10 Women's Wrestlers That Were Better Off Without WWE

5. Brooke

Maria Kanellis
Impact Wrestling

Brooke was doomed from the get-go, because once she was paired with Kelly Kelly and Layla in "The Extreme Exposé" on ECW, she was never going to get beyond a certain level. Although her fellow "extremists" went on to experience singles success later on in their careers, Brooke was never given the chance to improve in the ring, mainly because she rarely wrestled.

She had always been the forgotten third member of the group, and once they disbanded, the writing was on the wall for her in WWE. She was released shortly thereafter. It took a few years, but she eventually resurfaced in TNA as Miss Tessmacher, the assistant to then-on-air authority figure Eric Bischoff. Being as drop-dead gorgeous as she was, she definitely looked the part, but again, she was relegated to a non-wrestling role.

It wasn't until 2010 that she finally made her in-ring debut for TNA, and with every match she had, she got better, eventually earning herself runs with the Knockouts Tag Team and Knockouts Championships. By 2012, she came into her own as a fairly skilled wrestler, showing that she could have been something special for WWE with more seasoning.

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.