Whos the biggest waste of talent the WWE has ever had?

[Milkyway!]

Okay so this talent, is obviously a wrestler. Now this guy can be overrated (ala Lex Luger) or this guy can be, or could have been the greatest thing to walk the planet, but just couldn't do it because of WWE mindlessly pushing sucky wrestlers.

Now then, my Old School Wrestling isn't to hot. So im going to have to go with an easy pick for me. Mark Henry. =\\ They should make him take a year off, and have him take acting lessons from Brad Pitt. The guy could be AMAZING. But, I feel the wwe could be holding him back. Your never going to get someone over, when they job everytime they move up into the main event scene.

For my overrated guy. I'm gonna go with Rey Mysterio. What a waste of talent. During the pledge to Eddie days, he was on top. Unfortanatly, I was on the bottom tho. This guy, can't even time his pyros, and sucks in the ring. Only doing basic crap I could do if I wanted to. (well I don't know about that....I'm kinda getting on the fat side) =\\ They finnally got him out of a title scene. And hopefully setting him up for retirement soon??

 

[PlayTheGame]

I dont know if I would call Mysterio overrated.. maybe in the sense that he got a world title run, so if you were talking in terms of an overrated world champion who never deserved the belt, then yes, I could agree with you on that. As for your Mark Henry pick, I dont know if I can agree with that. I mean, he's showed recently that he was better than we thot he was, but still, he really cant be as good as youre imagining he could be. I dont think his mic skills can get any better, and his ring work is decent for a big man. I think a real wasted talent that the WWE has right now is Umaga. I mean, this guy has everything Mark Henry has and more. I know he cant do promos due to him not being able to talk, but his in-ring skills are phenomenal for such a big man. I think the WWE could be using him for something more than they are right now. I know he just got back from an injury, so maybe theyll give him a litle bit of a push, which, IMO, he deserves. I mean, Umaga used to be the SAMOAN BULLDOZER, an undefeatable monster. However, he lost that credibility, and almost all credibiltiy, as most big monsters tend to do (Kane, Snitsky, etc). I think the WWE is wasting him right now.

As for my pick for most overrated, I would have to go with the team of Rhodes & DiBiase (at the present time). I mean, I know these guys will probably be huge one day, but their promos are still stiff, their matches are never anything spectacular, and their looks/characters are practically inseperable, and they are extremely overshadowed by Orton, despite the fact that they are former tag team champions. I have a feeling they will eventually break out one day, but as for now, and considering where they are currently, I'd have to say they are overrated.

 

[seven3too]

biggest waste has to be rob van dam..this is a guy who got misused for his whole stint. jesus christ he won every title except the world title more than once..what gives was he not a good wrestler? was he not over? oh yeah he smokes pot..just like me and everybody else in 2009 (if not try it, it's really cool). how many times was he put into elimination chambers or one of the final 4 or 6 in the royal rumble..they teased him winning the strap or at least being a contender too much..the crowd loved him and for what it's worth i don't remember him having a bad match probably ever..the whole fucking NO this guy got the shaft

 

[Milkyway!]

Rob Van Dam is horrible. He can jump off high things WOW so can shane mcmahon. I dont like his mic skills. Anyone can point at them selves and say RVD not too hard. Hes as spotty and botchy as sabu. I dont understand why the fans like him so much. Its like sly and others have said, Anyone that uses the frog splash as a finisher, isnt that great. His matches are mediocre, I'm pretty sure ive seen Khali do better than that vs HHH =\\

 

[stingerlegends]

Wow. Of course, I will keep in mind that you are very young yet, and have not yet learned the intricacies of health, business, and politics. Mark Henry is musclebound and slow, it's true. If you were the World's Strongest Man LEGITIMATELY, I think it would be hard to TRY NOT TO HURT people. But mostly, I agree, somewhat.

But Mysterio???? You couldn't do half of what he does, and not as fast. ESPECIALLY after as many knee surgeries as that guy has had. He doesn't look great right now, but after being sidelined for as long as he was, as often as he was, he needs to wrestle a much more toned down match. Geez, watch the guy when he was you age (yes, he wrestled at about your age). That kid was a blur. Add 5 years of experience and that guy was phenomenal.

The most overrated guy out there, though, pound for pound, was The Sandman. Pure wrestling crap.

 

[Milkyway!]

But Mysterio???? You couldn't do half of what he does, and not as fast. ESPECIALLY after as many knee surgeries as that guy has had. He doesn't look great right now, but after being sidelined for as long as he was, as often as he was, he needs to wrestle a much more toned down match. Geez, watch the guy when he was you age (yes, he wrestled at about your age). That kid was a blur. Add 5 years of experience and that guy was phenomenal.

