10 Wrestlers Who Were More Successful After Their Time In WWE

A world traveller, a podcaster and a professional wrestler, Colt Cabana may as well have written the blueprint on how to survive without WWE. His time there saw him rebranded as Scotty Goldman - because, you know, he's Jewish - and he wasn't even given the honour of picking up a win on his SmackDown debut. However, his release from the company did nothing to hold him back and if you want to look at the guy that inspired every ex-professional wrestler to pick up a podcast mic, then turn your attentions his way.

There are few wrestling fans that have never listened to the Art of Wrestling. A browse through its archives shows names like Kevin Steen, PAC, and Tyler Black - all of whom can now be found on WWE TV under slightly different names. Even if they have missed all of those, they will undoubtedly have heard the now infamous interview with CM Punk. However, to ignore the rest of Colt's activities is to your own peril. He is one of the funniest wrestlers on the planet and whether he's teaming up with Grado in Scotland or fighting Adam Pearce all over the world for the NWA Title, he delivers.

Perhaps even more importantly he has been vital in the setting up of Pro Wrestling Tees, a company which allows professional wrestlers to sell their merchandise and keep all the profit. He's a wrestler who cares not just about himself, but indy wrestling as a whole. If you want to survive outside of the protective umbrella of WWE, then Colt Cabana is the man to look to for advice.