Life after WWE: Catching up with 10 Superstars released in 2016

By J. Carpenter

Modified May 24, 2018 05:43 GMT

This former WWE Superstar is the newest addition to the Bullet Club.

#7 Bull Dempsey

Bull hopes a WWE return is in his future.

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Bull Dempsey started his NXT career with a lot of promise and potential. With his monstrous presence and independent experience, many thought he would do well, once he adapted to the WWE. Unfortunately, he was never able to get over the creative hump, if you will. In fact, many people just didn't take him seriously.

Bull was released in February. Since leaving NXT, Bull has been able to secure plenty of indie dates and seems to be doing quite well as one of the more commonly booked indie stars on the market. He's also changed his ring name to Bull James since WWE owns the rights to the Dempsey name.

Bull has made it clear that he wants to improve his skills, in hopes that WWE officials may consider giving him another shot in the future.

About the author

Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.

Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.

Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.

When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.

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