10 Wrestling Moments So Bad You Almost QUIT

As this list has already noted a few times, just because a talented star has found a way to get over on their own doesn't necessarily mean WWE will opt to give them the monster push fans are chanting for.

However, in the case of Zack Ryder back in 2011, it did actually look like the company were listening for a change, with his online Z! True Long Island Story show's popularity directly leading to the star appearing on TV more regularly.

He'd even go on to lift United States Championship gold. But then came the devastating twist in the middle of this particular tale.

After getting behind their boy throughout the prior year, 2012 turned out to be the beginning of the depressing end for the "Woo! Woo! Woo!" dude.

His friendship with John Cena and attempts to romance Eve Torres eventually resulted in him getting embarrassingly and repeatedly battered by Kane, with Ryder then getting launched off the stage in a wheelchair after catching his supposed pal smooching his crush.

Simply put, WWE took an unquestionable fan favourite and made him look like an utter dweeb. And it was in this moment that many probably thought about ending their obsession with a company that would happily throw their darlings off a cliff... or a stage.