Another 10 Superstars Who Had Better Careers Outside WWE

10. Genichiro Tenryu

Genichiro Tenryu came to the WWF during a period where there were still some talent exchanges between the WWF and some Japanese promotions. He wasn€™t a full-time of the WWF, yet he was still given a lot of TV time and made appearances at major shows. His first appearance for the WWF was at WrestleMania VII, where he teamed with Koji Kitao to take on Demolition. He also made appearances in both the 1993 and 1994 Royal Rumble matches. His final major point in WWF was an angle in which he and The Great Kabuki allied themselves with Yokozuna to make life difficult for Lex Luger. Outside of the WWF, Tenryu was one of the most accomplished wrestlers in All Japan Pro Wrestling€™s history. He was arguably the biggest Japanese wrestling star in the mid to late 1980s, and had also dabbled in sumo wrestling as well. Tenryu still wrestles, even beyond age 60. The WWF could€™ve really used a skilled technician like him during the early 90s. It was a period where the WWF was filled with silly, over-the-top gimmicks, and when the WWF was starting to lose viewers to WCW. Since they were phasing out the big, muscular superstars of Hogan€™s era due to the steroid conflict, Tenryu would€™ve meshed perfectly with the likes of Bret Hart of Shawn Michaels. It is just one of those great feuds that could€™ve been.