5 Current WWE Superstars who started on the independent scene and 5 who didn't

#3 Started on the independent scene - Ember Moon

Ember Moon

Prior to joining WWE a few years ago, Ember Moon wrestled for promotions like Shimmer, Women's Superstars Uncensored, and Booker T's promotion in Texas. During those stints, she was known as Athena. On a recent episode of WWE Backstage with The Usos as special guests, they recounted the story of when all three debuted for the promotion. Moon was called "Trouble" alongside the brothers.

Moon had some mixed success on NXT as a constant challenger for the NXT women's title when Asuka was champion. Once the Empress of Tomorrow moved on, Moon successfully won the title. Her reign was ended by the Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler. After that, she joined RAW as an ally of Nia Jax.

It has seemed like Moon is just on the cusp of becoming a major star in WWE but the unfortunate timing of her injuries has derailed her a few times. After the 2019 Royal Rumble, she missed time due to an elbow injury. She, however, did face Bayley for the SmackDown Women's Championship at SummerSlam last year.

The Shenom also participated in two MITB matches and two Rumble matches. As we all know now, she's currently out of action after suffering an Achilles injury. When will she be back? Hopefully, it's soon and in the title picture of whichever show she rejoins.