5 Indie darlings who were heavily underutilized in WWE 

#3. Austin Aries

Aries had a very uninspiring run in WWE

The Greatest Man that ever lived has a resume that only a few can match. Austin Aries has won championships in every promotion that he has been part of. Finally, after a decade of proving himself all across the globe, Aries signed with WWE in 2016 and made his debut at NXT Takeover: Dallas where he defeated Baron Corbin in a singles match. Aries would suffer an orbital socket injury during an NXT live event in October 2016 which would keep him out of action for the rest of the year.

During his time off due to injury, Aries would debut as a color commentator for WWE's Cruiserweight division and 205 Live. Aries would then feud with Neville over the Cruiserweight Championship, which led to a match between the duo at WrestleMania 33, which Aries lost. Despite being a great in-ring talent who possessed immaculate promo skills, the management never really got behind A-Double.

Following his WWE exit, Aries returned to IMPACT, where he had run with their World Championship before dropping it to Johnny Impact at Bound For Glory 2017. Aries is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW).