10 Wrestlers WWE Gave Up On Too Quickly
10 wrestlers WWE gave up on too soon
5. Maven
The winner of the first-ever season of Tough Enough, Maven Huffman enjoyed early success in WWE. He famously eliminated The Undertaker from the 2002 Royal Rumble and snagged a WrestleMania Hardcore Title match against Goldust, before an ill-timed injury derailed his momentum.
It took Maven a while to regain it, though things looked to be going in the right direction for the still-inexperienced star in late 2004. Rubbing shoulders with Randy Orton and Chris Jericho, Maven feuded with the remaining members of Evolution heading into that year’s Survivor Series.
As a member of the winning team – even if he didn’t do much in the match besides run in and potato Gene Snitsky – his character was given the chance to act as General Manager of Raw for a week. Typically, he booked himself in a World Heavyweight Title match against Triple H. Typically, he lost.
He soon turned heel, but the push didn’t take, and he was presented as a joke in his feud and matches with Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin. Maven landed in a spot teaming with fellow midcard comedy heel Simon Dean, but tagging with the fitness freak wasn’t enough to save him from being future endeavoured.
