Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2010 23:14:22 GMT -5
The biggest ones that come to mind are Kennedy, Burke, Test and O'Haire.
Test got screwed because even though he was with Stephanie when she married Triple H in storyline, there was barely any follow up with him after the fact, it became about Hunter and McMahon. Test should have at least been a player in that story, him being so absent felt wrong to me even then. That was their biggest shot with him, after that they never really put him in a role that allowed him to really rise up again.
O'Haire I think would have been HUGE, he had everything necessary, mat skills, character, a unique persona and mic skills, but from what I understand his tendency to get in fights all the time was the reason for his release, which continued after WWE if you remember. I think it was Lance Storm who said that in a shoot interview although I could be mistaken.
Kennedy certainly had them behind him at one point. While I think he's very talented I think it was too much too soon, and I think he created plenty of opportunities for people to go after him with his comments about steroids before he failed a wellness test himself as well as his numerous injuries. I don't think he deserved it, and I definitely don't think he dropped Orton on his head, but I can see how it led to his release.
Burke in my opinion was all WWE, he had so much potential and I don't recall ever hearing about him doing something to get himself in hot water, and he got released anyway. No logical reason for it, but at least he's getting another opportunity in TNA.
Test got screwed because even though he was with Stephanie when she married Triple H in storyline, there was barely any follow up with him after the fact, it became about Hunter and McMahon. Test should have at least been a player in that story, him being so absent felt wrong to me even then. That was their biggest shot with him, after that they never really put him in a role that allowed him to really rise up again.
O'Haire I think would have been HUGE, he had everything necessary, mat skills, character, a unique persona and mic skills, but from what I understand his tendency to get in fights all the time was the reason for his release, which continued after WWE if you remember. I think it was Lance Storm who said that in a shoot interview although I could be mistaken.
Kennedy certainly had them behind him at one point. While I think he's very talented I think it was too much too soon, and I think he created plenty of opportunities for people to go after him with his comments about steroids before he failed a wellness test himself as well as his numerous injuries. I don't think he deserved it, and I definitely don't think he dropped Orton on his head, but I can see how it led to his release.
Burke in my opinion was all WWE, he had so much potential and I don't recall ever hearing about him doing something to get himself in hot water, and he got released anyway. No logical reason for it, but at least he's getting another opportunity in TNA.
