Wish I could have found a better picture but did any of the mid to late 2000s guys have the potential to be an actual main eventer? A lot of them felt like they had a cap at upper midcard at best and not even because the main event was hogged by Cena, Orton, Batista, Edge and HHH.

>Dolph Ziggler
>John Morrison
>Zack Ryder
>Kofi Kingston
>Carlito
>Shelton Benjamin
>Ted DiBiase Jr
>Sheamus
>The Miz

A few got main event pushes and even won a world title or two but none were ever treated like or seemed like they could be THE GUY. The only real exceptions from that class seem to be Cody and Bobbo. Everyone else feels like perennial midcarders