7 Serious Problems With Recently Signed Tough Enough Contestants

7. Winning Tough Enough Is Meaningless

Historically, the winners of Tough Enough don’t move on to be valuable talents. The most successful competitors in Tough Enough tend to be those that don’t win. They’re signed after the competition without all the fanfare. Guys like Johnny Nitro, The Miz, or Ryback didn’t have the pressure of winning, so their name wasn’t tied to Tough Enough.

Half of the contestants of Tough Enough’s latest season have signed development contracts. On paper, that’s good for WWE because WWE is a place where they’d rather have more talent to mold. The problem is signing all this talent just because they looked okay on Tough Enough for a few weeks makes the actual winners of the competition look weaker.

Winning the competition became meaningless when five other competitors received the same opportunity for losing. Granted, the winners most likely got more money in their contracts, but that can change rapidly after a few years of the wrestling industry. A lot can happen in just a few years.