11 NXT Call-Ups Who Are No Longer With WWE

11. Rich Swann

Rich Swann was never a fixture on NXT TV the same way some of the other names on this list were, but considering he was a cornerstone of WWE's Cruiserweight division when it first relaunched in late 2016, he technically identifies as an NXT call-up, nonetheless.

It was evident whenever we saw Swann in action on NXT that he was incredibly talented and that he had a high ceiling for success, assuming WWE looked past his size and saw him for the star that he was. He shined in various matches with the likes of Finn Bálor, Baron Corbin and Patrick Clark (a.k.a. Velveteen Dream), so it appeared he would be a fine fit for 205 Live upon his main roster debut.

Sure enough, he was, becoming the new Cruiserweight champion by beating The Brian Kendrick on the first-ever episode of 205 Live. His title run didn't last long, however, but he had a handful of excellent matches in the year that followed with Neville and TJP, and managed to be one of the few Cruiserweights to actually get over with the WWE audience.

In December 2017, Swann was suspended indefinitely by WWE for his domestic abuse arrest. He and the company came to terms on his release two months later.

Swann is now the reigning Impact X-Division champion as of this writing, so I guess things worked out well for him in the end.