2017 Superstar Report Card: The Raw roster (50 to 31)

#49 Austin Aries

Austin Aries’ short time on the main roster sure was eventful. In the space of six months, “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” spent three months commentating on cruiserweight matches, another three months challenging for the Cruiserweight Championship, and then, out of absolutely nowhere, he was released.

Aries was entertaining enough during his time in WWE but, as he has since revealed, the creative team had no ideas for his character and decided to let him go.

Grade: D-

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#48 Heath Slater

After his SmackDown Live Tag Team title reign with Rhyno, it felt like 2016 was the year that Heath Slater finally proved his worth in WWE and showed to the higher-ups in the company that he can be taken seriously as an in-ring performer.

However, Slater & Rhyno have barely been involved in storylines in 2017 and would have been better served staying on SmackDown Live instead of moving to Raw in April’s Superstar Shake-Up.

Grade: D-