10 TNA Rejects Doing Pretty Well For Themselves Elsewhere

10. Roderick Strong

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The latest guy to turn up in Full Sail University to chants of 'You Deserve It' and other such things, Roderick Strong had a number of stop-start runs in TNA a decade ago. His first appearance for the company came in September 2005, in a match against Austin Aries at the Unbreakable PPV that was headlined by the Joe/Daniels/Styles triple threat, a match that is almost universally regarded as TNA's finest ever bout.

Roddy then signed with TNA, but the relationship was short-lived. After milling around the X-Division doing a whole lot of nothing Strong and TNA parted ways. Whilst many at the time thought this was a bad decision, his release didn't really garner that much criticism. Strong was generally seen as a talented pro wrestler, but not a whole lot else.

Fast forward a decade and Roderick Strong arrives in NXT as one of the most highly decorated pro wrestlers outside of WWE. Best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor, the man they called 'Mr. ROH' would finally win their world championship by defeating Tyler Black (Seth Rollins) in 2010.

Strong would also go on to become a two-time ROH Television Champion, as well as a run with the PWG World Championship that stands as that company's second-longest in history.

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