10 Wrestlers Who Left WWE & Became World Class

Does anyone remember the Dudebusters? No? Don't worry, you're not alone. Alongside Caylen Croft, Trent Beretta barely made a dent on WWE programming between 2009 and 2013.

Appearing across SmackDown, ECW, and NXT, Trent defined 'doing the bare minimum'. Used almost exclusively as an enhancement talent, bar a surprise win over a pre-3MB Drew McIntyre in January 2011, there was physically no reason for the guy to be in WWE. They never had anything for him, surprise surprise.

Post-WWE, though, was, of course, the beginning of Trent's rise to independent wrestling prominence. Stints in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and Ring Of Honor were all tantalising, while a handful of IMPACT Wrestling dates - competing as both Ace Vedder and his real name Greg Marasciulo - had some decent moments intertwined.

It wasn't until reaching All Elite Wrestling that Trent officially became world-class material, though. Alongside Best Friends teammate Chuck Taylor, Trent has been a constant and consistent joy to AEW's programming, even more so throughout the pandemic era. Vs. the Inner Circle's Ortiz and Santana, they changed the perception of a Parking Lot Brawl with their 16 September classic. The addition of Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander to the group has only furthered this top-tier quality.

Seriously, no one else would be able to get their own mother over. Sorry, Buff.