5 WWE Superstars who actually got fired
Vince McMahon’s ability to look incredibly angry is almost unmatched in professional wrestling.In the course of the last 20 or 30 years, on-screen “firing” angles have become the norm in WWE programming at times. Usually, these firings coincide with a wrestler’s off-screen need for time off related to health or family reasons.But sometimes, the firing is very, very real, and wrestlers actually find themselves looking for other employment. There is a variety of reasons for this, from drugs to just not clicking with management. Here are five guys who found at least moderate success in the WWE before hitting the unemployment line.
#1 Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan’s most successful run in WWE was launched by the on-screen run-ins with The Authority, but he first struggled with WWE brass in real life.
In fact, Bryan was released from WWE twice, only to bounce back to the main roster each time.
The last time Bryan was released in 2010, it came publicly, but after just a few months, he was back on the WWE roster for good. Since then, he’s won multiple titles despite battling injuries and a perception that he wasn’t an ‘A Player’.