10 wrestlers who were unfortunately released by WWE

Modified Dec 18, 2017 14:54 GMT

#5 CJ Parker

CJ Parker, a.k.a. Juice Robinson, signed with WWE as part of NXT in 2012, but he was mainly used as jobber who constantly lost to guys like Kevin Owens and Baron Corbin. However, since his release from WWE in 2015, Parker joined NJPW and rebranded himself as Juice Robinson. He has since made a big name for himself among wrestling fans and has even held his own against the promotion’s top stars.

Robinson’s success in NJPW shows just how much a wrestler can improve if the promotion has faith in him. Had WWE given him the opportunity, he could have been a great mid-card wrestler who could’ve had impressive feuds with The Miz and Sami Zayn. Needless to say, WWE should have invested a little more effort into his development.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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