10 WWE superstars who went from being fired to icons

Bruiser Brody

Bruiser Brody

A majority of the modern era fans will not be familiar with Bruiser Brody. He was considered to be one of the greatest brawlers in the business. Brody’s career came to an abrupt end when he was stabbed to death in the locker room by a promoter. Despite the untimely death, Brody is still among the list of greatest wrestlers.

Brody is known for his time in the United States. Before his run in US, Brody had a tryout in New Japan Pro Wrestling. The company, however, fired Brody which in turn drove him back to the US. The firing in Japan did not cool down his momentum as Brody went from one height to another before his eventual death.

Mick Foley

Mick Foley

Mick Foley’s departure from WCW was a mixture of firing and a mutual termination. If it wasn’t, then Mick would have been further up the list. Foley started off his wrestling career with a dream of making it into the WWE. It was WCW that came knocking at his doors first so Mick accepted the offer.

His WCW career started off with a bang, but soon the momentum cooled off. Foley was sent to ECW for some time where he spat on the WCW belt and got legitimate heat from WCW. This incident made Ric Flair agree to release Mick. A release was what Mick also wanted as he did not like his direction in WCW.

After his bridges with WCW were burnt, Foley went on to have an iconic run. This includes his legendary promos in ECW and the Attitude Era run in WWE.