Biggest Wastes in the WWE?

[The Scarred One]

This thread deals with certain talent currently employed in the WWE that could be considered wastes of money. Now I'm not saying its cool for these people to lose their jobs, especially with the way the economy is, but the spots that some of these superstars have could be used for others more deserving.

So the question is, out of all the talent currently in the WWE, who is considered the biggest waste? Who comes across as having no worth whatsoever and brings nothing to the table?

I have two examples:

1) Mason Ryan - Someone who probably has one of the best physiques in the WWE, he looks like someone who wakes up, eats about 500 grams of protein and than works out all day long. But despite having a body that looks like it was carved out of marble, the only thing he has going for him is his resemblance to former WWE Champion Batista. Ryan has a look that many wrestlers can only dream of having, but he's certainly lacking when it comes to wrestling ability Just look at his match with R-Truth last year. With in-ring ability having more value than it has in some time, Ryan hasn't been seen on television recently. And now that Ryback, who has a similar physique, is getting over with the audience, where does that leave Ryan?

2) The Great Khali - Even though people have said the only reason why Khali still has a job is due to the Indian market, I'm not fully convinced. I'm not saying that he's not a huge commodity over in India, I just think that people over there watch the product for guys like John Cena and Randy Orton. Maybe I'm wrong. As for Khali, I know he's recently had brain surgery and I wish him a speedy recovery. But it just seems that with his limited wrestling ability, poor mic skills and bad knees, there's not a lot that the WWE can do with him. The last couple of times I saw Khali on TV showed him either getting taken out before the match began or beaten within a couple of minutes like his recent match with the Big Show. But if the WWE wants to hang on to him, than just make him an ambassador for the company. It certainly would be better for Khali healthwise in the long run.

But those are my examples and some of you may agree or disagree with them. But who do you think is/are the biggest waste currently employed in the WWE?

 

[Paul Bunyan's Axe]

Drew McIntyre and Jack Swagger are my two main ones.

Drew McIntyre, in my eyes, really has all the tools to make it in this business. He had a good gimmick, in ring ability, charisma I was sold on completely when he came into the company. It's disappointing to see him being buried.

Jack Swagger is DEFINITELY one of the most talented guys in WWE as a whole. Look at him, he's a great technical wrestler, he has a good look, all the charisma, and, well Swagger there is. It's a disgrace that someone who possesses the talent Swagger does is being held back the way he his. You put him on any other company and he's a star.

 

[The Scarred One]

Drew McIntyre and Jack Swagger are my two main ones.

Drew McIntyre, in my eyes, really has all the tools to make it in this business. He had a good gimmick, in ring ability, charisma I was sold on completely when he came into the company. It's disappointing to see him being buried.

Jack Swagger is DEFINITELY one of the most talented guys in WWE as a whole. Look at him, he's a great technical wrestler, he has a good look, all the charisma, and, well Swagger there is. It's a disgrace that someone who possesses the talent Swagger does is being held back the way he his. You put him on any other company and he's a star.

No dude, I think you misunderstand the point of this thread. I know what you're saying with those guys. They're wastes of good talent and I agree that they're being underutilized. I'm talking about wastes of a contract. I'm talking about who is someone that you think brings nothing to the table and offers no value whatsoever.

 

[Ryberg]

Well first thing that comes to mind for me is EVERY SINGLE DIVA but as for the men here goes:

Tensai- The guy is boring as hell and I'm sure they're paying him a ton of money.

Mason Ryan- I agree with what you said The Scarred One BUT THEY keep swearing he is in line for a push! If they can do it with Ryback (LMFAO) then I don't see why Mason won't get his also.

 

[Ryberg]

This thread deals with certain talent currently employed in the WWE that could be considered wastes of money. Now I'm not saying its cool for these people to lose their jobs, especially with the way the economy is, but the spots that some of these superstars have could be used for others more deserving.

So the question is, out of all the talent currently in the WWE, who is considered the biggest waste? Who comes across as having no worth whatsoever and brings nothing to the table?

