WWE's Black Thursday Releases: Where Are They Now?

11. Yoshi Tatsu

Where Is He Now: All Japan Pro Wrestling

It might shock you to realize that Yoshi Tatsu was part of WWE for seven years before his 2014 release. The Japanese superstar spent two years in FCW before joining ECW during its final months. He transitioned over to Raw, where his high point likely was winning a dark match battle royal before WrestleMania 26. His last years saw him serving as a pro on the game show version of NXT and losing all his televised matches.

After his release, Tatsu returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he targeted IWGP champion AJ Styles and the Bullet Club. During a match that fall, Yoshi took a Styles Clash and landed on his neck, breaking bones and taking him out of action for all of 2015. Tatsu returned in 2016 and formed a faction to battle the Bullet Club, trading the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship with the Club. He left New Japan in early 2017.

Since then, Tatus has been wrestling for All Japan, winning their World Tag Team Championship and Gaora TV Championship. Earlier this year, he signed fulltime with All Japan.