12 Wrestlers Who Benefited From Their WWE Release

11. Camacho

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Despite his father Meng’s near-mythical status in the wrestling business, Camacho had a forgettable run on Superstars, Main Event, and NXT throughout the first half of this decade. He found his way to TNA in 2015 and again struggled to make an impression, leaving that company after a directionless year of lower-card mediocrity.

His career seemingly dead in the water, Camacho’s New Japan debut and appearance as newest Bullet Club member earlier this year took everyone by surprise.

Wrestling alongside his brother, Tama Tonga, he captured the IWGP Tag Team Championship on his very first match in the company, and while he clearly struggles with the puroresu style, NJPW brass clearly see something in the newly-christened Tanga Roa.

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