10 WWE Stars Who Need To Follow Neville Out Of The Exit Door

5. Luke Harper

"He looks a bit like Bruiser Brody, who is still beloved in Japan," is a take as cosmetic as it is cold - but, as with most clichés, there is an element of truth to it.

No performer ever got over by inhabiting a legend, Weekend At Bernie's-style - in the west, at least. In the gaijin-gaga land of Japan, Joe Doering is literally wearing the same hat as the legendary Stan Hansen in his AJPW tribute act. This should render it all depressingly small-time. It doesn't; Doering is near the forefront of All Japan's gradual critical and commercial rehabilitation. If Harper were to complete his own transformation, there is precedent - and thus potential - for success.

That is uninspired fantasy booking - but Harper is an inspired and über-realistic performer, one ritually ignored by his employer. It's a d*mn shame; though the recent Bludgeon Brothers repackage promises something better than complete anonymity, we've been here before. Harper borders on Ed Leslie schizophrenic territory at this point - a potent and damning verdict on WWE's inability to see him as the incredible performer he actually is.

His sheer size and ethnicity alone is enough to court the attention of New Japan Pro Wrestling, in which there's a Bad Luck Fale-sized platform for upper midcard success.