I have two examples:

1) Mason Ryan - Someone who probably has one of the best physiques in the WWE, he looks like someone who wakes up, eats about 500 grams of protein and than works out all day long. But despite having a body that looks like it was carved out of marble, the only thing he has going for him is his resemblance to former WWE Champion Batista. Ryan has a look that many wrestlers can only dream of having, but he's certainly lacking when it comes to wrestling ability Just look at his match with R-Truth last year. With in-ring ability having more value than it has in some time, Ryan hasn't been seen on television recently. And now that Ryback, who has a similar physique, is getting over with the audience, where does that leave Ryan?

2) The Great Khali - Even though people have said the only reason why Khali still has a job is due to the Indian market, I'm not fully convinced. I'm not saying that he's not a huge commodity over in India, I just think that people over there watch the product for guys like John Cena and Randy Orton. Maybe I'm wrong. As for Khali, I know he's recently had brain surgery and I wish him a speedy recovery. But it just seems that with his limited wrestling ability, poor mic skills and bad knees, there's not a lot that the WWE can do with him. The last couple of times I saw Khali on TV showed him either getting taken out before the match began or beaten within a couple of minutes like his recent match with the Big Show. But if the WWE wants to hang on to him, than just make him an ambassador for the company. It certainly would be better for Khali healthwise in the long run.

But those are my examples and some of you may agree or disagree with them. But who do you think is/are the biggest waste currently employed in the WWE?

I can promise you whatever the WWE is paying The Great Khali, they're making it back 10X. He's a HUGE STAR in India. So a waste of money NO but a waste of the 1-2 minutes we have to watch him, yes.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Ryan's problem is his thick Welsh accent makes him hard to understand for many American fans. The other UK based guys have less trouble with this but Ryan has struggled to lose the accent or change it sufficiently. In Sheamus' case it is a defining part of his character, same for Drew... with Ryan it's a hinderance, but I wouldn't consider him a waste of a contract, cos there may still be a role for him, even if it is just as the bodyguard type.

Khali has a purpose, he is there for the Indian market which is massive... As long as WWE wants a presence there they will keep him around. In-Ring sure, he's a bust, but as an ambassador/marketing tool in India he is worth his weight in gold to them.

Real wastes of contracts are guys like Yoshi Tatsu, Reks & Hawkins and Zeke... these people are not going anywhere in WWE, never will do again and do not have gimmicks or enough overness to justify their place over those in developmental who have yet to have a go.

Reks has a look, but they blew his chance by not teaming him with Funkasaurus... think about it for a second... it'll come...

Zeke could have been a new Bad News Brown but they took him the Ahmed Johnson route instead, his IC and ECW runs were the extent of his career... He is better off gone or in TNA as he is never getting another crumb from Vince.

Tatsu? No point other than having an active Japanese worker, but he is bland and I would much rather see them re-hire Tajiri than keep Tatsu.

The absolute worst waste for me though... is Randy Orton!

He has a "gucci" contract, 7 years at over a million bucks, yet overall does not justify that level of contract. His recent troubles notwithstanding, there are several other people who have better matches, are more versatile and if not already, will soon out sell him on merch. Orton is in the kind of position that Iron Sheik was in 86/87, still getting the big bucks but with diminishing returns and headaches for the problems he causes.

Someone like Big Show, he has a long-term deal similar but is worth it. He is always reliable, a team player and to my knowledge never screws up.

I wouldn't necesarily fire Orton, just restructure his deal to a rolling one, incentivised for him to "behave".

 

[Macskye]

1. The Great Khali - i wont repeat what you said, you hit the nail on the head
2. JTG - where is he? what does he do apart from bitch?
3. Mason Ryan - again you hit the nail on the head with him
4. Ezekiel Jackson - he's the exact same as Mason Ryan, got the look but that's all
5. Tensai - almost 40 years old, was never over with the crowd and never will be

 

[OutsiderDX]

Tensai- Tap Dancing Ducks, this guy sucks. He was horrible as A-Train when he was actually built with muscle. But take away 7 years, add 40 pounds of flab, and make him asian?? Brillant signing! Zero charisma, zero heat, zero appeal.

