5 Former TNA and WWE Stars That Deserve One More Run

There are too many pro wrestlers out there who yearn for one more shot. A chance they say they were denied or one that simply never came. In the cruel world that is the professional wrestling scene, only a small handful will every get that second or sometimes third chance.

Here’s our list of the guys we’d pay to see in the ring one last time.

5: Scott Hall: If Rocky Balboa was a wrestler, Hall may be his doppelgänger. Talk about highs and lows. If Hall could stay healthy and continue his current path to healthy living, fans would embrace him fully. The bad guy has made more than his fair share of mistakes over the years, with burned down bridges and wasted opportunities aplenty, but how cool would it be to see him in the ring, healthy, one last time?

4: Too Cold Scorpio: Easily one of the most influential performers of the modern age, real wrestling fans know what Scorpion did for technical wrestling around the world. Even if he’s not the same performer he used to be, Scorpio would make a great addition to TNA’s roster as a crafty veteran or even as his Flash Funk persona in the WWE, if even for a night. Imagine the pop from smarks if Brodus Clay and Tensai were joined by the Funkmaster himself?

3: Steve Austin: Stone Cold vs. CM Punk would be awesome indeed. Both can cut promo and both would sell for one another. Thought Punk vs. Undertaker was fun? Austin/Punk would be a brawl and unlike this year’s Wrestlemania match, Punk wouldn’t have to do all the heavy lifting.

What?

I said Punk wouldn’t have to do all the heavy lifting.

What?

OK. Now you’re just being silly.

2: Jake Roberts: The Snake has said he wants to be in the 2014 Royal Rumble and boy, would that be a fun scene. Away from the ring however, Roberts could be a fantastic manager, cutting promos from a young, but capable performer. His wrestling mind is one of legend and it’s in the WWE’s best interest to find a way to make use of it in some way.

1: Diamond Dallas Page: Now in his mid-50s, Diamond Dallas Page has turned himself from a former World Champion into a yoga instructor and motivational speaker. Along the way, he’s “saved” both Jake Roberts and Scott Hall from addiction and got them on a road to a healthy life. For that alone he deserves a memorable run that washes away the taste of his mediocre tenure in the WWE. However, just for the simple fact that he’s still in fantastic shape, DDP deserves one last run. The fans would love it. We can see the Diamond Cutter signs in the crowd from here.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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