10 WWE Legends Who Came Back And Ruined Everything
Why does WWE keep bringing legend back and giving them everything, at the expense of current stars?
When legends return to WWE, it creates some of the best moments in wrestling history.
Who would've thought that Bret "Hitman" Hart would finally step into Vince McMahon's ring again in 2010? What about when Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat had a run with Chris Jericho a year earlier? Fans never would've known that he'd still got it without those matches. Even the Ultimate Warrior addressing the fans on Monday Night Raw one last time in 2014 made people believe that anybody could return.
Unfortunately, that doesn't apply to every legend who WWE convinces to make a shocking comeback.
For every wrestler who deserves another go in the ring, there's plenty who shouldn't be anywhere near the product. The ones who turn up for a few weeks, squash a current star who works 300+ nights a week, then ride off into the sunset until another payday comes around.
You've probably thought of a few already; it was hard to only have 10 entries in this list. These are the ones that WWE should've thought better of. They really need somebody to poke their head through the wall of the Creative Team office and ask "Are you sure about that?" without the threat of being fired...
10. The Rock
This can of worms is being opened early, so brace yourselves.
To be fair, The Rock returning to WWE in 2024 and temporarily derailing the plan for Cody Rhodes to finally finish the story against Roman Reigns could still work out. But, is the damage already done?
Dwayne Johnson is one of the most popular wrestlers of all-time. He was never the greatest, but he took Vince McMahon's imaginary brass ring when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was put on the shelf in the peak of the Attitude Era and helped make WWE one of the most talked about brand in the world.
The thing is: his last full-time run was over 20 years ago; since he lost to Goldberg (oh, we'll get to him later) at Backlash 2003, the Brahma Bull has wrestled seven matches. Cody Rhodes has fought in over 2000!
Everybody knew that WWE would bring him back eventually for a showdown with the Head of the Table, but it's how they've gone and done it.
The jury will still be out until after WrestleMania, but 'The Great One' almost made the biggest show of the year a lot less than electrifying...