10 Wrestlers Who Failed In NXT (But Were Successful Elsewhere)
3. Sami Callihan
In recent years, Sami Callihan has proudly referred to himself as The Draw as he’s continued to cause quite the buzz throughout the wrestling industry. But even before his time under the WWE umbrella, Callihan had amassed an impressive reputation for himself with stints in promotions such as CZW, Ring of Honor, Dragon Gate, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
Upon Callihan signing with WWE and NXT back in 2013, he was rejigged as a computer hacker called Solomon Crowe. Whether the gimmick could’ve ever really worked, nobody really knows for sure because Crowe ended up being used sporadically and without any real intent or purpose bar a super-brief rivalry with Kalisto.
Since asking and receiving his WWE release in 2015, Sami Callihan has made himself one of the most sought-after talents on the independent scene. More recently, 2019 saw Sami as a main player in both Major League Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, although that MLW relationship seems to have soured after Callihan went off script and caused excessive damage during a Falls Count Anywhere bout against Mance Warner.