8 WWE Flops Who Went On To Bigger Things

3. Shane Douglas

Shane Douglas
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The success Shane Douglas had in ECW was sandwiched between comparatively poor runs in the WWF and WCW.

That supreme confidence he displayed when throwing down the NWA Heavyweight Title in 1994 and ushering in a new era for Extreme Championship Wrestling was nowhere to be found when he was working as a Dynamic Dude, fresh-faced youngster, Dean Douglas or leader of The Revolution. ECW, more than any company, got Shane Douglas.

Between 1990-1991, Douglas was borderline enhancement talent in the WWF. His most notable achievement was a 26-minute appearance in the '91 Royal Rumble. Over in WCW, he did experience success as a tag-team with Ricky Steamboat, but he was never able to stand on his own two feet as a singles star.

That was the case again in 1995 when he became goofy professor Dean in the WWF. Following those nightmares, Douglas returned to his spiritual home in ECW and immediately resumed his kick-ass ways as the promotion's "Franchise".

ECW is his legacy, not the WWF.

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