Ranking The Only Remaining Main Roster Stars From WWE’s FIRST EVER Performance Centre Class

20. Buddy Murphy

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WWE

Buddy Murphy's 205 Live rebirth reflected Triple H's sudden interest in salvaging the ailing Cruiserweight Brand, but a role between the purple ropes hasn't yet afforded anybody main roster success.

The Tuesday show is a cursed brand - cursed by its placement after SmackDown Live!, cursed by the company's lifelong negligence towards the league and cursed by the same malfunctions that plague stars from Roman Reigns downwards.

He is one of the few to be having a better experience touring with topliners than he was at the tail end of his NXT run, but that speaks as much to his position then than anything he's doing now.

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