12 WWE Monsters That Failed
5. King Kong Bundy
A 1980s WWE footnote after he set a record at WrestleMania 1, main evented with Hulk Hogan at 2, then battled midgets at 3, King Kong Bundy made a surprising 1994 return when Vince McMahon was desperate for big names and big bodies.
Though Bundy didn't offer the star presence McMahon wanted, his frame was ideal for the time, with the company chasing as many natural giants during a period where the high profile steroid trials had reduced former mammoths.
Bundy was allegedly in line for a run against Bret Hart for the WWE Title, but underwhelming responses to his return and the decision to align him with Ted Dibiase's perennially useless Million Dollar Corporation stripped the monster of championship chase appeal.
Despite all his physical attributes, Bundy was surplus to requirements within less than a year of his return, falling easily to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 11 in his final high profile match with the organisation.
After a few months as the company's largest jobber, Bundy was axed in a round of 1995 firings as WWE continued to haemorrhage funds.