5 most disappointing NXT call-ups

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Neither Emma nor Bayley have had the best of runs since being called up to the main roster

#2 Apollo Crews

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Apollo Crews during happier times...

Apollo Crews, formerly known as Uhaa Nation, arrived in WWE with plenty of hype. He’d won multiple titles on the indie scene and been named as Dragon Gates USA’s Best Newcomer in 2011, but more importantly than all that, he was—and still is—an absolute physical specimen.

At 6’1” and 240lbs, Crews is something of a hybrid in that he’s equally comfortable as either a power guy or a high-flyer. Plus, he’s got the kind of look that you’d assume would endear him to a certain Vince McMahon.

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But despite all that promise, things haven’t quite worked out all that well for Crews in WWE.

His run in developmental was a relatively brief one, though he did show glimpses of that obvious talent—which would ultimately prove to be a whole lot more than we saw of him upon graduating to the main roster.

After briefly feuding with the Social Outcasts and then Sheamus, he was drafted to SmackDown where he showed signs of breaking out, only for those signs to eventually amount to nothing. Now, he’s back on Raw, where he’s being used in something of a comedy role as part of the “Titus Worldwide” brand.

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