Despite the physically demanding nature, pro wrestling is also like any other business having money as the primary objective. The wrestlers explore the possibilities of jumping ships to other promotions when they feel the grass is greener on the other side or when they feel they'd get more opportunities to prove themselves. Likewise, many wrestlers have shuffled between promotions over the years, and while some of them might've made a good deal in financial terms, they ended up doing the same things they did in their previous workplace without any improvement.RELATED: 10 Rare Pictures Of WWE Stars As KidsWWE and TNA have traded multiple wrestlers between them over the years, and there are instances when certain wrestlers had bad runs in both promotions.

10 TJ Perkins

TJ Perkins WWE

TJ Perkins made his in-ring debut in 1998 and found his way into TNA in 2004 after having stints in NJPW and the independent circuit. He worked as a jobber in his initial days with the promotion, and it wasn't until 2013 that he finally found some success after getting renamed Manik.

He captured the X Division Championship and held it for 94 days, and he soon fell down the cards after the end of his reign. He left TNA in 2016 and signed with WWE to participate in the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic and went on to win the tournament and the Cruiserweight Championship. However, similar to what happened to him in TNA, he fell down the card after losing the Cruiserweight title and continued to lose most of his matches until he got released in 2019.

9 Mike Knox

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Mike Knox's first run with WWE began in 2005, and he made his debut in ECW and introduced himself as the on-screen boyfriend of Kelly Kelly. WWE booked him strong in his initial days and handed him victories in various squash matches, and even had him feud with CM Punk. However, despite his efforts, he couldn't do anything significant in WWE and his final days saw him lose almost all of his matches before he got released in 2010.

He signed with TNA in 2012 and became part of factions like the Aces & Eights and The Menagerie during his time with the promotion. He faced the same scenario in TNA and did nothing significant before he eventually left in 2015.

8 Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay started his pro wrestling career in WWE in 2006 and worked in their developmental territories for a while. Despite getting released in 2008, he signed back with WWE in 2010 and soon made his televised debut as a rookie in season four of NXT. He made his main roster debut as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard and worked with him throughout Del Rio's feud with Edge and Christian. However, once WWE re-introduced him with The Funkasaurus gimmick, the fans knew his career was doomed, and it turned out the same way as he eventually got released in 2014.

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He signed with TNA in 2014 and aligned himself with EC3. But he faced similar struggles in TNA as well and found himself out of the promotion by 2017.

7 Tyson Tomko

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Tyson Tomko signed his first WWE contract in 2002, and after some time in developmental, he made his main roster debut in 2004 and aligned himself with Christian and Trish Stratus. His alliance with Christian ended in 2005 following the draft, and WWE started pushing Tomko as a monster heel. But when his winning streak ended at the hands of John Cena, he soon fell down the cards and eventually left WWE in 2006.

He signed with TNA in November 2006 and reunited with Christian to form the Christian's Coalition faction. But apart from winning the tag team titles with AJ Styles, he couldn't do anything significant as a singles performer and left the promotion in June 2008.

6 Justin Gabriel

Justin Gabriel in WWE

Justin Gabriel is known for his time in WWE as part of The Nexus and Corre stables and for being a 3-time tag team champion alongside Heath Slater. Apart from his success with the heel stables, Gabriel couldn't do much as a singles star and his final days saw him go on a losing spree before he left WWE in 2015.

He debuted in TNA the same year as part of an invasion angle involving Jeff Jarret's GFW. He won the King of the Mountain Championship as part of the storyline but quickly lost it to Bobby Roode. His TNA run ended as soon as it began and after losing the title, he left the promotion to join Lucha Underground the same year.

5 Orlando Jordan

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The WWE Universe remembers Orlando Jordan for his time as one of JBL's associates during the latter's WWE Championship reign. He even captured the United States Championship from John Cena but lost it to Chris Benoit in an embarrassing feud, which saw him jobbing to Benoit in very short matches.

He left WWE in 2006, and after four years on the independent circuit, signed with TNA in 2010. However, his idea of embracing his real-life bisexual nature as an on-screen gimmick turned disastrous. His run with TNA ended in less than two years in 2011 after the promotion released him from his contract.

4 Luke Gallows' First WWE & TNA Runs

CM Punk Straight Edge Society

While Luke Gallows' current run with TNA looks promising, his first run with the promotion didn't prove to be fruitful. WWE was Gallows' first destination, and after his initial run with the Imposter Kane and Festus characters, he debuted as part of CM Punk's Straight Edge Society.

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But once his run with CM Punk's stable ended, WWE soon released him from his contract. He then signed with TNA in September 2012 and debuted as a member of the Aces & Eights faction. But his run with the promotion ended as soon as it began, and he found himself out by July 2013.

3 Damien Sandow

Damien Sandow

Damien Sandow's WWE career ended as soon as he became the first superstar to lose his MITB cash-in match. Following the loss, WWE pushed him down into the lower cards, but Sandow did well to redeem himself by becoming popular among the crowd with his stunt double gimmick with The Miz.

Following the end of his association with The Miz, WWE had him impersonate The Macho Man Randy Savage and teamed him up with Curtis Axel, who was impersonating Hulk Hogan. But the damage was already done, and he soon left WWE in 2016. He then tried to reinvent himself in TNA in 2016 but only competed in 17 matches before leaving the following year to pursue a career in acting.

2 Lance Archer

Lance Archer In WWE

Lance Archer's first run with TNA began in 2004, and he aligned himself with Kid Kash, with whom he won the tag team titles on two occasions. Following Kash's departure, Archer competed mostly in dark matches until he found some brief crowd support with his Hoytamania gimmick.

The final days of his first run with TNA saw him suffer continuous losses, which eventually led him to leave the company in 2009. He signed with WWE the same year and debuted as Vance Archer, but he couldn't make any significant progress in his career, and he eventually got released by WWE in November 2010.

1 Mr. Kennedy

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Mr. Kennedy's WWE career showed tons of promise, and the fans expected him to become a future world champion with the promotion. But once he lost his MITB contract to Edge, followed by a wellness policy violation and an altercation with Randy Orton, his WWE career ended in 2009.

He found his way into TNA in 2010 and debuted as Mr. Anderson. He quickly became a 2-time World Champion, and following the end of his second reign, his remaining time with TNA saw him become part of the Immortal and Aces & Eights faction and didn't win any other titles. His TNA career came to an unexpected end after he failed an on-the-spot drug test, which resulted in him getting fired in 2016. It wasn't necessarily a bad run, but one that paled in comparison to the potential he showcased in his early days.