10 Former WWE NXT Wrestlers You Totally Don't Remember

10. Jiro

Also known as Taishi Takizawa, Jiro was a Taka Michinoku-trained wrestler who started his career through his mentor’s Kaientai Dojo before transitioning to WWE in October 2011. Starting his FCW run with a loss to Dean Ambrose, Jiro was never used for anything other than putting other wrestlers over, and did the job for a number of future big names like Bray Wyatt, Big E, and Jason Jordan.

FCW became NXT in 2012, but Jiro’s run was just about to end. He competed in a quick loss to Seth Rollins on NXT’s second TV show on 27 June 2012, and was released from his contract shortly afterwards. His run was so short that it barely even makes him a footnote in WWE developmental history, despite his apparent promise in the ring.

Jiro left WWE at just 26 years old, returned to Japan, and started bouncing around the country’s independent circuit. Still working primarily for Kaientai Dojo, Jiro occasionally appears in promotions like AJPW and Pro Wrestling Noah, but his high-level wrestling career is effectively over.