Some tag teams are pretty much fillers and are completely dispensible.

Colons and Usos. Save your paycheck boys, because they arent going to last many years.

 

[Rated R Legend]

1. Jinder Mahal - he has basically the same gimmick of del rio, he is a non american who acts like he is better than everyone but speaks less english in his promos and is boring on the mic and he sucks in the ring

2. heath slater - he is only good for comedy and getting beat up by everyone and another who i think is not that good in the ring

3. great khali - was never that good in the ring but his movement is really bad now he can barely walk to the ring and with his recent brain surgery i think the he should just retire

4. tensai - i heard he is getting a lot of money for his return. his tensai gimmick is terrible and i dont think he is ever gonna get accepted as any thing other than what he was before he left wwe and that was a midcarder

5. JTG - he is actually a decent wrestler but they dont give him any ring time or promo time, i dont even think they consider him worthy of being a jobber and he is just taking up space and money that they could use on someone they are actually interested in

6. Trent Barreta - from the little i saw of him when he rarely got on tv he looked very good but were is he has not been seen in over 6 months now

7. ezekiel jackson - he is just a guy with a great physque but he is terrble on the mic and boring in the ring he basically only now does a series of slams and the torture rack in the ring

8. kelly kelly - terrible in the ring the worst wrester EVER of any of the divas and i heard her contract was up so i can only imagine the amount of money they wasted on getting her to resign with them

 

[vampireblade]

1. Jinder Mahal - he has basically the same gimmick of del rio, he is a non american who acts like he is better than everyone but speaks less english in his promos and is boring on the mic and he sucks in the ring

2. heath slater - he is only good for comedy and getting beat up by everyone and another who i think is not that good in the ring

Number one I agree with everything you said on Jinder Mahal he is boring, however Heath Slater is pretty good in the ring and he seems like he can get heat with his one man band gimmick plus every legend he worked with had nothing but positive stuff to say about him.

now onto my answer for the op

1. Jinder Mahal- Just boring on the mic I can't understand anything he says. In ring he is ok at best. He doesn't draw heat and until recently really hasn't been seen a whole lot now he is just another guy that they will feed to Ryback

2.Yoshi Tatsu- from what I understand the man doesn't even draw well in his home country he doesn't seem to understand to much english which is a major drawback

3.JTG- when i first saw his tweet my first thought was wait he still has a job? he went from cryme tyme to the guy well never see on tv. he is the guy who is there to face local jobbers at house shows nothing more.

And on a final note to those who say Khali no matter how we view him here he is a huge draw in India and therefore very valuable to Vince.

 

[drobs85]

Ryan's problem is his thick Welsh accent makes him hard to understand for many American fans. The other UK based guys have less trouble with this but Ryan has struggled to lose the accent or change it sufficiently. In Sheamus' case it is a defining part of his character, same for Drew... with Ryan it's a hinderance, but I wouldn't consider him a waste of a contract, cos there may still be a role for him, even if it is just as the bodyguard type.

Khali has a purpose, he is there for the Indian market which is massive... As long as WWE wants a presence there they will keep him around. In-Ring sure, he's a bust, but as an ambassador/marketing tool in India he is worth his weight in gold to them.

Real wastes of contracts are guys like Yoshi Tatsu, Reks & Hawkins and Zeke... these people are not going anywhere in WWE, never will do again and do not have gimmicks or enough overness to justify their place over those in developmental who have yet to have a go.

Reks has a look, but they blew his chance by not teaming him with Funkasaurus... think about it for a second... it'll come...

Zeke could have been a new Bad News Brown but they took him the Ahmed Johnson route instead, his IC and ECW runs were the extent of his career... He is better off gone or in TNA as he is never getting another crumb from Vince.

Tatsu? No point other than having an active Japanese worker, but he is bland and I would much rather see them re-hire Tajiri than keep Tatsu.

The absolute worst waste for me though... is Randy Orton!

