10 big WWE signings that were completely wasted

#1 Dusty Rhodes

At least his creative side was used

The NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions were built around two men, 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair, and 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes.

Dusty has held countless Championships, including being a 3 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Dusty was everything the JCP was and was up on top almost every step of the way with Ric Flair.

Amazingly, WWE managed to sign Dusty in 1989. He debuted dressed in polka-dots, a decision to this day that is still debated if it was a rib to humiliate him due to his synonymy with the rival JCP/WCW. He was also given a 55-year-old valet named Sapphire, who was supposed to be the fun-loving woman.

Dusty feuded with Randy Savage, which should have led to a classic showdown at WrestleMania VI, but instead, it was a mix tag team match of Dusty and Sapphire vs. Randy and Sensational Sherri, which took the quality down a lot. Dusty would then feud with Ted DiBiase before departing in 1991.

That was it, no one-on-one showdown with Macho Man, no matches with Hulk Hogan; one of the biggest stars of the 80's was used in a role befitting the like of a Brutus Beefcake or Koko B. Ware.

Dusty returned to WCW shortly after for a much better run, even as a non-wrestler for most of it. He returned to WWE as a creative member in 2005 until his death in 2015. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.