10 WWE Superstars That Are Permanently Lost
7. Aliyah
Nhooph Al-Areebi "bombed" the first time she was exposed to WWE fans.
2015's Breaking Ground was a fascinating glimpse into the making of NXT's golden era roster, but in providing background on talent development, there had to be footage of those that needed it more than others.
An unremarkable run-out during Performance Center promo class was presented as a minor disaster for the young star, and was presumably intended to exist as an explanation as to why she wasn't going to be on television for a while. The longer that while got though, the more doomed her eventual call-up felt.
An NXT stint passed with almost zero incident, and a main roster run started hot but fizzled almost as quickly. Getting a record time victory over Natalya after being promoted as SmackDown's upstart new babyface ultimately got her nowhere ahead of a WrestleMania she missed out on, and she disappeared into the molasses of a badly booked blue brand after the fact. Getting locked in a dressing room recently had an art-imitating-life aspect to it too.
Avoiding the wildly-swinging axe over the last few years has been impressive, but without a generational momentum shift, that luck might not last.