5 AEW Superstars you might not know once worked for WWE

All Elite Wrestling has become WWE's biggest competition in recent months, ever since the promotion marked their debut back at Double or Nothing with the shock appearance of Jon Moxley.

Of course, Moxley made quite the career for himself in WWE as Dean Ambrose and only officially parted ways with the company a few weeks before, which is why it came as such a shock that he made his way to AEW rather than returning to WWE.

Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho are the two best known former WWE superstars who are part of the promotion and have been spearheading the company ahead of their move to the TNT Network in the coming months.

Even though Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Shawn Spears, Neville, and Moxley are the best-known stars, several Superstars once worked for WWE and made at least a TV cameo appearance without the WWE Universe feeling their presence. Here are just a few current AEW stars who the WWE Universe didn't know once worked for WWE.

#5 Luchasaurus

Luchasaurus was once part of WWE as Judas Devlin

Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy have captured the hearts of the AEW faithful over the past few months, but what isn't well know about the 6ft star is that he was once under contract with WWE.

Known as Judas Devlin, he was signed to NXT back in 2012 when WWE was just transitioning from FCW to NXT. Devlin made a number of appearances for the brand throughout 2012 alongside the likes of Corey Graves and CJ Parker. Like many stars who have been signed to NXT over the years, he was released from the company back in 2014 following a severe hip injury.

He later moved over to Lucha Underground where he stayed until 2018 when his character was killed off by Taya Valkyrie. The following year it was announced that he had officially signed a contract with AEW to perform under his Luchasaurus persona.

#4 Britt Baker

Britt Baker was injured by Shayna Baszler back in 2018

Britt Baker is recognised as a qualified dentist outside of the ring in recent years, but the current AEW superstar is also in a relationship with current NXT Champion Adam Cole.

The fact that Britt Baker is dating The Panama City Playboy means that she has been able to make appearances for WWE in the past. Back in 2016, Baker was one of Nia Jax's opponents when WWE was building her into a monster, so the star was caught up in a squash match.

This wasn't Baker's only appearance for WWE since she was part of NXT in a match against NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler back in October 2018. The match ended abruptly since it appeared that Baker had been injured and she then failed to make another appearance for the company.

Baker has since become an integral part of the AEW Women's Division which also includes former WWE stars Brandi Rhodes, Leva Bates, and Kharma. Baker is perhaps best known for her impressive botch at AEW's Fight For The Fallen where she attempted to tag in the wrong partner because her opponent and her partner were seemingly wearing similar outfits.

#3 Matt Jackson

The Young Bucks once appeared together as part of an episode of ECW

Matt Jackson is one half of The Young Bucks and has become well known all over the world, but interestingly despite the fact that The Young Bucks have made it well known that they don't want to sign for WWE, Jackson has made a number of appearances for Vince McMahon's conglomerate company.

Jackson's first appearance came back in 2008 when he was seen as a jobber on SmackDown Live in a match against Chuck Palumbo. He then wrestled The Big Show in an exhibition Last Man Standing match which he also lost after he was sent through a table.

The Young Bucks later appeared together on WWE TV as part of an episode of ECW where they portrayed Triple H and Shawn Michaels before they were taken out by The Miz and John Morrison to continue their interesting feud.

The two brothers later had a tryout with WWE prior to an episode of Monday Night Raw, but once again they weren't signed to the company and have since made a name for themselves in Ring of Honor, Chikara, New Japan Pro Wrestling and now All Elite Wrestling.

#2 Trent Barreta

Trent Barreta made his All Elite Wrestling debut back at Double or Nothing when he teamed with Chuckie.T in a tag team match against Jack Evans and Angelico. Barreta and Chuck were able to come out on top in that match which has since lead to a feud with The Dark Order.

Whilst Barreta is definitely not considered to be on the level as the likes of Tye Dillinger (Shawn Spears), Cody Rhodes, Neville (Pac) Jon Moxley or even Chris Jericho, he is still another former WWE superstar who has made his way over to AEW.

Barreta first signed for WWE back in 2008 and was then part of FCW for a number of years, before the developmental territory became known as NXT. The former WWE star made a number of appearances on SmackDown throughout 2010 until 2012 where he would wrestle the likes of Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and Ted DiBiase Jr.

Barreta was then moved back to NXT until 2013 when it was announced that he had been released from his WWE contract. The American star then made some waves on the independent circuit before he announced that he was signing with AEW back in February 2019.

#1 MJF

Maxwell Friedman has appeared on WWE TV in the past

Maxwell Jacob Friedman has been seen as one of the best promo deliverers in All Elite Wrestling over the past few months, but while MJF has already made it clear that he's the future of AEW, his past also lies in WWE.

Interestingly, Friedman applied for WWE's return of Tough Enough back in 2015 when the company decided to revamp the historic show and have it air solely on the WWE Network. Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Chelsea Green, and Velveteen Dream are all those who remain in WWE who were part of the show since WWE has already released the two winners of the tournament, Sara Lee and Josh Bredi.

Friedman wasn't given a place as part of the show, but he did later appear on WWE TV as part of Samoa Joe's entrance at Takeover Brooklyn II. MJF can be seen as a bodyguard for the Samoan Submission Machine as he makes his way to the ring ala Goldberg. The current AEW star attempts to walk ahead of Joe to clear his path at one point before he's pushed back behind him so that the NXT Champion can be at the forefront of the shot.