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IMPACT Wrestling's Slammiversary has now started to become synonymous with surprise debuts for the company and this year's pay-per-view was certainly no different in that regard.
Chelsea Green, Thunder Rosa, Mickie James, No Way Jose and Jay White all appeared throughout the pay-per-view. At last year's Slammiversary, the likes of Eric Young, EC3, The Good Brothers and Heath Miller all made appearances to varying degrees of surprise.
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Many former WWE talents are now available, thanks to the company making tons of releases this year. There are definitely some top wrestling free agents that left Vince McMahon's company that we would've loved to have seen debut at IMPACT.
Here are the top five former WWE stars that should've appeared at IMPACT Wrestling's Slammiversary.
#5. The IIconics would make an IMPACT in the Knockouts Tag-Team Division
Havok and Rosemary winning the IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Titles from Fire N' Desire was a great surprise on Slammiversary. But the new champions are going to need opponents.
That's where the former Billy Kay and Peyton Royce come in. With Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee committing to remaining a tag-team post-WWE, they'd be the perfect fit for IMPACT's Knockouts Tag Team division.
They'd also be great opponents for Rosemary and Havok as the two teams are polar opposites in terms of character. I'd love to see them in IMPACT.
#4. Braun Strowman would be a monster surprise for IMPACT
The closest thing IMPACT Wrestling has to a monster giant is W. Morrissey and he isn't that big. WWE has Omos and Commander Azeez, AEW has The Big Show and Lance Archer and IMPACT Wrestling could have Braun Strowman.
The Monster Among Men was one of the more surprising releases from WWE and it is a genuine surprise he also hasn't been snapped up yet. He would be great in IMPACT Wrestling.
And, as a former World Champion in WWE, he'd immediately be a legitimate top guy in the company that outside of Kenny Omega doesn't really have many true, out-and-out obvious top guys.
#3. Buddy Murphy can do it all at IMPACT
WWE's Buddy Murphy isn't an out-and-out obvious top guy like Braun Strowman. But like John Morrison, Drew McIntyre and ECW, Murphy fits the bill of someone not given chances to main event in WWE, stealing the show and becoming the face of the company in IMPACT.
Buddy Murphy is also someone who can straddle divisions perfectly. He's a believable main eventer, as evidenced by the picture above of him looking jacked. But he can also fit very nicely into IMPACT's X-Division.
Murphy is the perfect person to go to IMPACT Wrestling and can add value to the company, so it's a surprise he hasn't already been snapped up yet. Understandably, however, he does potentially have contractual reasons preventing him from appearing elsewhere.
#2. Ruby Riott (Ruby Soho) would fit right in at IMPACT
IMPACT Wrestling has given female wrestlers like Rosemary and Havok - the complete opposite to WWE's typical model-esque group of women - a place to shine. Ruby Riott, now Ruby Soho, would also find a place to shine at IMPACT.
Soho is an extremely talented individual who looked like she was going to see success in WWE after debuting as the leader of a dominant faction in the Riott Squad. But she somehow ended up failing to capture a title as both a singles and tag-team wrestler.
Riott would be perfect as a singles competitor in IMPACT Wrestling, but if she debuted with Sarah Logan, or someone else by her side, she'd also be a great addition to the Knockouts Tag-Team Division. She's a win-win.
#1. Kalisto could shine in the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division
The X-Division has always been the jewel in the crown, or the hidden weapon of IMPACT Wrestling. It's had some truly legendary names pass through its ranks, with the likes of AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels competing in it.
One of WWE's best Cruiserweights was Kalisto. But even though he made it to the final of the Cruiserweight Classic, won the United States title twice, and won the Cruiserweight Title once, it still feels like he was underused.
IMPACT Wrestling are missing a proper light-weight luchador to excel in their X-Division, and Kalisto could very well be that person.