He has a "gucci" contract, 7 years at over a million bucks, yet overall does not justify that level of contract. His recent troubles notwithstanding, there are several other people who have better matches, are more versatile and if not already, will soon out sell him on merch. Orton is in the kind of position that Iron Sheik was in 86/87, still getting the big bucks but with diminishing returns and headaches for the problems he causes.

Someone like Big Show, he has a long-term deal similar but is worth it. He is always reliable, a team player and to my knowledge never screws up.

I wouldn't necesarily fire Orton, just restructure his deal to a rolling one, incentivised for him to "behave".

Ahmed Johnson was actually way over with the crowd and was in many meaningful feuds until his back issues. But the biggest wastes are most of the divas, Hawkins, Tatsu, Primo, Epico, Zeke, Funkasaurus, Camacho, I don't count Tensai because it's not his fault he got that dumb gimmick.

 

[Project9Gaming]

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1. Jinder Mahal- Just boring on the mic I can't understand anything he says. In ring he is ok at best. He doesn't draw heat and until recently really hasn't been seen a whole lot now he is just another guy that they will feed to Ryback

I have to disagree. Jinder Mahal is actually someone who can be very good with the WWE. His gimmick works, and he isn't someone who will just be fed to Ryback. He actually puts up a fight against Ryback and its not a quick squash match. Jinder Mahal, IMO, can be part of a big story, and I think he can lead a big faction full of small guys.

 

[Da Solo]

Hunico is being seriously wasted at this point. He could be a budding mid to upper midcarder if they had capitalized off of Sin Cara Negro properly. He has an excellent look, a cool gimmick and great in-ring skills.

JTG, even though many on this thread are expecting his release, is a seriously good talent that they are wasting. He has a large and unique movepool and has a sort of Ziggler-esque flash of brilliance sometimes when he sells. Watch him sell a Future Shock from Drew on YouTube: looks nasty.

Speaking of Drew, he could have been a main eventer right now if it wasn't for the whole Tiffany thing, which he has never recovered from. It's a shame too, he was a vicious competitor. It sucks that they would give the guy such a great entrance just to bury him over personal issues

Trent Barreta could be a good cruiserweight, but WWE dropped the ball once again.

Big Zeke sadly went from IC champ to jobber, which is strange considering he's built like a mountain.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

Easily, Khali.

What did he ever do? He definitely doesn't sell PPV's, DVD's, or Tickets. I don't think he even has a shirt, does he? If he does I have never seen a fan wear one.

And I don't think he does one thing for viewers in India or the Middle East.

If they wanna see a big freak, WWE still has Big Slow, Kane, Tensai, Mark Henry, Brodus Clay, Ryback, Barret, etc.

 

[XXJJ]

From a financial standpoint Mark Henry and Big Show are the two biggest waste...

Mark Henry made a lot of money from the WWE and was a joke for most of his career.

Big Show is another guy that gets paid like a star but is a midcarder. The guy has never been a draw in the WWE.

 

[Kong]

i definatley dont thing Jack Swagger is under utilized. The guy is on TV pretty much every week and always involved. Now if your saying hes under utilized because he doesnt have matches in the main event or involved in title picture, there is a reason. He was horrible as WHC when he got a shot. Guy was sweating bullets. It was painful to watch and im sure not too much fun for him.

 

[Radical Canadian Goose]

10-8) Trent Baretta , Yoshi Tatsu , JTG - Not being used , just let them go

7-6) Sin Cara/Alberto Del Rio - Spent millions of dollars on Mexican stars that are not getting over, cut your losses

5) Booker T - You gave him a legends contract to be a crappy commentator , now he is GM . YIPPEE

4) Ted Dibiase/Evan Bourne - ridiculous talent, had good pushes, never got over, now injured and nobody cares if they return

3) Legends contracts - How much money is spent on these legends? I don't give a shit if these guys ever appear again. Dear Vince, lets stop living in the past lets just move ahead

2) Randy Orton - It is only a matter of time before he fails another drug test and is forced to be released

1) Tensai - Need I say anymore

 

[Jack-Hammer]

So the point of this thread is to basically bitch about people that you believe should've never been signed to the WWE? This is pointless. Keep this shit in the complaints thread.