10 Wrestlers WWE Gave Up On Too Quickly
10 wrestlers WWE gave up on too soon
3. Eric Escobar
Eric Perez spent four years stationed in WWE developmental territories Deep South and then Florida Championship Wrestling before finally receiving his call-up. The Puerto Rican was signed by WWE in the hope that he could be their next Spanish-speaking star, given that he was tall and had a good look.
Debuting on SmackDown in September of 2009, Eric Escobar was introduced as the storyline boyfriend of Vickie Guerrero. He beat Matt Hardy in his first match to earn a place on the blue brand’s team at Bragging Rights, though he was quickly removed from it (along with Cryme Tyme, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler).
Being replaced in the inter-brand bout should have been the first sign that WWE weren’t exactly going to follow through with Escobar’s early push. Losing an Intercontinental Title match to John Morrison and then getting dumped by Vickie were signs two and three. After being ‘punished’ by the General Manager for a few weeks, Escobar was given his marching orders by WWE just a few months after what had been such a promising start.
