10 WWE Stars Who Were Used Far Better In WCW

5. Billy Kidman

One of the real success stories to come out of WCW was Billy Kidman. A scrawny kid out of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Kidman was an enhancement talent for WCW for nearly a year before being chosen to join Raven's Flock. Scratching his face like a junkie and sporting a head of hair that looked as though it had not been washed in a decade, Kidman looked like the dirty, directionless young man that would turn to a cult leader like Raven for guidance. Though he enjoyed more television time and was far more meaningful than he had ever been to that point, he still lost more than he won. Then, in 1998, he left the Flock and almost immediately captured the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. From that point on, Kidman became the workhorse for WCW. Whether it was competing against fellow cruiserweight stars like Juventud Guerrera, teaming with Rey Mysterio in a championship-winning tag team or battling industry icons such as Hulk Hogan, Kidman became the go-to guy when management was relying on a good match to save a show. When he got to WWE, he was immediately lost in the shuffle. The Invasion storyline was a mess and despite winning the Cruiserweight title in one of his matches with the company, he did nothing of any real significance with it. It was not until the brand extension that Kidman was able to shine a bit. Again establishing himself as a workhorse, Kidman did some fine work as part of the SmackDown brand. It became quite clear, however, that WWE did not recognize his potential, nor did they really appreciate his resume of work from WCW. He was never elevated past the midcard. A few matches with Rey Mysterio as his partner and a tag title run with Paul London in 2004 stand out as his biggest highlights. At a time when SmackDown was a more wrestling-oriented show, it would have been nice to see a wrestler as good and as proficient as Kidman mix it up with the Angles, Guerreros and Benoits of the world on a more consistent basis.