5 Former WWE Superstars who were released before their debut

#2. Former WWE Superstar Alyssa Marino

WWE only announced the signing of Alyssa Marino back in January 2020, since the former wrestler was seemingly signed by the company as a commentator, interviewer, and announcer. The star was signed under the ring name Kat Marino and made her debut at the NXT house show in Florida in early January.

Interestingly, Marino had only been working for a few months in WWE when the company was forced to announce wholesale changes to their roster back in April. The COVID-19 pandemic forced WWE to make budget cuts and whilst many of the high profile names came from the main roster, there were cuts to NXT as well.

Marino was one of the stars who was released from WWE in April, just three months after the company had initially signed the star and looked to train her up to become a member of their broadcast team.

Before deciding to pursue a career in the wrestling business, Marino studied for four years to become an opera singer which means that she has several different options outside of the business following her release.