10 Superstars that WWE Creative has completely forgotten about

Well, we're now almost three-quarters of the way through 2019, and it may very well go down in history as one of the most explosive years for wrestling of all time.

In 2017 or even 2018, who could have ever imagined up AEW - a wrestling promotion starring the likes of Chris Jericho and Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley) wrestling outwith WWE. Not only that, but Impact Wrestling is undergoing an immense resurgence and, well, WWE's weekly television programming may be better than it's been in over a decade!

Of course, though, WWE's biggest problem remains to be injuries and the pressures of twice-weekly television and almost daily house shows for the main roster. The one way to combat this? Well, sadly it's stockpiling talent - something WWE is notorious for - but it does come with its pitfalls.

When you have so much talent in one place, it's only logical that not everyone can be featured, and some have fallen victim to this more than others, seemingly going completely AWOL from WWE television.

Now, some of the Superstars who allegedly requested their release at the start of the year have either moved on or, surprisingly, been pushed and featured more on television - none more so than Gallows & Anderson and The Revival, who have gone on to win championships!

Some Superstars, though, are still missing from our screens - but could we see them back soon? Here are ten Superstars whom WWE could bring in from the cold...

#10 Mojo Rawley

Now, Mojo Rawley looked like receiving a monumental push in WWE a few years ago when Rob Gronkowski helped him achieve a WrestleMania moment in winning the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal over a certain Jinder Mahal - who then went on to win the WWE Championship.

Rawley, since, just hasn't been able to stay hype, though. In fact, he hasn't been able to stay on television - even after being rebranded from the over-enthusiastic jock, to... Well, I don't quite know what his latest gimmick was.

The last time we saw Rawley in any prominent TV role was way back in May, on RAW, when he debuted his new look and defeated Apollo Crews in a squash match. Now, though, Rawley seems to be cruising into obscurity.

#9 Shelton Benjamin

Now, Shelton Benjamin's return to WWE was an odd one. He was advertised slightly prematurely before an injury halted the signing, but then there was no stopping the former Intercontinental Champion upon his return as tag team glory with Chad Gable awaited.

2019, though, has been an odd one for Benjamin. He competed in the Royal Rumble match back in January, being eliminated by Braun Strowman before returning to television on the March 11th episode of RAW to attack Seth Rollins - which looked like being the start of a push that never quite happened as he then faced Rollins in a losing effort.

Ever since, Benjamin has only been on television twice - to wrestle in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35 in April, and the 51-man battle royal at Super ShowDown in June.

WWE seems to continually tease new gimmicks for Benjamin, but they never quite happen.

#8 The B-Team

Both Bo and Axel had huge singles potential

Now, this seems like an odd entry - as the previous two gimmicks of Axel and Dallas have been in spite of Creative having nothing for them. Both Social Outcasts and the B-Team have taken advantage of, and even poked fun at, Dallas and Axel's journey into obscurity.

Of course, these gimmicks have a shelf-life and, even as a team, Dallas and Axel have gone from champions to invisible men in months.

Let's go back a bit further, though, Bo Dallas was once the longest reigning NXT Champion and had an impressive main roster debut in the Royal Rumble where he lasted 20 minutes and eliminated then Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett, before defeating him, Dolph Ziggler and The Great Khali during an initial win streak.

Losing to Mark Henry quickly, though, and a four-month spell on the sidelines that effectively killed his singles push, and then return with no momentum, being a sacrifical lamb to Sting and Brock Lesnar.

As for Curtis Axel, he was the runner-up of season two of NXT in its original contest form and even represented Nexus on the main brand, before returning to NXT as the top star he was before leaving. Axel was paired with Paul Heyman upon his main roster call-up and won the Intercontinental Championship, but Brock Lesnar's advocate left Axel behind before he had even dropped the belt - which didn't take too long to follow.

Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel are both third-generation Superstars, but that doesn't quite help them get on television and get wins.

#7 Sin Cara

Oddly, if you follow WWE's social media, Sin Cara still does a lot of work for WWE - even recently visiting Premier League team wolves to meat Raul Jimenez, who used Sin Cara's mask for a goal celebration.

If you've only started watching WWE in the past year or so, though, you're probably asking, "Who's Sin Cara?"

Sure, injury has blighted Sin Cara for the past two years, but he did make his return last year to feud with Andrade, only for a one-match blow-off before undergoing surgery again. In March 2019, he was cleared to return to in-ring action and returned at Super ShowDown in June, competing in the 51-man battle royal, but that's the last we've seen of the luchador to date.

Regardless, he is a great ambassador for WWE, but you can't help but feel like he's being wasted.

