10 PG Era WWE Superstars You Totally Don't Remember
5. Lucky Cannon
Hey, look! It's Mark Henry's protege!
Lucky Cannon was already a former FCW Champion by the time he appeared as a rookie on the second season of NXT's "reality show" format in 2010. Henry was his mentor on the program, and big Mark did his best to give Lucky some spotlight. Early on, he looked like a frontrunner to break out and emerge as a star.
Cannon would never make it above NXT's glass ceiling onto Raw or SmackDown. He was let go by WWE in August 2011, and only worked a few shots on the independent scene before seemingly hanging up his boots for good. Being honest, that's a waste. Ol' Lucky had some charisma to him, and seemed like a prospect WWE could develop.
The first run of NXT shows should be studied. Vince McMahon and his writers handed ample TV time to young, aspiring wrestlers and hoped for the best. It really was experimental, but mass interest was short-term. Then, WWE themselves started taking the p*ss out of the cast.