There are plenty of memorable on-air voices and personalities from the 2010s in WWE who made a major mark in the industry and that is something that helped the company grow during that period. However, because there were so many wrestlers around back then, not everybody was able to make their mark in the long term.
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There were plenty of people who had a stint with the company but were unable to produce something for fans to remember over the years. They might have worked hard or achieved plenty elsewhere, but when it came to their time working for Vince McMahon, these people have been forgotten by most.
10 Percy Watson
Percy Watson had quite a long run with WWE during this decade both as a wrestler and a personality, but he wasn't able to become overly memorable. Watson was part of the NXT game show series which is where he first showcased himself to the WWE Universe, but his in-ring career didn't really work out.
He did find success when it came to commentating though and he took on that role for a while as part of the NXT brand as a nod to his past. Unfortunately, he decided to depart from the company and the business overall, which is why he has since become forgotten.
9 Nigel McGuinness
Nigel McGuinness is another commentator fans have typically forgotten, mainly because he never broke out onto Raw or SmackDown. He was mainly used for NXT and NXT UK, and McGuinness did a fantastic job with the chances he was given.
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Unfortunately, they didn't lead to any bigger pushes which is a shame because the Englishman has got tons of personality to offer. However, for the fans that love the in-ring aspect and still remember him will get to enjoy his work with AEW/ROH moving forward.
8 Kazma Sakamoto
There were plenty of memorable managers throughout the 2010s in WWE with a lot of people getting the chance to shine in terms of putting over other talents. Kazma Sakamoto wasn't one of those, as few people remember his spell with the company.
He was originally brought in to work alongside Lord Tensai as his manager on the main roster, but that gimmick didn't quite get over and Tensai ended up turning on him anyway. Meanwhile, his own in-ring career didn't amount to much either in terms of being memorable.
7 Abraham Washington
Abraham Washington was effective in his managerial role, having a microphone during matches so he could talk trash was something that worked as he got a lot of heat. However, Washington ended up coming out with a controversial line that led to Washington having to be released.
He was cut from the roster and that is ultimately why things didn't work out for him in the long run and that is why the majority of wrestling fans have ended up forgetting about him completely.
6 Brad Maddox
There was a brief period when Brad Maddox was pushed heavily over almost everybody in the company, getting thrown into tons of segments both in and out of the ring. From being a special guest referee to taking on an authority role, it seemed like Vince McMahon took a shine to him.
However, issues outside of the ring led to people losing a lot of respect for Maddox due to his relationship with Paige. From then on he has been a name that most fans have tried to forget.
5 David Otunga
David Otunga took on a wide variety of roles throughout his career in WWE, originally working as a wrestler as part of Nexus before having a backstage role alongside John Laurinaitis during his push as an authority figure. He then ended up on commentary and as part of the pre-show panels before he was let go.
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The fact he had so many opportunities proved that WWE thought highly of him, but while that might have been the case backstage, Otunga never was a fan favorite, and that led to him being forgotten by most.
4 Sylvester Lefort
Sylvester Lefort was someone who gained plenty of opportunities during his time with the company as part of the NXT roster, showcasing his personality that he had. That was plentiful, but he never managed to kick on and get involved in a major rivalry to the point where he wouldn't be forgotten.
Lefort was always entertaining, but unfortunately, that is something that only takes wrestlers so far, as he found out when he was eventually cut by the company.
3 JoJo Offerman
JoJo Offerman originally appeared to wrestling fans as part of the reality series "Total Divas" as one of two rookies on the show alongside Eva Marie. However, while Marie was able to become incredibly memorable due to her opportunities inside the ring, the same cannot be said for Offerman.
She ended up transitioning to an announcer role which was something she showed promise with. However, Offerman simply wasn't around long enough in that role to become iconic in the eyes of the fans which is why most have forgotten about her.
2 Devin Taylor
There have been tons of memorable backstage interviewers in WWE history, and that is the case for the 2010s as well, with Renee Young being one of the all-time greats while Cathy Kelley has also etched her name in history. However, the rise of those two women made it hard for others to thrive.
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That is one of the reasons why Devin Taylor's time with the company is often forgotten about. She worked in NXT as an interviewer, and while she had memorable moments with people such as Dana Brooke it was never followed up on to make her a bigger star.
1 Alex Riley
Alex Riley is someone who had a lot of potential, even being at ringside for The Miz's WrestleMania main event against John Cena. However, backstage politics cost him when it came to his in-ring career, while he then went on to be part of NXT as a wrestler and then a commentator.
Unfortunately that didn't work out either, and ultimately he was forgotten about by fans as he didn't go on and continue thriving in the business outside of the company.
