Ranking WWE's First Ever NXT Class - From Worst To Best

27. Mojo Rawley

NXT Roster 2012
WWE

Former Andre The Giant Battle Royal winner and current friend of Rob Gronkowski Mojo Rawley was cut in 2021 having spent the better part of a decade doing everything asked of him. Such is life for a WWE midcarder then, now, forever.

A frequent bench-warmer on the main roster, Rawley wasn't that big a hit during his original black-and-gold brand run but seemed perfect for a decent babyface run on the main roster. Particularly as a member of Hype Bros with Zack Ryder. One guy trying to make it paired with another trying to make it back was a strange brew, but one that had real charm until a badly-timed injury to Ryder following a main roster call-up hobbled their trajectory. 

The eventual split resulted in a Rawley heel turn had multiple false starts, and he never recovered the scant momentum he'd managed to build up. It seems as if he might never do so again - as of this writing, his last match in WWE was his last match full-stop. 

 
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