7 Wrestlers That Became Bigger Stars After Leaving WWE

#7 Matt Hardy

The "Broken" Matt Hardy is one of the most popular gimmicks of recent times

Matt Hardy, just like his brother started merely as jobbers and worked their way up to become one of the most formidable tag teams in the history of wrestling. After splitting up, Matt had his own singles run which was pretty good as a mid-card wrestler but that was always the glass ceiling as far as Matt was concerned.

He was always looked at as an upper to a mid-card wrestler who won't be able to make it at the top levels or in the main event. But then Matt made the switch to TNA and changed his look to become something completely different and an all-new gimmick which propelled him to the top of the charts as the "Broken" Matt Hardy. He created history with his creativity and became one of the biggest names in the industry after he left WWE.