#6 The Ascension

Konnor and Viktor need to be pushed or leave WWE

And here's two for the price of one again. At one point, The Ascension was WWE's hottest prospects and most dominant forces. Konnor and Viktor even still hold the record of being NXT's longest-reigning Tag Team Champions with a reign of one day short of a year.

Now, though, whenever The Ascension is in the ring, you can almost guarantee their opposition is going to win, and most likely in super-quick time.

On the main roster, though, the most recent thing of note we've seen from them was the odd cameo in Fashion Files segments, and that was way back at the beginning of last year.

In September, almost exactly one year ago, Konnor won a singles match against Chad Gable on RAW with Konnor won a singles match the next week against Bobby Roode. Were things changing?

Well, one week later, they were defeated by Gable and Roode in a tag team match and they've been out of favour (again) ever since.

#5 Primo & Epico

It has been almost exactly one year since we last saw The Colons.

Primo and Epico have been in WWE for a very long time, but they never seem to stick around on television long enough to make an impact, no matter what name they use.

The Colons, the Shining Stars, Los Matadores - they all seemed promising, but the tag team have never been able to replicate their success from back when they were simply named Primo and Epico.

The former Tag Team Champions got off to a flyer on the blue brand with a victory against American Alpha on their most recent run. Recent meaning June 2018. Since then, injuries have hampered any kind of push for the pair. Will they ever be "trusted" by WWE to stay fit and be pushed as the top team they are?

#4 No Way Jose

Will we ever see Jose get a push? Hopefully there is a way...

No Way Jose's call-up to WWE's main roster was a huge shock - particularly as his NXT run wasn't particularly lighting the world on fire.

Oddly, on this list, he may be the Superstar with the most TV time - but it's usually just for ten seconds of comedy value before he's either demolished in the ring or out of it.

In over a year of being on the main roster, all we know about Jose is he likes dancing. While that may work, smiling on your way to the ring, losing a quick match and disappearing seems like a huge waste of talent.

No Way Jose's WWE run can be summed up in one appearance - he made his Royal Rumble debut and lasted all of two seconds, being eliminated by Samoa Joe.

#3 Titus O'Neil

Now, it almost seems wrong to put Titus on this list, but he really has been forgotten about as a wrestler.

When it comes to philanthropy, he's probably WWE's third top dog, behind John Cena and Roman Reigns - and he definitely gives both men a run for their money. It does seem like we only see Titus, though, on social media or in the ring whenever WWE or Titus are doing stuff for charity. Don't get me wrong, that's great, but O'Neil is an incredible talent and could 100% have been one of WWE's most dominant Superstars of all time had he been booked correctly.

Instead, it seems like WWE likes to use O'Neil for comedy value. He is a funny guy, no doubt - but it's people laughing at him, rather than with him, as was perfectly portrayed during his previous few Royal Rumble entrances where he slipped and slid under the ring, before being used purely to make fun of himself doing so in the successive appearance.

#2 EC3

EC3 is an incredibly curious case. He has everything, he's proven it in Impact and in NXT, he's a star ready-made and waiting to be unleashed. However, rumour has it that a match with Dean Ambrose before his departure was not well received and we've hardly seen EC3 since.

In fact, now he's just a guy who stands with a cup in his hand. A nice cameo at Drake Maverick's wedding as best man was the last time EC3 was prominently featured, and even that wasn't on television.

Annoyingly, The Top One Percent could be an incredible addition to the WWE roster if used correctly, and he was a huge fan favourite in NXT and upon his main roster debut, but it seems like one bad impression has been lasting, and may just signal the downward spiral that is EC3's WWE career - but if they can save it, he could be a major player!

#1 Luke Harper

Luke Harper is an enigma - not just because of his character, but as to how he hasn't had a huge push in WWE.

While it seems like Harper may be on the way out at some point in the future, whenever he's released from his contract, it wasn't always that way.

Harper was first signed by the WWE in 2012 under the company’s developmental territory of FCW, which was rebranded to NXT later that year, before aligning himself with Bray Wyatt under the moniker of The Wyatt Family.

Alongside fellow member Rowan, Harper successfully won the NXT Tag Team Championships before hitting the main roster and winning his first singles championship when he captured the WWE Intercontinental Title.

After a short stint in the main event scene and what seemed to be the beginning of a huge singles push, Harper and Rowan would be reunited as the Bludgeon Brothers - one of WWE's most dominant teams.

Injury, though, blighted that when Rowan faced surgery and time on the sidelines before Harper suffered a similar fate. Rowan returned to pair with Daniel Bryan - but Harper had a one-off match in NXT with Dominik Dijakovic before an appearance in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal came out of the blue, before Harper fell back into obscurity.

Out of these Superstars, who do you want to see pushed? Let us know in the comments.

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Edited by Israel Lutete