10 Biggest Breakout Stars Of WWE's Brand Extension
5. Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin's journey to greatness on the main roster began at WrestleMania 32 when he won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, some three months before the brand extension that shook WWE to its core.
Then he arrived to SmackDown Live and was treated like a genuine talent.
The days of mediocre rivalries with Dolph Ziggler and Apollo Crews were behind The Lone Wolf. In their place were main events against AJ Styles, John Cena and Randy Orton. He competed in the marquee Elimination Chamber main event and won Money in the Bank on June 18.
There was a credibility lent to Corbin during his first year with SmackDown Live. Like him or not, repeatedly programming him with Styles, Cena, Orton, Dean Ambrose and Shinsuke Nakamura has helped fans accept him as a headliner.
A Superstar who has been poised for greatness from the moment he stepped off the gridiron of the National Football League and into the squared circle in NXT, he has realized a great deal of his potential and done so thanks to the outlet the blue brand, and the company-wide initiative to create new stars through the brand extension, presented him.