Five WWE Superstars That Turned Out To Be Complete Busts

While most wrestling fans would scoff at the idea and eagerly recount every single thing that superstar has accomplished during their run with the WWE, some forget to mention how high expectations were when the person first debuted. In fact, they then try to make excuses for why the superstar hasn't achieved what was originally hoped for.

With that being said and a lot of superstars coming on to the main roster over the past couple of years with high expectations of success, here are five superstars that haven't had that desired success and turned out to be complete busts.

#5 Paige

Paige might be retired after agitating a neck injury at a house show last year, but that doesn't mean she is automatically exempt from this list. In fact, for a woman that helped start The Women's revolution, was the first ever NXT Women champion and defeated AJ Lee on her first night on the roster, the sky was the limit for this superstar!

Unfortunately for Paige and her fans that wanted to see her kick ass in the squared circle for years to come, Paige suffered a neck injury two years ago and had to take an extended hiatus from wrestling. She was also dating Alberto Del Rio at the time and ran into many problems with management and even law enforcement for erratic behavior.

Some time later, Paige was suspended from WWE for testing positive for drugs, a charge she denied. Things then got worse when personal photos and videos of hers were released to the public and even Paige admitted during a later interview that she contemplated suicide due to online backlash.

In the end, Paige had so much more to offer The WWE, but her demons and previous injuries really weighed down what could have been a dominant career. She could have definitely won the women's title on Raw and Smackdown Live and would have been perfect for several key moments in the women's revolution.

It never came to be though and she is at least partly to blame.

#4 Bray Wyatt

Here was a man that had absolutely everything!

A man that was said to be capable of moving like a butterfly in the ring, but had the impact of a tank when some unlucky soul made contact with him. Not only that, he had skills on the microphone and a deep dark backstory that WWE would be able to explore and create for years to come.

Unfortunately for Bray Wyatt, who is currently enjoying his second run as Tag Team champion, he never quite lived up to the original expectation that was set for him. He was supposed to be this decade's Undertaker or Kane and he just turned out to be a great wrestler with old parlor tricks.

Instead, he is now Woken Matt Hardy's sidekick after losing in a Hardy Compound match last year on Raw. Of course, him joining Woken Matt Hardy wouldn't be that bad if it didn't feel like it abandoned his original character, but now WWE is going with the storyline that Wyatt has been released from the evil spirit of Sister Abigail.

If nothing else, this proves that WWE isn't very high on Bray Wyatt's story right now and sees him as a secondary character at best. Keep in mind that WWE hasn't had much faith in Bray Wyatt in the previous years either, which could mean that the next change he undergoes will be one that eliminates the Wyatt character completely.

In the end, Wyatt was disappointing to watch as WWE Champion, lost the title to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33 and proceeded to be an afterthought ever since then. That is a stark contrast to what people used to believe that Wyatt was originally capable of.

#3 Big E. Langston

From destroying John Cena on your debut to a comedy act.

Believe it or not, that is the road that Big E Langston has traveled after debuting on the main roster alongside Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee in 2012. Langston originally acted as Ziggler and Lee's body guard for a few months but The WWE had little for Langston to do once Lee and Ziggler called it quits a few months later.

After the breakup, Langston served as Lee's bodyguard and feuded with The Black Widow's ex-boyfriend for a while. Unfortunately for Langston, he was soon dropped from the gimmick and continued his main roster run as a mid-carder. He did have a string of good matches with some of the company's top stars, but they also seemed to use him to make someone else look good.

Whether that was due to his inability to really get the crowd behind him at the time of his debut, or WWE's fondness for pushing other superstars at the time, Langston quickly became an afterthought for a couple years. He then teamed up with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston to form The New Day and go on to win The Tag team title several times.

While that's a pretty good ending for a guy that was floating around the mid-card for much of his career and never really reaching the success that someone of his physique should have, it still is sad to see such a raw talent get discarded in singles competition like Langston ultimately did.

Maybe he was never going to set the world on fire or be the company's top star for any lengthy period of time, but he had raw talent and could destroy an opponent in the ring. In fact, if WWE would have just used the template of his original heel run, they might have at least gotten him into the title picture as a monster heel for a while.

#2 The Miz

Despite being one of the top heels in WWE today, The Miz has still been given the short end of the stick in terms of his main roster run. Not only was that evident by him only winning the WWE title once in his career, but also by the fact that he has remained a mid-card champion at best for the rest of his career.

Whether fans want to admit it or not, that's very disappointing compared to what they originally thought he could do after his first run with the WWE title. Unfortunate for The Miz and his fanbase, he has been passed up time and time again for the WWE and Universal title and it looks like he will continue to be.

Of course, WWE could change that by having Daniel Bryan win the Title and then have Miz cash in on him, but it's not known if the company is willing to take that risk or not. With that being said, however, having Bryan win the title and then lose it abruptly to the Miz would be a great way to jump-start their feud and generate heel heat for the Miz.

In the end, the decision lies in WWE's hands and while that might scare most people, it's very unlikely that the company would want to give up a chance like this to establish a top heel for years to come. Think about it! He would be known as the guy that cut Daniel Bryan's first title reign since coming out of retirement short, and that would garner nuclear heat!

#1 Finn Balor

Finn Balor is everything you just can't have in a top guy.

He has a smallish stature that makes him unbelievable against the giants of The WWE, he isn't all that brilliant on the microphone and he is injury prone. None of this is to say that he isn't a great competitor and very entertaining to watch, especially with his underdog like storyline, but he just doesn't stack up against the main roster.

WWE even tried to give him a chance at the top spot two years ago when they gave him a run with The Universal title, but he got injured during the match and was out until the night after WrestleMania 33. Not only was that a huge blow to Balor's career but it also left WWE officials skeptical about whether they could trust him to stay healthy.

Another thing that makes it hard to believe in Balor is WWE's 50/50 booking style when it comes to The Demon King. Sure, Balor comes away with a win every once in a while and looks amazing when doing it, but there are just too many instances where WWE either outright has him take a loss or win by disqualification.

If nothing else, that proves that Finn Balor's championship hopes are still an afterthought in WWE's mind and that probably isn't going to change anytime soon. Of course, WWE could always throw a Hail Mary if another top guy crashes and burns in the title scene, but it just doesn't look realistic for Balor to defeat monsters like Bruan Strowman, Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns to win the title.

In the end, it is all these things and more that make Finn Balor a huge disappointment on the main roster. He literally went from one of the most charismatic and popular NXT Champions in the brand's history, to just some underdog mid-carder on Raw that only sometimes is able to hang with the powerhouses.

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