5 New Generation Era Superstars who should have been WWE Champions

Modified Jul 12, 2019 10:21 GMT

#3 Vader

Big Van Vader was a star on WCW, winning the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times in the early 90s. When he jumped ship to the WWE in 1996, many expected him to become a WWE Champion, but it never materialised.

Vader debuted at the 1996 Royal Rumble, and he should have won. A shoulder injury halted his momentum, but he got it back by feuding with Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship. He was the perfect monster WWE Champion for Michaels to conquer, but the company dropped the ball on him, and his momentum was lost again.

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A feud with The Undertaker in 1997 never really helped him get his mojo back. He went on to battle superstars like Goldust and Kane before jobbing out to up and coming wrestlers such as Edge, Mark Henry, Ken Shamrock, and Edge. Vader was released from his WWE contract the following year.

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