10 Wrestlers Who Proved There's Life After WWE

10. Bobby Lashley

The man that once drew tentative comparisons to Brock Lesnar arguably left WWE a failure in 2008, having failed to become the main event star the company's hierarchy once envisaged when he made his much-hyped debut a few years earlier.

When TNA picked him up, it was initially seen as yet another instance of WWE Lite shining the limelight on an established star over its own burgeoning young talent - but it has proven in the time since to be a rather shrewd acquisition.

In fact, Lashley has become one of the company's only mainstream draws, due to his corresponding career in MMA, where he is undefeated in five heavyweight fights in Bellator (which, while not quite UFC, is still a pretty reputable promotion all the same).