WCW...out of business; ECW....bought out by WWE; now, on the shelf indefinitely.
Terry Taylor did his best work outside WWE, too. But, what gimmick has famously/infamously stuck with him TO THIS DAY?
Now that you mentioned it, I just remember that, before his loss to LT at WrestleMania, he was jobbing to Doink the Clown in the early 90s. The "New Generation" era was not kind to old Bammer.
Bam Bam was not in charge of ECW or WCW management.
The financial problems/failures of those companies is not in any way indicative of Bam Bam’s talent as a wrestler.
WCW also had Flair. Is he, too, to blame for WCW going out of business?
Your connection is non-sequitur.
Showstopper & Playboy suggest that Bam Bam’s best work came after he left the Fed, so the fact that he jobbed to the clown before that is a moot point.
Everyone starts somewhere.
As for Terry Taylor, yes - his best work was outside of McMahon-land.
He’s stuck with the gimmick of a giant cock because his exposure in WWF reached the most widespread audience.
It still does not change the fact that his best “work” was outside the Fed, and wrestling historians/observers will always acknowledge this.