5 WWE Megastars who were rejected by WCW

Eric Bischoff missed out on signing Brock Lesnar
Eric Bischoff missed out on signing Brock Lesnar

#4 Edge

Edge
Edge

Before he signed with WWE, Edge was busy making a name for himself in the Canadian independent circuit. During this time, Edge briefly appeared on WCW television in 1996. Edge, wrestling under the name Damian Striker, faced Meng on an episode of WCW Pro.

The young Edge quickly jobbed to his much more experienced opponent, submitting in quick order. WCW passed on signing Edge full time and he went on to sign with WWE where he became one of the best of his era, winning 11 world titles and 14 tag-team titles in the company.

#3 Mick Foley

Mick Foley
Mick Foley

Mick Foley could have gone on to have a successful career in WCW, but he ended up leaving the company after management kept on rejecting his storyline ideas. The big idea which Bischoff rejected involved Foley losing his ear during a match. Foley wanted to turn this into an angle but it was flatly rejected.

His ideas rejected, Foley made his way to ECW before signing with WWE. Foley quickly became a fan-favourite in WWE and by the time he was done with his career, he had cemented his status as a living legend.

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