3 WWE Superstars who may be released in 2019 and 2 who may surprisingly stay

#2 May be released: Hideo Itami

Itami, back during his time in NXT.

When Hideo Itami joined the WWE in their NXT brand, the Japanese star came with a lot of buzz. A proven star when he worked as KENTA, Itami was part of the 'NXT 5', alongside Finn Balor, Neville, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.

Whilst his comrades went on to bigger and better things though, the company never really gave Itami a chance, despite him being seemingly destined for the NXT Championship.

To be fair, a serious injury didn't help Itami's chances, but after being written off TV with a supposed backstage attack, the company never even gave the story a conclusion, with Itami's assailant never coming to light.

Now on 205 Live, Itami isn't even the biggest star on that show, and must by this point, realise that he could be a much bigger deal outside the WWE.