8 Amazing Wrestlers That Flopped In WWE's Ruthless Aggression Era

Again, the last days of WCW were a real slog, but the emergence of Sean O’Haire was one of the few bright spots. A big man with killer in-ring skills and a Swanton Bomb to die for (re-dubbed as the excellently named Sean-ton Bomb), O’Haire was one half of the final WCW Tag-Team Champs outside of Vince McMahon's clutches, and it felt like he had everything needed to succeed at the highest level.

It was heavily rumored that Eric Bischoff wanted to showcase O’Haire as his leading man if his WCW bid had been successful, but that wasn’t to be. Instead, O’Haire was signed to WWE, given a minimal part in the awful Invasion angle, and sent to OVW to become more accustomed to WWE’s in-house style. He was then handed a weak, American Psycho-lite 'Devil’s Advocate' gimmick, in which he tried to corrupt the audience and fellow superstars into succumbing to their vices. 

This failed and was dropped after a few weeks, after which O’Haire was put with a returning Roddy Piper.

When Piper was let go for giving a controversial interview away from WWE, O’Haire was left high and dry. With no replacement plan put in place, he was sent back to OVW before being released in April 2004. There were misdemeanors away from the ring, too, but O’Haire had talent far beyond what he showcased in the 'Ruthless Aggression' era.