WWE over the years has played host to some of the all-time greats in professional wrestling. Top stars such as Steve Austin, The Rock and The Undertaker have competed in the company, and some of the most breathtaking in-ring performers like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and Kurt Angle have cemented themselves as legends too.

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However, there have been cases of some wrestlers being overrated. This isn’t to say that these wrestlers are necessarily bad, but they aren’t as good as some people or even just the company makes out. Even those who have won titles and achieved success can be considered as overrated.

10 JBL

JBL’s reign as WWE Champion was a record-breaking one at the time, and his repackaged character did unlock a whole different side of him from a charisma standpoint.

However, aside from the odd match here and there, his run as WWE Champion was mostly disappointing with some very average matches. The fact that he remained in and around the main event over the next few years was questionable, as he was not as good as WWE made out.

9 Sycho Sid

Sid rose the ranks in WWE with alarming quickness, becoming a main eventer and WWE Champion. The same happened in WCW too. Apart from his size though, there wasn’t too much that was overly special about Sid.

His presence in the ring was lacking with him hardly ever having a memorable or classic match, and his work on the mic was average at the best of times. He should never have gotten the insane push he got given other talented wrestlers during the era.

8 The Miz

The Miz is a former WWE Champion, WrestleMania main eventer and is considered by some to be one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time. As a midcard heel he is great at what he does, but he should never have gotten higher than that.

The Miz has proven several times that when it comes to matches, he is simply nowhere near the level of any other main eventer in WWE history - and it feels as though he has only gotten worse in that respect at times. His career has been up and down, but those that say he should have gotten more of a shot at the main event are arguably wrong.

7 Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt is often spoken about as someone who could’ve been the next Undertaker, or at least a huge star in his own right. Wyatt has always had a lot of support, but it must be said that even with bad booking over the years, Wyatt himself has been unable to truly stand out inside the ring.

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His character work outside the ring has been great, but aside from one match against Daniel Bryan in 2014 and a six-man tag against The Shield, Wyatt’s in-ring run has been average over the years. He isn’t as special when the bell rings, which makes his hype feel overrated.

6 Triple H

There is no denying Triple H’s abilities as a great heel and an absolute top star. However, in terms of overall star power and talents, he was a step below the other greats who WWE piles him in with.

For someone with a near record-breaking number of world titles, two Royal Rumble wins and several WrestleMania main events, it felt like he didn’t quite deserve all that. He is still a legend, but WWE pushed him far more than he ever should, and much of it felt like it was only because he was married to the boss’ daughter.

5 Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan is one of the most popular wrestlers of all time, and his matches had insane heat during his career. However, he wasn’t too impressive in the ring. He did well with the small things he did, but even though fans sometimes pull out clips of his work in Japan, he is simply just doing basic wrestling moves that were different to his even more basic moveset.

Hogan was in the right place at the right time when WWE needed an American hero to drive the company forwards, though in any other era he may not have worked out.

4 Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior carried a special aura around him at his peak, but when looking at him from a talent standpoint, he was not a good wrestler at all. His promo work stood out due to how unique it was, but his actual promos were overrated too, with him spouting cliches.

Warrior did have some good matches here and there, but he was always helped along by his more talented opponents. The fact that he has a Hall of Fame award named after him is ridiculous too given his history outside the ring.

3 Goldberg

In short doses, Goldberg was incredible. In WCW, his rise was brilliant. However, when asked to do absolutely anything else instead of just squashing opponents, he was exposed as being vastly overrated.

Perhaps the likes of WWE and WCW can be blamed for not using him right after a certain point, but the fact that he came back numerous times in WWE to win the Universal Championship as a ‘legend’, it was a farce. His promo work lacked and his in-ring work was more and more atrocious as the years went on.

2 Kane

The aura of the Kane character is what made him a legend. His debut was iconic, his first few years made him look like an absolute monster, but for the most part Kane felt quite overrated, with his affiliation with The Undertaker often keeping him afloat.

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The number of memorable Kane matches is very small, and in truth, he was never particularly good on the microphone either. It is no coincidence that his best stint in WWE was when he was a silent monster.

1 Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon has pulled off some memorable spots, and in the Attitude Era he was a great heel punching bag and fun chaotic babyface. However, he was never particularly good in the ring. Upon his return in 2016, he was booked as a part-time attraction and big star.

McMahon got matches against the likes of The Undertaker, AJ Styles, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens and more, all because his father Vince McMahon deemed him to be a legit draw. The ‘Boy Wonder’ of the McMahon family was never as good as WWE made out.