Asuka is not a has been.
Big Show can barely walk straight. Can he still wrestle? Yes, but who's tuning in to watch Paul Wight?
I agree with you regarding the others you mentioned but I don't think they have really done themselves any favors.
- Ricochet has no character whatsoever and can't cut a promo at all.
- Black has a great moveset, but I wouldn't push him as my top star, what with his demonic and satanic imagery. He wouldn't even be allowed to wrestle in Saudi. On top of that, his wife didn't help his situation.
- Andrade, similar to Ricochet, no real character other than he's Mexican and Mr. Charlotte Flair. How many Andrade like dudes does WWE have. It's like they are all clones of his.
- Lee, has the biggest upside and limitless potential but he's kind of limited himself to be honest. His promos are lacking and the brother should lose some weight. Catching COVID-19/getting hurt when he didn't help him either.
AEW signing away Big Show was just them trying to create a buzz. Yes, it caused a stir but is it something that is going to create a lasting impression?
I think not.
They treat Asuka like an afterthought. That tag team thing was all about Charlotte. They made her look like a chump to build up Alexa Bliss. She's defended that title like four times since she's had it. When they pulled her match Sunday, they didn't think to give her another opponent, they just dropped her off the card. And she's going to drop the title to Charlotte at Fast lane.
Mick Foley didn't walk straight the whole second half of his career, could still work a match. Show is in good shape from where he was and he's mainly going to be on commentary for the YouTube show, not wrestling.
Ricochet, Black and Andrade were pushed by Heyman. Heyman got fired from his producer role and their pushes died. When wrestlers don't have direction from creative, they become the same generic happy-go-lucky guy who's always backstage just acting like they're just happy to be working for WWE.
And if Black's imagery is too satanic, what the fuck was The Undertaker? Or Kane who literally dragged people to hell. Like Alexa Bliss ain't on Raw right now doing satanic shit. Like Vince didn't book himself a match vs. God. The producer of Hell in a Cell and the Inferno match. Randy Orton MURDERED a guy like two months ago. Too satanic for Saudi Arabia? Where a journalist was real life killed for talking shit about the WWE deal before a Saudi PPV?
And Vince didn't like Lee from day one of his call-up. Lee was over in NXT just like Ricochet. Vince made him change his music, change his gear, sent him (not Nia Jax) to get training and booked him for non-finishes week after week. He got that one win over Orton and it's been downhill from there.