10 WWE Castoffs Who Are Killing It In AEW

10. Serena Deeb

No, we’re not talking about reaching way back into the days of the Straight Edge Society.

WWE actually had their hands on Serena Deeb from 2017-20, bringing her out of semi-retirement to compete in the Mae Young Classic, then kept her on as a coach at the Performance Center. (Keep in mind that Deeb is the same age as Charlotte Flair, so any argument that she might have been older doesn’t hold up.)

Deeb was part of the massive April 2020 cuts after WrestleMania 36 and turned up in AEW that fall. She won the NWA Women’s Championship, which she would defend in AEW periodically. Most recently, she’s turned heel and had a mini-feud with Hikaru Shida.

The fact that WWE viewed her as little more than a coach – even after seeing her during the Mae Young Classic – and didn’t try to coax her back into the ring is an indictment of what WWE values. Imagine if Raw or SmackDown had Serena on their roster the past few years, having solid matches with almost anyone. She would have coached younger superstars through on-the-job training.