10 Underrated WWE Superstars Who Shouldn’t Have Been Released

3. Kaval/Low Ki

If there was one man who couldn€™t get the push he deserved due to Vince McMahon€™s obsession with larger athletes, it would be Brandon Silvestry, a.k.a. Kaval. The perfect example of €˜size doesn€™t matter€™ Low Ki is an incredible athlete who can combine aerial maneuvers with submission wrestling and painful, stiff kicks. A multi-time champion from several independent promotions, he had a wealth of experience before signing with WWE, and then winning NXT Season 2. Unfortunately, WWE didn€™t know what to do with him. He was stuck with LayCool as his €˜Pros€™ for NXT, and was constantly subject to size jokes by his peers. Despite winning NXT, there was virtually no significance to this win, in stark contrast to season 1, which was managed very well initially. Kaval never got his World title shot, and instead suffered a loss for the Intercontinental Championship against then-champion Dolph Ziggler. After that, he was let go. Kaval could€™ve played a much bigger role in WWE. He could€™ve worked well with, for example, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, whose styles would€™ve meshed well with his. He was one of those incredibly skilled workers who wasn€™t given the attention or chances that he deserved. If WWE would€™ve overlooked his stature, then they could€™ve made his career more successful.
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