History DemotedToExtra / ProWrestling

* Happen to many WCW wrestlers who joined up with the WWF/WWE following the closing of WCW. Save for Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}[[note]]Who possibly avoided this fate by not being part of the Invasion angle, Rey didn't sign with WWE until the following year[[/note]], and to a lesser degree Wrestling/BookerT, none of them managed to find much success in the WWE. In fact, Booker T himself also happens to be a pretty egregious example since he went from being one of the top wrestlers near the end of WCW, to not receiving a decent push in the WWE for about 5 years despite being ''very'' over with the fans. Some believe Booker was robbed at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XIX'' and should have won the title from HHH. This isn't really that surprising when most of the WCW top guys had contracts with Turner Broadcasting (which would become AOL Time Warner by the sale in 2001), not WCW, and therefore weren't included in the sale. Dallas Page (mentioned above) actually took a buyout at 50 cents on the dollar to join the Invasion angle just because he wanted to work, something he certainly regretted later.

* Happen to many WCW wrestlers who joined up with the WWF/WWE following the closing of WCW. Save for Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}[[note]]Who possibly avoided this fate by not being part of the Invasion angle, Rey didn't sign with WWE until the following year[[/note]], and to a lesser degree Wrestling/BookerT, none of them managed to find much success in the WWE. In fact, Booker T himself also happens to be a pretty egregious example since he went from being one of the top wrestlers near the end of WCW, to not receiving a decent push in the WWE for about 5 years despite being ''very'' over with the fans. Some believe Booker was robbed at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XIX'' and should have won the title from HHH.

* This happens to ''many'' women's wrestlers, especially after their ''Playboy'' pictorials came out and everybody's already seen them naked. Wrestling/TorrieWilson suffered a very painful decline from "Top Tier" star to "Still on TV Every week" star to "In a stable" star to "maybe shows up on TV every once in a while" star. Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Wrestling/MariaKanellis have similarly been released (though in Candice's case, her release was actually due to nagging injuries as she had gotten a title push years after her Playboy shoot). Non-pictorial-related Divas include [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]], who went from top-tier [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Champion]] to a jobber to new girls before quitting. Wrestling/MollyHolly had all but vanished by the time she requested her release. WWE Divas such as Wrestling/KellyKelly, Wrestling/BethPhoenix, and Wrestling/{{Layla}} have been relegated to competing on the CShow Wrestling/WWESuperstars in favor of their male counterparts such as Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, and Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}. However, it has been averted since the latter half of 2015 as the female wrestlers are getting more meaningful storylines as well as unique gimmicks thanks in large part to the ascent of the "Four Horsewomen" (Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}, Wrestling/SashaBanks, Wrestling/{{Bayley}} and Wrestling/BeckyLynch).

* Back on the subject of Cody Rhodes, he had been one of the top mid-carders from 2010 to 2013, including a couple of Intercontinental Championships during that period. But ever since becoming Stardust, Rhodes has been used mostly as a comedy jobber which included a tag team match against actor Stephen Amell and Neville at the 2015 [=SummerSlam=] PPV (which he and Wrestling/WadeBarrett lost, BTW). After appearing on Superstars and Main Event in the last several months, Rhodes left the WWE in May 2016, had a strong run in the indies which culminated in him helping start Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, all of which cemented him as a top star. He subsequently returned to WWE in 2022 as a definitive main eventer and has remained at that level since.
%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* The majority of the WWE men's mid-card division has suddenly become this due to lackluster storylines and one-dimensional characters.

* Ever since Wrestling/TheAuthority (led by Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon) took a more active role making matches on TV since August 2013, RAW GM Wrestling/BradMaddox and ''[=SmackDown=]'' GM Wrestling/VickieGuerrero have had their onscreen roles reduced as a result.

* For the most part Wrestling/TripleH is semi-retired, mainly due to his backstage duties piling up in preparation for when he finally does take over the company.

* Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage went from years of building up to prominence in Wrestling/{{WCW}} to jobbing in WWE.
* Happen to many WCW wrestlers who joined up with the WWF/WWE following the closing of WCW. Save for Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, and to a lesser degree Wrestling/BookerT, none of them managed to find much success in the WWE. In fact, Booker T himself also happens to be a pretty egregious example since he went from being one of the top wrestlers near the end of WCW, to not receiving a decent push in the WWE for about 5 years despite being ''very'' over with the fans. Some believe Booker was robbed at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XIX'' and should have won the title from HHH.