8 Times WWE Failed To Create A Main Event Player

Daniel Bryan recently made headlines when he frankly stated that WWE have not created enough new stars since the Attitude Era. That's why WWE chose to put Stone Cold Steve Austin on the cover of WWE 2K16 and market it towards fans of late 90s/early 2000s. Bryan certainly has a point. I mean, who are the genuine stars in WWE today? You've got John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar, Bryan himself...yeah, that about does it, really. Seth Rollins is still establishing himself, Reigns and Ambrose aren't quite there. Your Cesaros and Kevin Owens' still have a way to go. Look at the established stars that are there: Cena's in-ring days must be winding down, Orton wants a reduced schedule, Lesnar only puts in a handful of appearances a year and Bryan is out injured. Why do you think WWE have called upon Sting to challenge Rollins for the WWE Title at Night of Champions? Because they don't really have any other option at the moment. That's a money match, one of only a handful that are really left. It's a sad state of affairs, but the situation WWE finds themselves in at present is completely their own fault. Here are eight examples of when WWE were at their guiltiest in not creating new main event stars.