7 Wrestlers That Became Bigger Stars After Leaving WWE
WWE has been the gold standard of wrestling for a long long time and in many ways, it won't be wrong to say that it is synonymous to the word "Pro-Wrestling". Such has been the impact and reach and the coverage that it has generated that it's tough not to associate stardom with anyone who is not associated with this juggernaut.
But then at the same time, there have been exceptions. There have been wrestlers who have left WWE due to various reasons and made their name away from the glittering lights of the company.
Many left because of creative differences, lack of opportunity and many others just left because they could see themselves not being able to break Vince McMahon's virtual glass ceiling (a world in which you need to be big and have crazy muscular stature to actually become "The Guy" in WWE).
In the earlier times, there were viable alternatives as well with WCW becoming a lucrative and viable option for wrestlers who felt they were just not suited for the rigours of a WWE contract. Many wrestlers have in the past gone out turned into a much bigger star than they ever were in WWE, let's go through the list of a few of them who made it big after leaving WWE.
#1 Kevin Nash
"Big Daddy Cool" was a legitimate star in WWE in his gimmick as "Diesel". He had risen up the ladder, became champion and even headlined WrestleMania alongside The Undertaker. But then all of a sudden WCW came calling with a huge sum of money and creative independence which was just not what WWE was willing to provide Nash at that time.
Losing to 'Taker also meant he was not the top "big guy" in the WWE either. The timing seemed right and Kevin Nash made the jump to WCW and rest as they say is history. Nash was involved in one of the most influential factions (NWO) in the history of wrestling which took his career to the next level and was instrumental in the success that WCW achieved.