8 Stars WWE And TNA Made A Mistake In Not Pushing

1. Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan was a big one, both literally and figuratively. A contestant on season 2 of Tough Enough, Morgan was hotshotted to the WWE roster in 2003, well ahead of schedule. After a brief demotion to OVW, Morgan was recalled in 2005, as the WWE was in an important transition period, with the exits of big names such as Steve Austin, The Rock, Mick Foley, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, and tons of others. The WWE was looking for larger-than-life superstars, and Morgan certainly seemed to fit the bill. Well, that certainly wasn't what the WWE had planned. Despite the fact that Morgan was made to look like an unstoppable monster during his two month run, he was also made to look like a complete joke. Morgan went from impressively F-5ing the Big Show through an announce table one week, to having the gimmick of being a stuttering, bumbling goof the next. Yes, the near 7-foot monster had a stuttering problem. In what originally seemed like a promising start to a big career ended mercifully two months later when the WWE released Morgan. Two years later, Morgan was signed by TNA Wrestling, and in true TNA fashion was on television for over eight months before finally making his debut. Morgan got a decent push by the promotion, but looked set to become a breakout star for the brand. His ring work kept improving, and his personality was constantly shining through. 2009 was Matt Morgan's time. He was near the top of the card, and was ready to carry TNA's world heavyweight title as well as the company on his back. With the exception of Samoa Joe, the promotion hadn't had a dominant, huge, monster champion that could make any challenger look like an underdog. Unfortunately for Morgan, TNA refused to invest in him, and he was passed over during his four world title matches throughout 2009 and 2010, as the company instead opted to run with former WCW and WWE champions as their flag bearers. The title match losses may have not been so bad for Morgan, if not for the fact that he were relegated to tag team wrestling for the majority of his remaining years in TNA. Teams with green wrestlers such as Jesse Morgan and Crimson failed to captivate the audience, and Morgan eventually asked for his release before retiring from full-time wrestling in January 2014. Morgan turns 38 this year, and claims to have an exceptional job that has prevented him from taking a WWE or TNA offer, but in professional wrestling you can "never say never." At nearly 7 feet tall, 330 pounds, and the prime age of wrestlers skewing older, Morgan may still have the leverage needed to gain that monster push which eluded him over the past decade.