The guy got a World Championship, because his best friend died. Hes always been, and always will be DESTINED for mid card, if that. He hasnt a good match in like, 4 years....So what if he could wrestle at 15, guess what. Most luchadors are twice as good as Mysterio is. Just look at supercrazee.. The guy was amazing, yet WWE didnt push him, because that crappy Rey Mysterio would have been out wrestled, and his merchandice sells would have went down. Sure its a money business, but some of us actually watch, to see the fake wrestling.. And mysterio, is a crappy wrestler. Dosent deserve a world title, he can hardly talk on the stick.

 

[stingerlegends]

Super Crazy doesn't have the right look. Yeah it's part of it. And Rey didn't win the WHC BECAUSE his friend died. Shit, Chavo would've been the WHC in that case, and everyone wrestler ever would be named WHC. They pushed it on him, and he ran with it. A bit digusting, sure, since he used Eddie's Legacy more than his own to vault himself into that spot. Rey was underrated until he won the Championship. He put himself into a position where he deserved the push, and made the most of it. So, that's all I will say about it. No more arguing from me, you have your opinion, I have mine.

 

[That's Just Weird]

Jimmy Wang Yang is the best, most unused talent. He was never, ever anything other than a jobber, and it sucks, because he's great in the ring, and has tons of charisma to show for it.

 

[R@ted_RKO]

I think the biggest waste of talent ever is a hard call, but lately it is a three way tie between Umaga, Kennedy, and Morrison. All three of these guys are great performers but seem destined to mid-card wrestling due to creative's innability to use good resources to their potential. granted Kennedy has been injured alot and morrison has a little success with the miz, but I think if Morrison didn't have gimmicks which force him to over act he could be great. And Umaga has just been lost in the mix since his Bobby Lashley
feud.

As far as over rated hands down is the great khali. This guy actually held the title? it is ridiculous! I am afraid he is going to injure himself walking to the ring forget about when he wrestles. His talents include Big, slow, clumsy, and unable to work a crowd with jibberish. I think that his vice grip or as I call it the khali "head squishy" is as dumb as his little head chop. His lack of coordination is far to obvious when he gets in the ring with wrestlers like Triple H and Batista. I thought those were the two feuds that made him look the absolut worst. and now with his little face turn it's even worse. the khali kiss cam? how WWE fires people like Kenny Dykstra, D-lo Brown, or various others and keep this guy is beyond me.

P.S. Meysterio does suck big one's

 

[h_G]

Another mention for 'unused talent' in recent years was Tajiri. Perhaps not as unused as some, but he still could've done more than what he was given. As for right now.. I'd agree with the Jimmy Wang Yang shout. If they actually did something with him beyond jobbing him, he'd actually be able to get somewhere.

 

[timiscool84]

if we are talkin overpushed then i'd say jbl for one reason he can't do much other than talk a lil and use a clothesline. but the biggest waste i'd have to go with rvd even though he did win the big one once.

 

[hhhfan14]

Rob Van Dam is horrible. He can jump off high things WOW so can shane mcmahon. I dont like his mic skills. Anyone can point at them selves and say RVD not too hard. Hes as spotty and botchy as sabu. I dont understand why the fans like him so much. Its like sly and others have said, Anyone that uses the frog splash as a finisher, isnt that great. His matches are mediocre, I'm pretty sure ive seen Khali do better than that vs HHH =\\

OK bro, dont know what drugs u are on, or how old u are, but RVD was a good talent, and anyone who thinks otherwise just cant see true talent. And anyone who says that anyone who has used the frog splash isnt that great?? hey pal keep ogg the drugs and go watch an old art bar match or an old eddie guerrero match, and u have no hope if u think that neither one of them were any good


And now as far as the most undersued talent, i would say it would be a three way tie between christian, and yeah i know wwe is supposedly supposed to be bringing him to the big time again, lol on the old warn out FAKE ECW, but he has always been misused, as he deffinitely could be were cena is today, except higher, and has all the skills to make it happen, hidenrich, i think he could have deffinitely been up there as a major heel by now, and then the third would be the gore machine Rhino, and yeah i know he is a multi-champion and main eventer over on tna, maybe if wwe wouldnt have let him go, i think he would be in the same postition as christian, where he could be the top right now

 

[MoneyShot]

WOW where do you get off saying that RVD was a bad talent. RVD was a great wrestler and it wasn't cause he jumped off high things. He had matches where he only went to the turnbuckle for the finish. He performed DDT's and neckbreakers that were exciting not just the old boring versions and he was amazing with his feet and acrobatics. and he was the most underused talent by WWE. NUFF SAID


Now I agree that Mysterio should have never been WHC and that he did get the title living off Eddie (R.I.P) BUT he is not a bad wrestler especially when you compare him to wrestlers in the WWE. Mysterio has better ability than most main eventers right now as far as in ring work. He is better in ring than John "superman" Cena better than Randy "headlock" Orton better than JBL Big Show, Kane and Knox (not main eventers but in the chamber) better than Kozlov.

