20 WWE Ruthless Aggression Era Stars You Totally Don't Remember

7. Manu

When asked during an interview about why Manu didn't work out as part of 'The Legacy' faction in WWE, Randy Orton said it was because the guy had a bad attitude backstage. That would certainly explain why the promotion seemed to go sour on him so quickly. Aligning with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in late-2008, Manu looked like he was going to play an important role in Legacy. It was not to be, and his association with the faction was brief. All in all, Manu was only part of the main roster for around 6 months. Released from his WWE deal in February, 2009, fans promptly forgot all about the man. Incredibly, WWE themselves previously had extremely high hopes that he could become a star. In Florida Championship Wrestling, the group's development league, he was a champion. That success didn't translate over onto the Raw brand. One of the Anoa'i family, Manu could trace WWE lineage back to The Wild Samoans. In fact, his father was Afa Anoa'i, who had been part of that tag-team. The original concept for Legacy was that all members were children of famous wrestlers, so Manu seemed perfect. Unfortunately, it seems his personality clashed with many behind the curtain.