10 WWE Superstars Who Would Flourish In Lucha Underground
A change of scenery can do wonders.
Lucha Underground, debuting in 2014, provided wrestlers from across the world another place for them to hone their craft. It also gave an audience burnt out on the WWE product a viable alternative to watch. While definitely different in nature, the show quickly developed a fan following for its wacky storylines, unique characters and, most importantly, its exceptional in-ring action.
Several Superstars who were doing next to nothing in WWE (as well as other promotions) eventually made the move to Lucha Underground and immediately thrived. Alberto Del Rio is a prime example of someone who had nothing going for him toward the end of his initial stint with WWE yet was a total star in The Temple, being received by the fans as an uber popular babyface.
Former Nexus member Justin Gabriel, now known as PJ Black, experienced a career resurgence upon journeying over to Lucha Underground and became a Trios champion. Countless wrestlers currently a part of the WWE system would be a fine fit for the revolutionary program, and although the fourth season is already in the can (set to premiere on June 13), there's nothing stopping them from getting involved with future installments.
10. Kalisto
Of course, the lucha libre style is Lucha Underground's bread and butter, with many of the program's top stars coming from Mexico's AAA promotion. Pentagon Jr., Fenix, King Cuerno and countless others all made a name for themselves on the Mexican wrestling scene before getting extra exposure through Lucha Underground.
As such, Kalisto being a good fit for the show is academic.
Kalisto's singles run in WWE so far has been marred by various stop-start pushes. Although he has an NXT Tag Team Championship, a Cruiserweight Championship, and two United States Championship reigns to his credit, fans continue to sleep on how skilled the former Samuray del Sol actually is.
Granted, he has a nice thing going right now with Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado on 205 Live, but imagine how much more of an impact those three could make in the trios division in Lucha Underground. They'd undoubtedly give current Trios champions Killshot, Dante Fox and The Mack a run for their money.