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TNA as a promotion has been through a lot over the past few years. Impact Wrestling has developed a number of talented men and women. Many of whom have emerged better than ever after their time spent with the company.
TNA has had some undeniably popular stars who did wonders for their programming and were staples in their weekly shows some of those performers chose to jump ship and are now wrestling for other promotions.
A number of TNA stars have moved on to WWE. Some performers that have competed in both companies have only achieved success in one but not the other. However a select group was successful in both. Success can be measured in Championships, long-standing feud or well developed characters.
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Here are 5 former TNA Impact Wrestling wrestlers that did great things in the WWE since departing from TNA.
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#5 Samoa Joe
When Samoa Joe arrived in NXT walking out and having a face to face confrontation with Kevin Owens. His impact was immediately felt while on the brand as he took part in the inaugural Dusty Rhodes classic and won alongside his partner Finn Balor.
However, that win was the first step in a change of character that very effectively captures his drive to succeed. A near year long feud with Balor followed and eventually Joe defeated his former partner to capture the NXT title. He moved on to battle Shinsuke Nakamura and he became the first two-time NXT champion in the brand's history.
After moving up to Raw, Samoa Joe faced challenge after challenging some of the best on the roster whether he's against Seth Rollins, Roman reigns or Dean Ambrose. He proved time and time again why he was the 'Destroyer'.
#4 Roderick Strong
He may have been known primarily for his time in Ring of Honor. Roderick Strong was once part of TNA Impact Wrestling.
During his time in TNA he was able to face the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi. the 'Messiah of the Backbreaker' joined WWE's NXT brand as a partner of Austin Aries during the Dusty Rhodes tag team classic.
He contended for the NXT title against Bobby Roode. However he is in the tag team division where Strong would capture a title. He has moved on from his history in a variety of different promotions including TNA to achieve success in WWE today
#3 Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre proved that you can go home again. A former WWE Intercontinental Champion, McIntyre achieved success during his initial run with the company but his characters direction got lost and eventually he was let go.
After joining Impact Wrestling he faced the best a promotion had to offer. His time there may have been short-lived but it gave him the opportunity to grow and succeed.
After leaving TNA he appeared in the crowd in an NXT takeover event announcing upon the conclusion of the program that he officially re-signed with the company. The former NXT champion is prominently featured on Raw and is among the top contenders for a title.
#2 Jeff Hardy
He is a former TNA Impact Heavyweight Champion and Tag Team Champion and besides being a multiple time champion and a part of the broken universe Jeff Hardy is another talent that has built upon a successful career since departing Impact Wrestling.
The Hardy's surprise return at WrestleMania made fans jump to their feet in excitement as they came back to the company that they had once called home for so long. This return would see the brothers capture the Raw tag team titles in a match they helped make famous, the ladder match.
A short while after that Jeff suffered an injury taking him out of action. When Jeff returned he was moved into singles action and captured the US title. His character has developed into one that fans have come to enjoy watching.
#1 AJ Styles
Since departing TNA, AJ Styles has been on a journey of self-discovery and newfound success after leaving his longtime home.
Since his debut at WWE he moved from program to program and eventually became the main event on Smackdown Live. His matches against John Cena were incredible whether they were for the WWE title or not.
He was arguably the best wrestler on the roster in 2017. He has recently become the longest reigning WWE Champion in Smackdown history and Styles has been a tremendously successful WWE star since departing Impact Wrestling in 2014.
