The WWE has the deepest roster pool in the world but 40% of the roster are substandard performers, mediocre wrestlers and athletes that are as green as a clover leaf. If I were in charge of the WWE and I had to decide who should go (or be improved), then here's who I would choose: 1. Undertaker - The Undertaker is like the Dusty Rhodes of the WWE: an obnoxious, self-centered, deteriorating wrestler whose bigger-than-life ego has destroyed careers and made himself much better than anyone. His refusal to job is a pathetic stroke of ego, his "respectful" agenda is disgusting and his no-selling character is as stale as a four-year old London broil steak. I would send this overbearing slug packing and never re-sign him to a new contract again.

2. Gene Snitsky - The guy was at first tolerable during his feud with Kane but his crappy move set, I.Q.-insulting interviews and occasional sloppiness has changed my mind gracefully. His jobbing to Shelton Benjamin in 3 minutes as opposed to his jobbing to Kane in 14 minutes pretty much tells the story: the guy should be sent the OVW for improvement.

3. Rene Dupree - Dupree's career is pretty much dead on water when he was considered the Undertaker's sacrifice a week ago on SmackDown!. Aside from that, his success in SmackDown! has been less than stellar; aside from his profile feud with John Cena, the guy has been squashed by not just Cena, but also RVD, Booker T, Paul London, Hardcore Holly and even Charlie Haas. His in-ring performance has been clipped and his gimmick so saturated with staleness it makes the Undertaker look like Lenny & Lane. Dupree, unlike Snitsky, has potential and if he goes to OVW, his potential would be fulfilled.

4. Hardcore Holly - Or should I say Sparky Plugg? This muscle-headed idiot has done absolutely nothing in the WWE and has never been taken seriously. His main event push was a failure people saw coming and he has legitimately injured many wrestlers in house shows and backstage (ala Rene Dupree). Holly has, is and will always be considered an average midcarder, regardless of the original gimmicks he gets. He has also outlived his usefulness and does nothing but whine like a baby backstage. I would take this temper-throwing whiner and fire his ass pronto.

5. Scotty 2 Hotty - Didn't this guy get huge pops when he teamed with Brian Christopher during 2000? Or was it just another person I mistakenly identified? Scotty went from being an entertaining tag wrestler to a total loser on Velocity. Amazing how one person's career can fall so gracefully. His finishing move (W.O.R.M.) is stupid in the same mold as Hulk Hogan's legdrop and the heat has been reduced to zero degrees. If he gets repackaged as a heel, he might be taken seriously but I see no hope in the future for him. Consider his career over in my eyes.

6. Chris Masters - A perfect representation of what happens when over exceeding hype can sometimes be a downfall; Masters, after all the ridiculous video packages, after all the overlong promos, is nothing more than a green wrestler; when the only good thing that can be said about him is his size, you know he really sucks. His stamina is a drop-dead low, his charisma makes Goldberg sound like The Rock, his sloppiness injured Steven Richards and his finishing move is a frickin' full nelson. Next stop: Unemployment.

7. Simon Dean - I don't see why people considered Simon Dean a great athlete just because he worked for ECW. Over 65% of the roster were mindless brawlers whose only attribute was fan support and rookies who borrowed moves from wrestlers. In other words, Simon Dean (or Nova in ECW) has never had any potential of being a future star. Unless they improve his wrestling qualities (which I think should he go to OVW, it will happen), he has nothing to go for. The gimmick showcased his generic offense and the fact he is considered a future really puzzles me. The future of this business?!!! Please!!!

8. The entire DIVA Search Contestants - The first sign of the Apocalypse was achieved when most of the Women's Division were fired and were replaced by a bunch of talentless morons whose only contribution to this sport is to show their knockers. I mean, seriously, what was the whole point of all the retarded DIVA segments all summer when all you're going to do is hire every single one of them in the end to begin with? The Women's Division needs an enema, pronto, and having some girls you pick up from the streets without seeing their talent (or lack of) isn't going to solve anything.

9. Tyson Tomko - His finisher's a big boot...Enough said. Oh, and he trips while doing it, too.

10. Mark Jindrak - The Kerry Von Erich of 2005. A fist shot as a finisher? Give me a break. Jindrak had potential when he was part of the Natural Born Thrillers but here, he has no personality, draws no heat, has no charisma on the mic and has no business going over the likes of Eddie Guerrero or Booker T. This guy should be jobbing to midcarders and not be seen in front of a televised audience. Some training in OVW should do him well.

11. Muhammad Hassan - Speaking of jobbers, we have this. Hassan, while gaining lots of heel heat, is supremely green in the ring. He blows a couple of spots like Gene Snitsky and one of his finishers is a faceplant. Yet he gets to go over the likes of Chris Jericho and lose in a screwy fashion to Chris Benoit, even though his in-ring work is extremely sloppy and that the one of the main reasons for his push is his size. The real talent is Davari and he's his manager. Have Hogan squash this loser and hopefully, he'll go away for good.

12. Heindenreich - Regardless of how it's spelled, the name translates to the term "crap". Heindenreich is an example of what is wrong with this business: no matter how much he sucks, he'll always be on TV or on a pay-per-view event where he doesn't belong. His mind-numbingly horrendous interviews, terrible matches, atrocious wrestling skills and lethargic size exemplify the description perfectly. Wherever you may look at it, Heindenreich has no business being in the ring or even in a promotion period. He achieves the awfulness in the same league as Giant Gonzales where the only reason of having a job is his size. He can't even perform moves perfectly either: when you can't even do a big boot, then you really need to quit. Even if Heindenreich were hit by a truck, no one would care and to be honest, neither would I.

13. John Cena - This was a tough one to choose primarily because Cena is over with the fans that it's debatable on rather he should stay or not. Personally, I feel uncomfortable because Cena's merchandise is selling tremendously and that his disappearance could affect SmackDown!. But there's no excuse for his degrading brawling when he should be going back to wrestling basics he learned when he was a heel. Cena's FU is one of the worst death valley drivers I've seen and the Five-Knuckle Shuffle defines lame in several definitions. His promos, while better than last year, no have edge at all and neither does his character. One minute, he's a smart rebel, the next, a juvenile punk that acts like a six-year old. Cena does needs to vanquish his substandard in-ring move set in order to gain back some admiration from the fans on the Internet. Until then, it's a nada. Extra work to OVW is helpful and a perfect time to do this is during Cena's movie time.

by Joe L. --- [View Joe L's Column Index]..