9 Indie Stars Who Didn't Catch On In WWE
7. Joel Redman
A veteran of six years when he was signed by WWE in 2012, Oliver Grey was one-half of the inaugural NXT Tag Team Champions with Adrian Neville. The future seemed bright for Grey but injury had other ideas, as the chap from Exeter suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and was off TV for over a year.
He did eventually return but was released three weeks later. Injury will always be to blame for Grey's curtailed WWE tenure, but it was clear to all and sundry that he was the second most important member of the tea known as British Ambition.
Despite his success in Revolution Pro Wrestling, Irish Whip Wrestling and other places, Grey never seemed to catch on with the Full Sail audience. Being overshadowed by a true superstar such as Neville probably didn't help.
Grey has since returned to the independent scene working under his previous name of Joel Redman.