15 Great Wrestlers Who Had Very Brief WWE Careers
11. Ultimo Dragon
Few wrestlers have had the kind of success that Japanese legend Ultimo Dragon has experienced throughout his career. The pioneering cruiserweight has been a champion all over the globe and invented several moves that we still see today, such as the Asai moonsault.
He was signed by WWE in 2003, hot off the heels of Rey Mysterio's arrival. The two were set to bring exciting cruiserweight wrestling back to the masses, emulating its heyday in late-90s WCW. Dragon was treated as a big deal prior to his debut and eventually made his first appearance on the June 23rd edition of Smackdown, beating Shannon Moore in the process.
Despite previously working in WCW and being familiar with other wrestlers on the roster, like Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, Dragon simply didn't click in the WWE and his only memorable moment saw him trip over during his entrance at Wrestlemania XX.
A month later he asked for his release and returned to the independent circuit in Japan and Mexico, thus ending the curious case of Ultimo Dragon in WWE.