5 WCW wrestlers who became bigger stars after signing with WWE and 5 who didn't

#4 Not a bigger star after moving to WWE - Mike Awesome

Mike Awesome

Mike Awesome was one of the top guys in ECW when WCW managed to sign him in April 2000. He made a surprise appearance on Nitro, coming out and attacking Kevin Nash and aligning himself with the New Blood.

Despite Mike Awesome’s run in WCW not being all that it could have, with the man being saddled with a number of terrible gimmicks including ‘That 70s guy’.

However, he did have a number of PPV appearances and big matches during his time in the company which is nowhere close to what he achieved when he moved to WWE.

Despite debuting as part of The Invasion angle and winning the Hardcore Championship on his debut, that was as good as it got for Awesome in WWE. He ended up leaving WWE in 2002 after he was released and blamed backstage politics in a 2003 interview, revealing that he was “so happy when I was told I was gone”.

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#4 Bigger star after moving to WWE - Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero was one of the wrestlers Eric Bischoff brought in WCW’s legendary cruiserweight division. Despite his obvious talent, Guerrero never really managed to break through the glass ceiling because of the backstage politics there and the bigger stars holding on to their spot on the top of the card.

This led to Eddie Guerrero and the rest of The Radicalz leaving WCW when their contracts ended and showing up on RAW together in the crowd.

Guerrero went on to become a fan favourite in WWE and has inspired countless current Superstars including Sasha Banks.

Guerrero won the Intercontinental Championship, the Tag-Team Championships as well as the WWE Championship. He was entered into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 after his untimely death.