Ring of Honor Wrestling and WWE: Wrestlers who worked for both promotions

#25 Matt Sydal

After jobbing for TNA, Matt Sydal – better known as Evan Bourne to the WWE universe, turned towards ROH for a push in his adolescent career. ROH got him on board and made use of him in the tag team scene by adding him in stables such as The Embassy and Generation Next during his initial phase.

Sydal then went on the futile pursuit to capture the ROH World Tag Team Championships along with wrestlers such as Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans. After all the failed attempts, his alliance with Christopher Daniels bore fruit as the duo went on to win the ROH World Tag team titles from the Kings of Wrestling.

Sydal never broke into the World title scene and eventually left the company after WWE showed interest in the high-flying wrestler. He worked his final match against Delirious – one of his most noteworthy rivals in ROH.

For a man as talented as Sydal, his WWE career didn’t account for much as he is best remembered for being the man on the receiving end of the greatest RKO Outta Nowhere. Apart from the highlight reel moment, he was just a glorified jobber, whose release was attributed to his drug dependencies and the broken foot he sustained in a car accident in 2012.

Interesting Fact: Sydal was recently arrested for possession of marijuana in Japan.

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#26 TJ Perkins

From being just another generic indie wrestler to the first cruiserweight champion of the new era, TJ Perkins has slogged his way to the top. Similar to every wrestler who aspires to strengthen his resume before being approached by a major promotion, Perkins too wrestled for ROH.

Sadly for him, he was just signed to lose and make the bigger stars look good in defeat. Going by the name Puma, Perkins accumulated losses against the likes of Jay Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Mike Bennett and many other names during his forgettable time with the promotion.

In 2012, Perkins experienced a moment of truth and asked for his release from the company citing the restricted opportunities for him to expand his horizons and grow.

Interesting Fact: TJ Perkins is a former TNA X-Division Champion under his masked Manik gimmick.

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#27 Cedric Alexander

Moving from one cruiserweight to another, Cedric Alexander’s earnest work in Ring of Honor is the reason why Triple H picked him for the CWC. Spending a majority of his career in ROH, Alexander was part of the popular tag team C&C Wrestle Factory along with Caprice Coleman. Despite facing the top teams of the promotion in the Young Bucks, S.C.U.M, and Adrenaline Rush, the duo never held the prestigious ROH World Tag Team titles.

His singles run too was devoid of any titles. The most glaring accomplishment of his was ending Moose’s undefeated streak with the help of a wrench. ROH provided Alexander the launch pad to the WWE and the highly rated talent will forever be indebted for the company's trust.

Interesting Fact: Cedric ranked 85th in PWI’s list of top 500 wrestlers of 2015.