10 Wrestlers You Won't Believe Are Still Employed By WWE

6. Ariya Daivari

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Cruiserweight man Ariya Daivari's last Raw appearance fell on the new year's day episode way, way back in 2018. Oh yes, Daivari hasn't come close to showing back up on either Raw or SmackDown in three long years. Instead, WWE has placed him in purgatory on 205 Live.

You'd also need to go back to Money In The Bank 2019 for Ariya's last pay-per-view payday. It's been a long old slog for the guy, but at least he's in great physical shape. Anyone who has tuned into his work on 205 may have enjoyed his tag-team work alongside Tony Nese too.

More on him later.

Daivari's biggest outing recently was a 23 December loss to Tyler Rust on NXT. His opportunities have been so few and far between that most who don't pay much attention to 205 Live likely think he was released yonks ago. Nope, he's still on the active roster, and he's still hoping for that big breakout moment.

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