WWE Superstars who might be released to make room for the next wave

Hideo Itami/Kassius Ohno

Itami has had a tough run on the main roster

Hideo Itami was touted as one of the bigger signings for NXT before a huge slew of independent wrestlers from all over the world would follow suit.

Itami and Balor had a partnership in NXT, and both were treated as main-event level stars in NXT.

Unfortunately for Itami, he got hurt right when things were picking up in NXT.

Stars like Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, and others were joining the yellow brand.

Once he was healthy, he returned for a bit, but debuted on Raw to help out Balor once again.

After that though, he was shipped to 205 Live.

His prospects on the main roster appeared to be limited due to being smaller and not speaking the best English.

His in-ring skill was never in doubt, but with the possible folding of 205 Live, will Itami get a chance to shine on Raw or SmackDown like Mustafa Ali?

Or will he ask to be released and return to Japan?

Kassius Ohno sort of fell into the same trap as Itami.

A whole slew of indie stars had been signed by NXT as was Ohno.

He used his resigning as a restart of his NXT career, saying he wasn't ready for it and that he was too cocky in his initial run.

It worked for a bit, but once Adam Cole, Ricochet, EC3, the Velveteen Dream, Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, and several others debuted, he was sent to the back of the line.

They worked that fact into his storyline with Matt Riddle, but he might want more than being a stepping stone for incoming stars.

Or who knows, maybe he's fine with it.

He might be on the chopping block either way.