10 Wrestlers Who Peaked In WWE Developmental

10. Cameron Grimes

You've gotta feel sorry for Cameron Grimes.

He was a hot ticket on NXT against all the odds, but WWE didn't have a clue how to handle him on the main roster. Grimes was in that awkward place; been there, done that in developmental, but didn't appear to be a great fit for the bigger shows. In the end, creative wet the bed on Cameron and ended up doing sod all with him.

Grimes was promoted to SmackDown's roster in the 2023 Draft, scored a win over Baron Corbin, then... he was barely seen again before being released in April 2024. His call up proved to be one of the most pointless in company history, and that stinks considering how majestic his 'Straight To The Moon' gimmick was on NXT.

Look back through the archives between 2021-2022 and you'll see he was one of the most engaging and endearing workers on the entire WWE roster. Yes, that includes anyone housed on Raw and SmackDown. Sadly, he couldn't translate that developmental success into anything worthwhile afterwards.