10 Wrestlers WWE Gave Up On In 2017
7. Emma
She's gone now, but no WWE Superstar has had a weirder year than Emma in 2017.
Returning from injury for the first time in nine months back in February, the Australian debuted her long-awaited Emmalina character, only to disown it in the very first promo. The lengthy vignette campaign was for nought. Apparently, WWE were so frustrated with Emma's inability to pull the character off that they opted to scrap it entirely, leaving her without direction on Raw.
Emma re-emerged in April, reverting to her old heel persona. She was a peripheral player at best, wrestling only on occasion, though she did earn the right to face Asuka at TLC in October. She lost to 'The Empress Of Tomorrow,' then again 24 hours later, and was released from her contract by the end of the week, concluding a six-year run with the company.
You can trace the moment WWE gave up on Emma all the way back to the Emmalina gimmick's failure. Putting Asuka over was her only significant contribution after that, and while the talented Aussie could (and should) have been a useful performer with the right approach, we'll never see it on WWE television.