20 Most Underappreciated WWE Stars Of The 21st Century

Reading Paul London's accomplishments during his five-year WWE career makes it sound like he did all right for himself - he captured three tag team titles and a cruiserweight title, and he and Brian Kendrick had what would be the longest reign as WWE Tag Team Champions until The New Day. The problem, though, was that he could have had so much more.

London was an effortlessly talented worker and a bright spot on Smackdown and Velocity during the post-Smackdown Six days. Though he was small in stature, he trained at Shawn Michaels's Texas Wrestling Academy, which meant that there were undeniable parallels drawn to another smaller star who ended up as a headliner. Still, even through his championship success, he was often relegated to b-shows or given terrible storylines (such as when he was booked as a crybaby loser).

What was the problem? Well, London was admittedly something of a free spirit, which may have rubbed people the wrong way - his eventual depush and firing came as a result of smiling during a serious (but honestly ridiculous) segment with Vince McMahon. Still, the talent was more than there, and it was ultimately ignored.