5 WCW wrestlers who became bigger stars after signing with WWE and 5 who didn't

#2 Not a bigger star after moving to WWE - Billy Kidman

Billy Kidman

Billy Kidman was one of the few younger stars WCW tried to push. Kidman was a part of some big angles during the New Blood storyline and won the WCW Cruiserweight title as well as multiple tag-team titles during his run in the company. He wrestled some of WCW’s biggest names including Kevin Nash and even Hulk Hogan.

However, after WCW closed down and Kidman signed with WWE, he never got into any top storylines. He wrestled in the cruiserweight division early on and later formed a fairly successful tag-team with Paul London. Kidman was released from his WWE contract in 2005 and later returned to work as a producer.

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#2 Bigger star after moving to WWE - Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho

Next up on our list is Chris Jericho. Jericho was always entertaining during his WCW run but he never got the chance to rise up the cards. Despite getting a decent amount of promo time, Jericho felt like there was a level he could never rise above which led him to sign with WWE in 2000.

Although Jericho’s WWE debut was one of the most memorable in the company’s history, the first part of his run in the company was a little rocky. Jericho finally got used to the way WWE did things and the rest is history. Jericho is one of the most successful Superstars in WWE history and is widely regarded as a wrestling genius.

Jericho is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling and is still at the top of his game aged 49.