10 WWE NXT Stars Who Vanished Without A Trace

1. Kassius Ohno

Sylvester LeFort
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Kassius Ohno is a talent who can bring so much to any wrestling promotion on the planet, both when it comes to in the ring and out of it. With 23 years experience under his belt, the former NXT Knockout Artist has so much to offer on a multitude of levels.

In terms of his NXT work, this former King of Wrestling was in his second stint with WWE when he became one of the many released in April 2020. At that point, Ohno was serving as a talent and trainer for the NXT UK brand, passing on his worldy wisdom to some of British wrestling's rising stars.

Since that release, Kassius Ohno is once more back to being known as Chris Hero, but he's not stepped foot in a wrestling ring since competing in a battle royal for NXT UK last March.

It's surely only a matter of time before Hero resurfaces somewhere across the globe to lace up his boots once more, but for now the talented veteran seems to be dedicating most of his time to his Can Chris Hero Save Wrestling? podcast.

For many, a wrestling world that doesn't have Chris Hero competing in the squared circle is a wrestling world that feels somewhat lacking.

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