5 huge storylines WWE just gave up on

As World Wrestling Entertainment, the primary goal of the WWE is to entertain.

To do this, the promotion incorporates storylines, featuring larger than life stars, battling in developing narratives over many years, as fans can follow a wrestler's journey from rookie to legend.

As a Superstar grows, so does their fanbase, with accolades like titles, iconic moments, Royal Rumble wins and WrestleMania appearances only adding more fans to their growing flock.

But sometimes, storylines don't go according to plan. Real-life issues may get in the way. An injury may derail everything, and sometimes things just stop without any real explanation.

Here are five huge WWE storylines that the company just gave up on.

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#5 Mr. America

Despite a lie detector test live on SmackDown, McMahon failed to prove

Mr.

America was actually the Immortal Hulk Hogan

At WrestleMania 19, Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon in a bloody war between the two legends.

Irate, McMahon would retaliate, firing Hogan from the company, in a moment of pure spite.

Weeks later though, a new face would emerge on SmackDown, speaking like Hogan, competing like Hogan, but in a star-spangled mask. And when Vince tried to fire Mr. America, he was refused, as America had signed a contract for Stephanie McMahon.

Dubbed Mr. America, the patriotic powerhouse denied claims he was Hogan, though it was clear for everyone to see.

And then, he was gone.

Backstage, Hogan was unhappy with his pay, and felt it wasn't worth his time competing as Mr. America, quitting the company.

In a rather genius idea, the WWE had already filmed America unmasking, and showed the footage to the fans, making sure it was Hogan, so Vince could fire him, again.

#4 Kharma

Despite being a huge star, Kharma never had a singles match in WWE.

When WWE snatched up Awesome Kong in 2011, it was a huge win for the company.

After all, Kong had been one of the most dominant women in TNA, and things started strong for the newly-christened Kharma when she debuted at Extreme Rules.

For months, Kharma demolished women on the roster, without ever having a match, until she burst into tears after one beatdown.

Revealing she was pregnant, this was definitely a setback, though could've been good in the long run.

If the company was patient, Kharma could've returned in just under a year, and resumed her monstrous ways.

Instead, her story was completely dropped, as after she competed in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, where she eliminated Michael Cole of all people, Kharma left the WWE, becoming one of the biggest what-ifs in recent history.

#3 Raven's Seven Deadly Sins

Raven's story came to an abrupt end on Heat in 2002.

He may be known as one of the most creative minds behind the scenes in wrestling, but Raven didn't exactly set the world on fire in WWE.

Joining as part of the Invasion, the former WCW and ECW star was a solid mid-carder as part of the Alliance, but once that ended he found himself almost permanently on Heat.

During the C-Show though, Raven would form his own gimmick, where he would try to coerce lower-tier Superstars into committing the seven deadly sins.

As he had been the leader of the Flock in both WCW and ECW, it seemed likely that this could've worked.

Mid-story though, the angle was dropped, for reasons still mostly unknown.

Instead of being this interesting character, Raven went back to doing nothing of importance on Heat, before his release.

#2 The 1999 King of the Ring

Stone Cold failed to become the sole owner of the WWF.

At the 1999 King of the Ring, a true mystery unfolded, and it's not the fact that fans can't remember who won (it was Billy Gunn).

No, the real mystery came when Stone Cold Steve Austin met Shane and Vince McMahon, for the complete control of the WWF.

Competing in a ladder match, Austin was able to battle past the numbers game, and it seemed that there was going to be a lot more drinking at the office.

But when Austin reached to grab the briefcase, the prize was hoisted high, out of the Rattlesnake's reach.

Even though fans, and Austin wanted an explanation, none was given, as the McMahons eventually won the match, and though the mystery man was hinted at being the Big Boss Man, no actual conclusion was revealed.

#1 Mr. McMahon dies

The Boss had an untimely demise on RAW in 2007.

At WrestleMania 23, Vince McMahon lost his hair, after his representative Umaga lost to Bobby Lashley.

But in the weeks that followed, it seemed that the legendary doo wasn't the only thing McMahon lost, as he showed bizarre, erratic behavior.

On the June 11, 2007, edition of RAW, McMahon eerily walked to his limousine and entered the vehicle, which exploded, presumably killing the Chairman.

An investigation was held as fans wondered the fate of the Chairman, though it was revealed just two weeks later.

In front of an empty arena, McMahon ended the storyline, after the real-life death of Chris Benoit and his family, as the company showed clips of Benoit's career.

26 hours later, after the true details of the Benoit murder-suicide came to light, McMahon appeared again, speaking publicly on the crime and ending his own storyline.