10 Wrestlers Who Have Suddenly Vanished

2. Mansoor

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If it weren't for business considerations, Mansoor's WWE booking patterns would be the weirdest thing ever.

The Performance Center product is always booked as one of the centrepieces of WWE's Saudi Arabian shows. He won a 51-man battle royal in his first PPV appearance, bested Cesaro in his second, and just defeated Dolph Ziggler at Super ShowDown. These triumphs all played out to louder crowd reactions than anything not featuring returning legends or Brock Lesnar.

When he gets back to the United States, however, Mansoor can't get booked. The man has worked just two televised NXT bouts since his first Saudi triumph. His last was a three-minute victory over forgotten man Shane Thorne back in November though he has appeared on each of the past three EVOLVE shows, racking up a 3-0 record.

EVOLVE is a natural spot for Mansoor, as it has effectively become WWE's new developmental territory and the Saudi up-and-comer is far from the finished product. Don't expect him to hit Full Sail University much between now and WWE's next journey to his homeland, though.

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