Top Five Short Lived WWF/WWE Careers that Could Have Been Better

Brian Damage

Not every wrestler becomes a main event star in the business. There are some that quite simply become nothing more than mid card attractions and that is perfectly fine. Pro wrestling needs low to mid card talent just as much as they need the superstars. With that said, some never really had the proper opportunities to “make it big” or falter due to lack of TV time or some other reasons. Today’s Top Five looks at careers of some wrestlers who made it to the show with the WWF/WWE, but never had a real big chance to succeed whatever the reasoning was.

Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon

Furnas and LaFon were as gifted inside the ring as any tag team before or after them. They were both athletically inclined, showed great technical skills and displayed impressive power moves. Their biggest downfall, was their lack of personality and charisma. Perhaps if they were heels instead of babyfaces and were supplied a mouthpiece like a Jim Cornette or someone of that ilk, I truly believe Furnas and LaFon could have had a much better run with the WWF.

Gunner Scott

Gunner Scott was a pure mat technician, who had a great deal of success down in the WWF’s developmental territory of OVW. It was there, Scott aka Brent Albright had a tremendous feud with CM Punk under the watchful eyes of then OVW booker Paul Heyman. When Gunner Scott was called up to the main roster, he was given Chris Benoit as his mentor in storylines. The angle was inexplicably dropped and Gunner was eventually gone from the company. Perhaps Vince McMahon did not like his smaller size or felt that he was undeserving of a push so early. A truly wasted opportunity.

Hade Vansen

Hade Vansen was a wrestler who had promos building up his eventual debut with the WWF, only to have the entire angle and his debut scrapped by Vince McMahon. Vansen was already an accomplished international wrestler who had in ring talent and personality. Depending on who you believe, either Triple H or Vince McMahon himself did not feel that Vansen was ready for the main roster and certainly not equipped to be thrust into a feud with the Undertaker which was planned. Vansen was never seen again on WWF TV.

Key

Key aka ‘Vicious’ Vic Grimes was a stand out independent wrestler for most of his pro career. He was given a golden opportunity to be a part of an angle involving Droz and Prince Albert under the gimmick name of ‘Key” short for Kilo as in a kilo of cocaine. His gimmick was that of a drug dealer. Perhaps the gimmick resonated all too real with the environment that was the WWF locker room at the time and the gimmick was scrapped completely. Regardless of the gimmick, Grimes was an outstanding wrestler for his era and could have been repackaged. Alas, that was not the case. Grimes became more known for his time in ECW and his problems with New Jack in where New Jack allegedly tried to legitimately injure and potentially kill Grimes in a wrestling match.

Marcus Cor Von

‘The Alpha Male’ Marcus Cor Von aka Monty Brown had a successful run in TNA wrestling before signing with WWE. He was renamed Marcus Cor Von and was assigned to the WWE’s ECW brand. Cor Von was the complete package, as he could wrestle, brawl and could talk on the microphone. There was no question in my mind that he could have eventually been a big star in the company. Unfortunately, but admirably Monty Brown retired from wrestling to take care of personal family matters. He never reached his full potential in front of a large audience.