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4. Kalisto

Under his original Samuray Del Sol name, Kalisto made one appearance for All Elite Wrestling that was ultimately memorable for all the wrong reasons.

A middling match alongside Aerostar against FTR didn't exactly help his cause, but a tweet referencing the late Brodie Lee made matters exponentially worse. Amidst a public back-and-forth with Chris Jericho and Amanda Huber due to spelling Jon Huber's name as "Jon" and allegedly invoking his legacy without being a particularly close friend, the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion apparently caught some flack in the locker room as a result and wasn't used again.

He's since wrestled for Triple A and GCW, and, as Octagon Jr, will likely remain a fixture on live shows if not national television.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Posted On: 12th Apr 2022

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