4 Wrestling Talents That NXT Dropped The Ball On

4. Ivelisse Vélez

Much attention has been given to the ongoing 'Divas Revolution' within the WWE over the last few months. Whether you perceive it to have been a success or a failure thus far, it has gotten people talking about women's wrestling, which was mostly treated as a joke and an afterthought within the WWE until NXT came along.

There were just a handful of female wrestlers within NXT to begin with, amongst them Paige and Emma. Their early counterparts included Audrey Marie and Sofia Cortez, the latter of whom first came to WWE by way of 2011's edition of Tough Enough under her real name, Ivelisse Vélez.

Ultimately, Vélez took part in just three televised NXT matches before her release in August 2012, which she later attributed to her reporting of head trainer Bill DeMott for mistreatment (something he was repeatedly accused of by other talents over the next two years and eventually fired for). 

Whatever the truth, she has since made a name for herself as part of Lucha Underground, which has been a refreshing alternative to the WWE since its inception last year, given its high octane Mexican-inspired style. Having put on a number of solid performances and achieved 7th place on the annual PWI 'Female 50' list in February 2015, she has proven herself superior to many of the WWE 'Divas' that still find themselves employed.