Well guys I'm back from my brief vacation and I am proudly presenting an old favorite. We all know that there are WWE superstars that just get really screwed.
The numbers of them are fantastic, but the ones I present to you in this article are special in a way.
These are superstars that got screwed before they even got their start or they are made to look worthless, despite being really credible Indy Wrestlers.
1. Colt Cabana
This is someone that people that strictly watch WWE would know as Scotty Goldman, but if you are a serious fan of the Indys you would know him as Colt Cabana, Matt Classic, Colt Nevada, or his real name Scott Colton.
Colt Cabana, as he is best known for the solid career he had in Ring Of Honor, became a two-time ROH Tag team Champion with current WWE Superstar CM Punk.
Cabana also had a notable feud with Homicide, defeating him in a street fight, as well as then ROH Champion Bryan Danielson, tying with him in a 60 minute iron man match.
He also had spent some time in Wrestling Society X (short-lived promotion but awesome) where he was known under the Matt Classic name.
He also toured extensively overseas in England, Scotland, Germany, France, and Japan, where he massively improved his in-ring work and skill set.
When Colt signed with WWE in 2007 many were excited and expected him to become a big star, namely because of his credible indy career.
He debuted in OVW with a loss to Michael Kruel. He spent a solid amount of time in the Television title picture, eventually winning it from Shawn Spears. He would alas only hold it two weeks.
He also won the tag team titles twice, once with Shawn Spears and once with Charles Evans.
He made his debut on Smackdown in 2008. He didn't win a single one of the matches he was involved in, losing to The Brian Kendrick, Umaga, and The Great Khali. He also lost two battle royals. It was a classic case of indy star made WWE jobber.
He was released on Feb. 20 in what was the best thing WWE did for him his entire two years with the company. He immediately returned to the indies, namely Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerilla.
2. Hade Vansen
Vansen was trained at Frontier Wrestling Alliance academy by Alex Spilling, who would be better known by the name Alex Shane. He would make his pro wrestling debut in FWA forming a tag team with his teacher.
He would become the promotion's heavyweight champion in 2003 but is best known for his near two-year stint with the promotion's second-tier title, the All-England Championship.
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