10 Underrated WWE Superstars Who Shouldn’t Have Been Released

2. Ultimo Dragon

WWE could€™ve made a fortune off of Ultimo Dragon merchandise and from ticket sales from people wanting to see him perform in a WWE ring. An absolute legend in the world of lucha libre wrestling, Asai was an exciting member of WCW€™s cruiserweight division, and through his skill he managed to hold 10 junior heavyweights belts simultaneously at one point. WWE hoped that Ultimo€™s presence in WWE would make them as much money as Mysterio did. But the big difference between Mysterio and Asai was that Mysterio was almost immediately showcased frequently and in marquee matches on SmackDown. As one of the €˜SmackDown Six€™, Mysterio was frequently put in matches with bigger and more credible stars like Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero, while Asai was perpetually left to flounder in WWE€™s cruiserweight division, which was beginning to lose relevance. That€™s how WWE messed up Asai€™s WWE career: instead of giving him a lot of attention and putting him against a variety of opponents like they did with Mysterio, Asai was left to wrestle the likes of Nunzio and Jamie Noble, who, despite being good wrestlers, were nowhere close to the Superstars Mysterio faced in the earlier part of his WWE career. WWE released Asai after WrestleMania XX, where he took part in the Cruiserweight Invitational. He was a very underrated wrestler who could€™ve brought a lot of excitement and money to the WWE if he was given as much attention as Mysterio received. They could€™ve very easily worked Asai into programs with other ring technicians on either SmackDown or RAW, but instead dropped the ball with him, not sure how to properly book one of the most legendary light heavyweights in pro wrestling history.