5 Wrestlers That Found Success After Being Released By WWE
WWE has for a long time been considered the mecca of pro wrestling. Anyone who makes it to WWE is considered to be one of those who succeeded in their career.
However, this is far from being the case before WWE became the biggest pro wrestling company, as there existed a territorial form of wrestling where people could go to any of these territories to work in and own their craft.
This changed rapidly once Vince McMahon took over from his father who had been more of a traditionalist little did. McMahon bought several territories and brought them under one roof, WWF - one of the largest wrestling promotions in the world with the help of Hulk Hogan and other big names.
But not all wrestlers find success in WWE.
Here are five wrestlers who left WWE and found success elsewhere, be it in the ring or on the silver screen.
#5 EC3
EC3 is currently poised to be one of the next big stars in NXT but there was a time when he was a part of the brand but things did not end up too well for him. He was known as Derrick Bateman and WWE drastically underestimated his capabilities, not giving him a chance to succeed which he would have needed to truly be a big part of WWE.
He was fired from the company and after some time on the independent scene, he proved why he was a star. He moved to Impact Wrestling and held championships multiple times, including winning the Impact grand title, heavyweight title and the world title series.
His charisma was on another level and not even a fraction of this was seen during his run with WWE, but since coming back to the WWE and NXT, his stock has risen once again.