10 Wrestlers Who Shouldn't Return For WWE's Brand Split 2016 This Week

6. Scott Steiner

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Scott Steiner is a borderline crazy person who’s done nothing but criticise the WWE’s operations since his 2004 release. His longstanding issues with WWE management make him the least likely to return of anyone on this list, but if Vince McMahon can forgive the Ultimate Warrior, he can forgive anybody.

One of many big name superstars that chose to wait-out their lucrative WCW contracts rather than slash it in half and join WWE for the Invasion angle, Steiner eventually debuted in late 2002. Handed a huge contract by McMahon, WWE had high hopes for the former WCW Champion as a main event-level performer, but the experiment was a huge failure.

The Genetic Freak faded badly after losing his first big match with Triple H, and went on to work extensively with the unheralded likes of Christopher Nowinski and Test before his eventual departure.

Once one of the best wrestlers in America, Steiner is long in the tooth and well past his prime. At 53, he’s perfectly suited to his current role as a novelty act on smaller scale independent shows. He’s too old, slow, and unpredictable for another run at this level.

Here’s hoping WWE agree.

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