Predicting 5 WWE Stars That Will Be Released in 2017

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4. Darren Young

Speaking of someone who is pretty expendable on the WWE roster, we turn our focus towards Darren Young. He’s had a lengthy run in the company since competing in the first season of NXT in 2010. Young was also part of the Nexus faction that made an immediate impact in the WWE. No one would have thought he’d outlast almost everyone else in the group; especially Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan.

Young probably had the most success when he was teamed with Titus O’Neil to form the Prime Time Players. They weren’t the best tag team in terms of in-ring skills. But they certainly had a lot of personality that made them a hit with many fans. However, the creative team decided to split the team up not once, but twice.

While Young is probably the better of the two in the ring, he has never really come across as a singles superstar who can win a championship. Not even the presence of a legend like Bob Backlund, Young’s life coach, has been able to help make him relevant. Note: the whole “Make Darren Young Great Again” slogan is humorous because he was never “great.”

Young will probably be taken off of television for a while before he is eventually released during a mass firing announcement. His most likely landing spot is TNA Wrestling or smaller independent promotions.