The history of WCW wrestlers working for WWE typically saw Vince McMahon limiting their potential. Names like Scott Steiner, Sting, and Diamond Dallas Page were booked questionably after making the move to WWE. However, there were plenty of talents to crossover who Vince once viewed as a future top star who ultimately flopped in WCW.

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The vision of McMahon found more success than failures for his company, but that doesn’t mean that he always knew the right talents to push. Quite a few WCW flops received the support of Vince before, during, or after their time in WWE. The only consistency is that they never hit their potential.

10 Ernest Miller

Ernest Miller and James Brown

The WCW run of Ernest Miller saw him having some fun moments in comedic segments, but he was ultimately a disappointment. Miller loved dancing and karate as the main parts of his character. WCW never found success with him in the main event scene when playing a heel commissioner towards the end.

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WWE showed that Vince McMahon thought Miller could become a star for them when signing him a few years after purchasing WCW. Miller started off as a commentator for the secondary show Velocity until vignettes built up his in-ring debut. The WCW flop had Vince’s faith in WWE and once again struggled.

9 Konnan

Konnan in WCW

Vince McMahon initially wanted Konnan to play the Max Moon character with a lot of time and money invested into the gimmick. The two sides had a few hiccups that prevented it from playing out and WWE stopped negotiating with Konnan altogether.

WCW convinced Konnan to join them in the mid-90s coming off his stellar run in AAA as a top draw. The success of Konnan allowed him to have a solid mid-card run, but he fell significantly behind fellow Mexican wrestlers with less name value at the time like Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio.

8 Chuck Palumbo

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The Power Plant was the school where WCW prospects trained with hopes of becoming a top star for the future. Chuck Palumbo specifically received rave reviews when becoming part of the Natural Born Thrillers faction.

WCW trusted Palumbo to work with former world champions like Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, and Diamond Dallas Page, but he rarely had any standout moments. Vince McMahon pushed Palumbo on multiple occasions in WWE upon seeing something special in him. It just never worked for Palumbo always missing the mark.

7 Bryan Clark

Adam Bomb in WWE

WWE and WCW both got worked into thinking Bryan Clark would become a top-level star due to his look. Vince McMahon pushed Clark first with the Adam Bomb gimmick. Even though the character didn’t have much long-term success, the early introduction showed that he was meant to be a player.

McMahon eventually gave up leading to him moving to WCW later in the ‘90s. Clark played Wrath aligning with Mortis and James Mitchell. WCW saw Clark fail to move up the card until peaking in the tag team division with Brian Adams.

6 Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man had a great run in WWE, but he never hit his full potential as a main event star. Vince McMahon always believed in him enough to have a solid role on the show. However, WCW came into the picture when trying to bolster their roster by signing him.

Boss Man then wrestled under various other names with Big Bubba Rogers having the longest run. WCW saw him losing any momentum he had before joining the company. Boss Man flopped before heading back to WWE where he was once again pushed, this time as Vince’s henchman.

5 Davey Boy Smith

Davey Boy Smith backstage

WWE always kept Davey Boy Smith towards the top of the mid-card with an occasional main event opportunity. Smith primarily thrived when working with better talents like Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, but WWE valued him greatly.

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Two stints in WCW saw Smith leaving WWE in controversial fashion. WCW expected Smith to become a world title contender in the early ‘90s, but he was a poor fit. Smith struggled even more when coming over following the Montreal Screwjob out of loyalty to Bret Hart.

4 Mark Jindrak

Mark Jindrak

Mark Jindrak was part of the Natural Born Thrillers faction of young rising stars looking to make their mark right away. The potential was there, but Jindrak didn’t stand out as much as some of the other members.

WWE did see value in him when adding Jindrak to the roster after buying WCW. The pushes for Jindrak came when teaming with Lance Cade and later becoming part of Kurt Angle’s entourage, which both failed. Vince McMahon believed in Jindrak enough to want him in Evolution, but Triple H refused after seeing his immature ways at the time.

3 Brian Adams

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Brian Adams received a few different pushes in WCW under the name of Crush. Fans watched him having runs in Demolition, returning from an absence in the Nation of Domination, leading the Disciples of Apocalypse, and getting a couple of singles pushes.

Nothing worked even though Crush always did enough to remain a solid mid-card. WCW convinced him to jump ship using his real name in 1998. Adams instantly joined the New World Order, but he was one of the least relevant members leading to him flopping in the new home.

2 Buff Bagwell

Buff Bagwell in WWE

One of the most overlooked aspects of WWE purchasing WCW was that Vince McMahon felt Buff Bagwell could become the face of WCW if continuing the product on its own. The initial plan saw Bagwell and Booker T having a test match that flopped to kill all future plans for WCW.

Buff also developed backstage heat during the Invasion that resulted in him getting fired a couple of weeks after his terrible match. WCW witnessed Bagwell failing to get over whenever given a chance to move up the card. Buff seemed content as a secondary player in WCW that grew worse in WWE since Vince had high expectations of him.

1 Marc Mero

Marc Mero and his mom from WCW days

Marc Mero’s WCW run as Johnny B. Badd was good enough to find a consistent mid-card spot, but he never could get over the hump. WCW didn’t view him as a main event talent compared to the other top names of the industry.

Vince McMahon felt otherwise and signed Mero to the first guaranteed WWE contract. The belief was that young stars like Mero would become bigger names for WWE while WCW focused on stealing the aging former WWE stars. Mero unfortunately didn’t have the potential to make his push work and WWE regretted the signing.

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