Honestly you sit and whine about his 1 title reign what about Khali's 1 title reign and the fact that Khali still goes in and out of the main event. At least rey went back to the mid-card. and also the fact that our last Cruiserweight champion was Hornswoggle if you wanna cry about ppl holding titles whine about that or the fact that for some reason Sting is still holding the title.

And that will be my over rated guy Sting in TNA 2008-009 I mean since he has had the title he has done nothing barely even wrestled or talked and the Main Event Mafia is the worst storyline not even gonna get started on that.

 

[Pimpin]

I'm gonna divide my opinions into a missued & overated section.

Overrated
JBL- His ring work is terrible & his finisher is a damn clothesline & from the last time I checked no other wrestler wins a match with a clothesline, sure he is good on the stick but that's pretty much it & yet he is somewhat a main eventer.

Kozlov- He has no personality whatsoever. Sure he has only been here a few months but there ain't nothing about him that impresses me. Nuff said.

Khali- His ring work is by far the worst out of them all but I do like his current gimmick(when he kisses decent to pretty girls) which gives him some personality that he never had before.

Missued

Shelton Benjamin- I know there are alot of people on here who will probably disagree with this choice but his ring work is without a doubt one of the best in WWE. If creative would just get their heads out of their asses & give him airtime everyweek then Shelton would be a better asset for the company & his title reign would be a bit more relevant.

Christian Cage- WWE badly missued him the first time they had him. Think if WWE actually used him. I think he would have won a world title with the WWE instead of 2 world titles in TNA.

Paul Burchill- He's a fantastic talent that's currently being unused. He's gone from being William Regal's sidekick to the entertaining pirate gimmick to his current gimmick which is also a good gimmick yet the dumbass creative teams won't use him & if he was used I believe he would have been the one to have beaten Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Title.

Kane- Where do I start with him being missued. Oh yeah with his 24 hour WWE title reign as many people believe that is what started the demise of Kane. Another example would be the de-masking of Kane that completely ruined the character for good as he just lost all of his monsterness & became humanized. He deserves a real lengthy world title reign or regain his monsterness again.

 

[crazzzyone]

Shelton Benjamin has one of the greatest in ring abilities in wwe.I gotta admint as much as i like john Cena Shelton Benjamin can out perform him any day of the week.The only reason his still at mid card is because his mic skills suck but hay they gave the great khali a main event push why couldn't they give Shelton Benjamin that instead of Khali.Hell in my opinion Shelton Benjamin can put on better matches then anybody in wwe no body can match his in ring ability.

 

[horsemen4ver]

God there are so many waste of talents it is unbelieveable. I going from old school to new school.
1) Doink the Clown
2) Bastion Booger
3) Marty Jannetty
4) Virgil
5) Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V or whatever he wants to be called.
6) The Smoking Gunns
7) The Bushwackers
8) 1-2-3 Kid, X Pac or whoever he wants to be called
9) Roaddog
10) Rey Mysterio, Mark Henry, Santino Marrella, and Jeff Hardy.
Those are only a few I can think of but there are so many its going to take me all day to wright them down.

 

[NOLUBEZ]

Shelton Benjamin can out perform alot of the guys on the roster Jimmy Yang can as well I'm sure Vince has al imit on small guys he can push. I'm not the biggest Mysterio or Cena fan but kids love them and that's what matters in McMahons eyes. Guerrero was overrated IMO. While we're on the subject since his death he has become legendary granted his death can be attributed to years of alcohol and drug abuse and if that's the case wait until Jake The Snake dies he'll be fuckin godlike.

 

[Mr. TM]

The most underused talent I can think of in recent history is Chris Harris when he came into the WWE under the personal Brandon Walker. Most people really believed he would excell. Now his character was lame, he had grown overweight, and the fans did not appreciate him. If he would have maybe hit the treadmill for a bit before his return, pleaded with the WWE for a better name, and maybe shown some excitement, maybe he wouldn not have been poorly used and would have lasted more than a month.

