10 WWE Stars Who Flopped In WCW

6. Jake Roberts

If Jake Roberts didn't have bad luck, he'd probably have no luck at all. 

The Snake was signed by WCW President Kip Frye after he had left WWE following WrestleMania VIII. The contract was a lucrative one for Roberts, who was waiting for his 90-day no-compete to expire before he signed it. 

On day 87, Frye was replaced by Bill Watt - someone Roberts had heat with dating back many years - and his salary was slashed by The Cowboy, who intended on cutting many more costs while in charge. 

First order to business was a feud with top babyface Sting. That ended at Halloween Havoc, where they had to 'spin the wheel and make a deal'. 

The wheel (which wasn't gimmicked) landed on a Coal Miner's Glove match, an ancient stipulation where the object was to climb the pole and retrieve the dreaded coal miner's glove and use it on your opponent. 

Outside of a decent match with Dustin Rhodes, that was about as good as it got during Roberts' brief stay. He left WCW after repeatedly butting heads with Watts, though his spiralling substance abuse issues certainly didn't help matters.