10 Underrated WWE Superstars Who Shouldn’t Have Been Released
3. Kaval/Low Ki
If there was one man who couldnt get the push he deserved due to Vince McMahons obsession with larger athletes, it would be Brandon Silvestry, a.k.a. Kaval. The perfect example of size doesnt 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 didnt 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 couldve played a much bigger role in WWE. He couldve worked well with, for example, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, whose styles wouldve meshed well with his. He was one of those incredibly skilled workers who wasnt given the attention or chances that he deserved. If WWE wouldve overlooked his stature, then they couldve made his career more successful.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.