10 Wrestlers Who Became Bigger Stars After They Left WWE 

#7 Trent Barreta

Barreta was given nothing to do in the WWE

You can be forgiven for not remembering much of Trent Barreta's run in the WWE. While he was working on television from time to time between 2009 and 2012, Barreta never made any sort of impact during his run on the WWE's main roster, and it was only after he left the company that promoters began to utilise his talent.

Barreta made his debut in the WWE on the failed ECW brand before moving to SmackDown to become just another jobber. He would then go down to NXT for a year in 2012, before being released by the company.

Barreta wasted no time in getting himself some indie bookings though and quickly became the performer he should have been in the WWE.

Barreta has made for himself in several companies in the last few years, most notably, NJPW. He has worked as a part of the Chaos stable, and has also found success first as a member of Roppongi Vice, and then in Best Friends with Chuckie T.