11 Hugely Talented WWE Stars Who Were Fired Too Soon

6. Ted DiBiase

The third-generation star had a ton of hype surrounding him as he made his WWE debut in 2008. A great looking young kid with tremendous fundamentals and a bloodline that produced one of the greatest villains of all-time in "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, the young man seemingly had every tool needed to achieve greatness in the biggest wrestling company in the world. John Cena, the face of WWE and this generation's biggest star, even listed DiBiase among those young talents good enough to one day end The Undertaker's much-celebrated Streak. DiBiase's first claim to fame came as one-half of the WWE Tag Team champions with partner Cody Rhodes. Eventually, that tandem would go on to partner with Randy Orton in Legacy, a group of second- and third-generation stars that became the lead heel stable on Monday Night Raw. They often feuded with Triple H, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk and Kofi Kingston and produced some very fine wrestling matches in the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. DiBiase and Rhodes' star power increased ten-fold when they feuded with a reunited D-Generation X in the fall of '09. Two high profile pay-per-view matches resulted, including the main event of Hell in a Cell in October, and both men looked to be well on their way to achieving everything the company ever had planned for them. The breakup of Legacy in March of 2010 adversely affected DiBiase in ways that few could have imagined. A solid wrestler with the a great last name, he lacked natural charisma. He was not an over-the-top persona, nor did he have particularly strong verbal skills. When the bell rang, he was fine but unfortunately for him, the wrestling business is as much show as it is ring performance and he was lacking that element. Today, WWE has reintroduced managers to the product. Paul Heyman, Zeb Colter and Lana do a superb job of speaking for talents that are not talented enough to connect with audiences through interviews but are tremendously skilled from bell to bell. Cesaro, Jack Swagger and Rusev are three competitors on today's roster benefiting greatly because of their spokespeople. Ted DiBiase was in dire need of a manager during his time with the roster. Had he been given Colter or Heyman, he would still be in the company today and may even be in the mix for a main event push. Instead, he was given Maryse as a heater. As drop dead gorgeous as she may have been, she was hardly the spokesperson type and DiBiase continued to fail to make that all-important connection. In 2013, after two years of doing very little of substance in WWE, DiBiase allowed his contract to run out without signing an extension. While he was not sacked by WWE as were the rest of the performers on this list, the company still let DiBiase go before they really exhausted all efforts to make him the star so many expected him to be. He is at peace spending time with his family and participating in many faith-based organizations today,