10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 2019

1. Luke Harper Went 0-13 In His Last Run

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Luke Harper's WWE run rapidly proved itself an injustice within weeks of Brodie Lee debuting on AEW television.

As the comically enraged leader of The Dark Order with a range wide enough to extend beyond the silly, Lee immediately established himself as one of the company's key dangers. So much so that an early (and awesome) pay-per-view loss to Jon Moxley couldn't extinguish a fire he eventually immolated Cody Rhodes with in one of the greatest moments in the company's short history.

In his final frustrating run with WWE he wrestled just 13 times and lost the lot.

Feeling powerless within WWE's system, he'd requested his release in April, but was turned down. When it looked as though he'd be left to fester for the duration of his deal, he instead returned to partner former Bludgeon Brother/Wyatt Family member Erick Rowan against Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns.

He tasted defeat in every house show and televised match remaining, before finally securing his own papers on December 8th.

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