6. Cody Rhodes
Throughout his career in WWE, Cody Rhodes has been on the brink of super stardom at several occasions, but has always slid back down the card before getting to the next level. He was prominently featured on WWE programming in 2009 as one-third of The Legacy with Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase, most notably during his feud with D-Generation X. He and DiBiase received a major rub while working with the seasoned veterans and scored the biggest win of his career up to that point when they beat them in a Submissions Count Anywhere match at Breaking Point. At the inaugural Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, the two teams faced off in a rubber match inside Satan's Structure and although it was a worthy of such a stipulation, The Legacy felt out of place in the matchup. After locking Triple H out, they went to work on Shawn Michaels inside the ring and despite the advantage in numbers, they failed to score the victory. The Game eventually broke the door open in time to save The Heartbreak Kid and put away the second-generation stars for the win. It's not that Rhodes didn't belong inside the cell with elite talent, but given where his career has since gone, there were far more deserving Superstars who could have been in that position instead.
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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.
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