8 WWE Flops Who Went On To Bigger Things

5. Colt Cabana

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The title to this entry was almost "Scotty Goldman". Unfortunately for whichever WWE creative team member came up with that idea, most fans would have likely uttered, "Who?" when reading it. Colt Cabana, much to WWE's annoyance, was always a bigger, more recognisable name.

That was definitely the case when they hired Colt in 2007. Before then, his work in Ring Of Honor had made him one of the most respected independent workers on the planet, and there were high hopes that he'd become something, anything in WWE.

It wasn't to be.

The Goldman gimmick was dreadful, didn't play up Cabana's natural zest for comedy and ended (following a miserable two years) in 2009. Picking himself up, Colt launched his Art of Wrestling podcast in 2011, returned to the indy scene and didn't miss a beat.

The man is visibly happier working for himself, and he's even been able to get stuck into the world of stand up comedy.

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