10 Superstars Who Had Better Careers Outside WWE

By Alexander Podgorski /

8. Frankie Kazarian

I remember watching this guy debut on Velocity on July 16th, 2005, when he defeated Nunzio. I thought he would actually be on the main roster pretty soon, as he was quite entertaining and had an impressive move-set. However, he was in WWE for less than a year before leaving. He later stated that he chose to leave the company because they didn€™t have any plans to change the Cruiserweight division. At the time, he was small by WWE standards, at 6€™1 and 215 lbs., so he would€™ve fit in the Cruiserweight division perfectly. After leaving the WWE, Kazarian returned to TNA in 2005. There, he had a lot more success, winning numerous titles, and enjoying a lengthy career as both himself and the Suicide character. By 2007, he was challenging Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and soon after won the first Ultimate X King of the Mountain match. Among his various accomplishments include 5 reigns as X-Division Champion, 2 reigns as TNA World Tag Team Champions (with Christopher Daniels, as €˜Bad Influence€™), and won the X-Division King of the Mountain twice. It was clearly a major mistake for the WWE to have let him go. He could have been more successful in WWE if they had given him the opportunity to show off his skills in a revamped cruiserweight division. But alas, some things simply aren€™t meant to be.