 

[TwistofRKO]

if we are talkin overpushed then i'd say jbl for one reason he can't do much other than talk a lil and use a clothesline

You're saying the wrong thing. JBL has absolutely NO talent and is still used as a main event heel (as dumb as that is) he's the exact opposite. No talent, actually ended up with a decent career, or as good of one as you could have for not being able to do anything.

And Jimmy Yang Wang is garbage, sorry.

Anyways, it has to be Shelton Benjamin and Kane. They both have selling ability, and could "realistically" be in a title picture. They are being used as nothing more than a mid-card time killer.

 

[seven3too]

yeah heres why cause he WRESTLES...where you look at guys like cena who get pushed and for the life of me i can't figure it out aside from the fact that wwe isn't as racey as in the past and it's geared towards kids again..cena has decent mic skills but looks like he's gonna blow his asshole out at times..he, like alot of ther guys use the same goddamn move set in the same order all the time. and his moves suck. his finisher is bogus beth pheonix has a better finisher..at least rvd will find a creative way to throw a chair at you a kick the fuck out of it. plus he did shit that was amazing..if it wasn't that impressive then what do the fans cheer for. i never saw triple h do a split legged moonsault..no one did but rvd he was a combonation of new japan and house of funk and and and...frog splash? dude he hit that shit everytime from the strangest angle and sometimes on a chair.. chavo does a frog splash. he sold so it looked like it hurt him and the opponent who did that? nobody! he was the definition of ecw and the only one to make as far as he did. add to that the fact that rvd was a break from average wrestlers and innovative so if you're running a business that has everything to do with entertainment thats what you need ...i'm not saying you cant have opinion but seriously you wanna see good match any program he did with jerry lynn, kurt angle, eddie guerro even his match with golddust at no mercy was good.... for his talent and skillset and appeal he was misused.

 

[klunderbunker]

I agree with those that have said Kane. While he's never been on the level that Taker was, he's still a very solid guy out there. His booking has been nothing short of terrible with him being the king of the jobbers since 2002. His title reign may as well never have happened as it's only remembered as a joke anyway. He's big, good on the mic, strong, decent in the ring. What's missing? Some people say he's unmotivated/lazy, but why shouldn't he be? He worked hard for years and what has it gotten him? Nothing. If he's getting nothing working hard and getting the same for being lazy, what would you do/

 

[seven3too]

what the fuck does he salute anyway? the troops? i have a brother in the forces so i don't want insensitive. but what a cheap fuckin move...really dude? thats it huh? and he's beyond over. man, i know what people my age then thought of hogan when i was a kid i thought he could do no wrong. but hogan was a cheater. he always was. was why was the nwo schtik so revoloutionary? he threw salt, bit people,raked eyes, he pig fucked sid justice out of winning the rumble all cause sid threw him out! why was he so bitter? he forgot it was every man for themselves? he did win the previous 2. and sid went into mania the heel! how the fuck did that happen? he reserved the right to be mad. not to mention what he did to dibease at wm4 to let macho man win the title. only to attempt to fuck miss elizabeth later. this was all a diabolical scheme. i'm 100% right watch the videos this guy was all over liz like a drunk prom date carrying her putting her on his shoulders ..and macho went into mania the heel. this guy was NWO circa 1988..it really was for life.... jesse ventura and bobby henan had it all figured out when it came to this guy.....the point im trying to make is that cena is a parody of the attitude era. but he's too over and most of everybody has a hard on for matt damon jr. so he could suck..but when pumps his reeboks up you cat call like the kid the grudge

 

[Decarow]

Most unused- Scotty 2 Hotty. Definately.

Most Overrated- to me, i'd have to say JBL. I know, he sells out arenas because his character is a jerk and makes you just hate him. But i cannot get into any of his matches.

 

[Criss Hardy]

shannon moore or shane helms in 3 count they put on one of the best ladder matches at Starcade 2000, jimmy wang yang and jamie noble were in it too, but shannon and shane made a really good high flying tag team in WCW but at least theyre starting to use shane better in WWE now but they were dumb for getting rid of shannon, both Shannon and Shane would make good I.C. champions.

 

[SavageTaker]

i thing the one that was most misused and unused was scotty 2 hotty.he was a great talent he had been with the company for a pretty good tenure and the only problem i had with him as a wrestler was his finisher:the worm.imo he could have been and upper mid-carder and possible main eventer had he had a credible finisher and had better mic skills.