10 Wrestlers Failed By NXT

No matter how frustrating Raw and SmackDown have been in the last few years, there has been one always been one show that fans could rely on: NXT.

In that time, Triple H's baby has been filled with more talent than a Ring of Honor reunion although, to be honest, the two would overlap a fair bit. From independent scene regulars like Samoa Joe to long time developmental floaters like Bray Wyatt, a whole generation of WWE superstars has already stepped through that system.

And yet, while we celebrate its successes, we very rarely point out its mistakes. Not everyone who steps foot in NXT goes onto the main roster, and while some of those aren't good enough, what about those that genuinely are?

For every great wrestler that makes it onto the big stages in WWE, there are one or two that fall through the gaps. It needs to be remembered that just because you don't make it in NXT, it doesn't mean you haven't got it.

Sylvester Lefort’s NXT career suggests that WWE never quite knew what to do with him. Probably best known for teaming with Marcus Louis and briefly feuding with Enzo and Big Cass, Lefort also had a brief alliance with Jason Jordan and spent time managing Rusev and Billie Kay before his release.

Unfortunately, it felt like Lefort was always there before the big break. When he and Rusev went their separate ways, Rusev moved on to form a relationship with Lana which would take him to the main roster. Not long after teaming with Lefort, Jordan would form one half of American Alpha and take the tag division by storm.

All of this led to Lefort eventually getting released from his contract earlier this year, and he has now – like many before him – crossed the line into TNA to join Al Snow’s JOB Squad… em, The Tribunal.

You can only hope that unlike WWE, TNA figures out the best way to utilise his obvious talents.