everyone else in that company during its latter years, was booked like sh*t. A 60-day non-compete clause meant he was forced to debut as a guest referee for Larry Zbyszko vs. Eric Bischoff at Starrcade 1997, underwhelming Ric Flair feud, and other disappointments, coupled with 'The Hitman's' own escalating disinterest as creative shot down idea after idea, was a poisonous cocktail.

Then came the Goldberg-induced concussion that effectively ended his career. Forced to relinquish his WCW World Heavyweight Championship and retire from the sport soon after the thrust kick heard around the world, it was the most miserable note in a miserable run.