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Superstars who should've been bigger: photos
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Why wasn’t the immensely talented Bam Bam Bigelow one of the top villains of the ’90s?& V, X5 o+ A' T8 e
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, _, C# @# _! s" Q: R3 sFew Superstars were as highly respected by their peers as the great Brad Armstrong.
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3 N0 A1 \3 |, G1 |( L6 mChris Candido was highly talented, but never made it as a main event star.( g H! G4 }! p y% n b1 C+ Z
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' g. l4 Y L: i, Z, vShawn Michaels touted Hakushi as the “greatest Japanese wrestler," so why didn’t he ever live up to the hype?9 [8 R( T, N' o# L# s
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With the coveted NWA World Championship in his sights, Magnum TA suffered a career-ending injury in 1986.
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k9 O9 A0 Z, u) r" oDebuting in September 2000, Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire seemed poised to become the future of sports-entertainment.& N9 V9 R3 _* Y! w; q
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9 K7 b8 F) k4 c/ gInstead of dominating WCW, gifted heavyweight Mike Awesome was billed as "That '70s Guy"0 {3 D' V: I& R0 Z0 A
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Instead of wielding CM Punk–like influence, Raven was often seen pushing a shopping cart in WWE’s Hardcore division.( P) ?/ [+ I) }
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Perry Saturn had all the tools to be a major player, but he never quite connected on a national scale., w/ |/ Y; Z M7 J& I. l( H9 {
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The Sinister Minister is the greatest manager to never hit it big.
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Terry Taylor was far more talented than his Red Rooster persona let on.+ a: Y! F) N" D# j/ I/ T9 ^
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( C! y, b! K: \' |* x- x1 ^% F5 STom Prichard was an underrated wrestler if there ever was one.- L n3 }9 L0 }3 ]( p4 C1 G5 {
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