10 Wrestling Talents That Were Immediately Buried By WWE
8. The Spirit Squad
In a similar vein to Bray Wyatt, at least one of the five Spirit Squad members turned out okay, as Nicky eventually became Dolph Ziggler. But considering what happened to the other four guys, it was enough to warrant inclusion on this list. Anybody who watched Ohio Valley Wrestling shows in August 2005 (when Paul Heyman was booking) knows about how good Johnny Jeter, Nick Nemeth, and Ken Doane were. Doane (who was 19 at the time) was lighting up OVWs version of the Intercontinental division, and Jeter was part of a major storyline where he turned on his tag team partner Matt Capotelli and won the OVW Championship. Nemeth had just been called up to the main roster as Kerwin Whites caddie. Things were looking up for those three. And then came the word that they, along with Mike Mondo and Nick Mitchell, were going to be packaged as male cheerleaders. The gimmick ended up being prominently featured on WWE TV in 2006. They were an integral part of the Shawn Michaels/Vince McMahon feud. They won the tag team titles the day after Wrestlemania and defended them throughout the year. And their athleticism kept them relevant. But no matter how athletic or charismatic they were, they were still booked as male cheerleaders, and by November, they were thrown inside a giant crate and mailed back to OVW. Only Kenny and Nicky made it back to the main roster, and only Nicky is still on the roster today, as Dolph Ziggler.
