5 Big WWE signings that ended up being huge disappointments

#4 Hideo Itami

Itami was released by WWE earlier this year.

NXT for several years now, has been seen by many fans as the best thing on WWE TV. The developmental brand of the next generation of Superstars, the show's arguable heyday came in 2014, with the signing of the NXT Five: a group of elite Superstars from around the world.

And though Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Neville all went on to hold championship gold, Hideo Itami did not fare so well. The former KENTA, Itami received stop-start pushes in WWE, as a series of injuries often left him on the shelf.

When one of these injuries resulted in Itami being forced to pull out of a number one contender's match, the WWE had an un-seen attack, followed by a whodunnit storyline. The assailant was never revealed, as the company dropped the story, showing they really had nothing for him.