10 Legendary Wrestlers Who Had Hugely Disappointing WWE Runs

7. Scott Steiner

One of WCW's biggest stars during their dying days, Scott Steiner was another who decided to sit out while making bank thanks to those iron-clad Time Warner deals.

But Big Poppa Pump - who had successfully transitioned from tag team specialist to genuine main event player and World Heavyweight Champion - had another reason to take some time off, because he was physically falling apart. 

Years of injuries were beginning to add up and Steiner was hurting, unsure if he would ever be able to wrestle again due to his various ailments, the most serious of which was a case of drop foot syndrome, which resulted in one of his feet being paralysed. 

Surgery didn't totally fix the issue, but he was deemed fit enough to finally join WWE in late 2002. 

The early signs were good and the Genetic Freak got a hell of a pop from the Madison Square Garden crowd when he emerged at that year's Survivor Series. 

He immediately targeted World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, the two having a wildly entertaining feud in the lead up to their showdown at the Royal Rumble. 

And then the bell rang. 

The Game and the Big Bad Booty Daddy had an absolute shocker at the pay-per-view, with both men being exposed and being unable to carry such a long match (Triple H was also knackered due to muscle injuries at that point). 

That was basically it for Scott, as he lost the rematch at No Way Out and then slid down into the mid-card and a feud-cum-tag team with Test. After a year on the books, WWE were happy to have Steiner sit at home for months before ultimately releasing him.