10 Superstars we never thought would work for WWE

#5 Dusty Rhodes

Wasted big signing

The legendary and iconic Dusty Rhodes coming to WWE in 1989 was an incredible site to see, and not just because he was forced to wear black and yellow polka-dotted attires.

Dusty Rhodes was one of the NWA's two hearts and really helped keep them thriving in the 80's. After the promotion transitioned into Jim Crockett Promotion's and WCW, Dusty was fired in 1989 for some controversial booking. This led to a golden opportunity for the 'American Dream' to join the WWE.

Dusty feuded with Randy Savage, which should have led to a classic showdown at WrestleMania VI, but instead, it was a mix tag team match of Dusty and Sapphire vs. Randy and Sensational Sherri, which took the quality down a lot. Dusty would then feud with Ted DiBiase before departing in 1991.

That was it, no one-on-one showdown with Macho Man, no matches with Hulk Hogan; one of the biggest stars of the 80's was used in a role befitting the like of a Brutus Beefcake or Koko B. Ware.

Dusty returned to WCW shortly after for a much better run, even as a non-wrestler for most of it. He returned to WWE as a creative member in 2005, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, and remained as the head writer for NXT from 2013, until his death in 2015.