5 Former WWE Superstars who were released before their debut

#4. Former WWE Superstar Aleksandar Jaksic

Aleksandar Jaksic was initially trained by former WWE Superstar Santino Marella at his Battle Arts Academy in Canada. After making his wrestling debut in 2017, he was later signed by WWE in November 2018, whilst playing semi-professional basketball in Germany, which allowed him to attend a German tryout.

After less than a year in developmental, the German star began making appearances at NXT live shows against the likes of Damien Priest, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch.

After just a handful of matches at live shows, Jaksic became one of several NXT talents who were released from the company back in April as part of the COVID-19 budget cuts.

Just four months after his WWE release, Jaksic returned to his home country and began wrestling for cOw under the ring name Zora Vesta. At their Back to Business event earlier this year, Vesta was able to defeat Drake Destroyer to become the new cOw Heavyweight Champion. Of course, much of their shows in recent months have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.