10 WWE Superstars who might leave in 2017

#2 Hideo Itami

The name ‘WWE Roadblock’ might as well be a catchphrase for Itami’s WWE career thus far

The possibility of leaving WWE is constantly looming around Hideo Itami. The former KENTA has suffered from multiple setbacks since arriving in WWE: devastating injuries, language barrier, a lack of charisma (which makes people compare him negatively to his fellow countryman Shinsuke Nakamura), and a lukewarm to anything he does that doesn’t involve the Go 2 Sleep.

Itami is also very small by WWE standards and doesn’t necessarily have the same wrestling style used in the cruiserweight division. Because of this, Itami risks being stuck ‘on a treadmill’ in NXT: he thinks he’s moving forward but he doesn’t actually change his position.

Unless he gets a critical push within the next few months, he could leave the promotion and return to Japan.