10 Wrestlers Who Could Leave WWE After WrestleMania 34

6. Mike Kanellis

Mike Kanellis
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WWE hasn't exactly worked out for Mike Kanellis thus far. Rewind to 2008 and he debuted on ROH TV with so much promise; as Mike Bennett, Kanellis looked, walked and talked like a WWE superstar. It's somewhat ridiculous then that he's now made it to the promised land and yet doesn't look like he belongs.

The lack of character development post-debut at Money in the Bank was shocking from WWE's creative team. They must hold their hands up and admit to some blame here, because it was they who failed to come through for Mike when he needed them most.

Fans have not been given a reason to care about why he crash-landed SmackDown with his wife Maria.

Colour us baffled that WWE's decision to have Kanellis open up about his personal demons and battles with drug addiction on YouTube hasn't come to anything. That piece (released last October) was a chance to show Mike in a different light. All it achieved was getting WWE some hits without any benefit to Kanellis on screen.

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