5 WWE Rejects who have become huge stars in the independent circuit

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#3 Juice Robinson ( CJ Parker)

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Juice Robinson is the current IWGP United States Champion

Juice Robinson's WWE run was largely forgettable as the main never got past the developmental system in the company. After signing with the WWE in 20011, Robinson was sent to Florida Championship Wrestling ( WWE's Developmental territory at that time) and would then go on to NXT where he was used as a glorified jobber and getting squashed by the likes of Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, and Roman Reigns.

Juice asked for his release from the company on March 31, 2015, with WWE officially confirming the same on April 3, 2015. Juice would then sign with New Japan Pro Wrestling in August of 2015 and has one of the top foreign stars in the company winning the IWGP United States Championship recently.

WWE has certainly taken notice of Robinson's rise in New Japan with rumors of the company potentially looking to re-sign the former CJ Parker surfacing a week ago. But this seems highly unlikely given the fact that Juice has himself stated that he wasn't keen on going back to the WWE and even cutting a ranted promo on the company after winning the IWGP United States Championship.

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