8 Amazing Wrestlers That Flopped In WWE's Attitude Era
4. Dan Severn
Ken Shamrock's name is enough to bring a tear to any 'Attitude' fan's eye. The 'World's Most Dangerous Man' made a smooth transition from the then-taboo world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to the WWE, and that was back when the UFC felt like a dangerous landscape of cavalier hard men that should've been illegal in as many US states as it was legal.
Having struck gold with Shamrock, WWE also brought in the UFC's Dan Severn. Whilst Shamrock committed to pro wrestling full time, Severn became the first man to compete in the UFC and WWE at the same time. That went along with his distinction of being the first man to hold the NWA Championship and UFC gold simultaneously. He came to the ring with so many belts at one point in time that he felt like the prototype for belt collector era Kenny Omega or Mercedes Mone!
Shamrock's maniacal temper tantrums and twisted personality felt right at home in WWE, but Severn's joyless demeanour left audiences cold. Much like Tank Abbot years later in WCW, Severn just felt like a bland MMA guy in a colourful pro wrestler's world. No, it was nothing close to a Cain Velasquez situation, as Severn could certainly go in the ring, but he was as dry as unbuttered toast during one of the most personality-fuelled periods in WWE history, and fans picked up on that.