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Every year the WWE releases or fires a couple of wrestlers and/or backstage talent to thin the already enormous herd of wrestlers/talent under contract. However, sometimes wrestlers/backstage talent can be fired/released from their contract suddenly or on the spot. This can happen for a variety of reasons ranging from having a bad attitude, refusing/failing to follow orders from the backstage producers and drug addiction (this rarely happens anymore because WWE offer help and rehab to talents dealing with drug and alcohol addictions)
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As I described in the previous list, the WWE have often made the wrong decision in firing people but, they have also made the right decision on more than one occasion. Here are 4 WWE wrestlers who were rightfully fired.
#4 Enzo Amore
This is probably the most famous recent example of the WWE rightfully firing somebody. On the 23rd of January 2018, Enzo Amore was released by WWE. This came after Enzo had been accused of rape and since then Enzo has been cleared of all charges. Reports surfaced afterwards that the WWE fired Enzo because he had known about the allegations since October 2017 and didn't inform them. They found out when the accusations were tweeted.
Enzo had been in hot water with the company for months. He had been involved in multiple backstage incidents and this was the final straw. To understand why he was fired you have to put yourself in WWE's shoes. They were blindsided by rape allegations against one of their wrestlers and Enzo knew about these allegations for months and never told them. They had to fire them before any bad press came his way. His long-time partner Big Cass was released from WWE in June 2018 because of a backstage incident. It's a shame that the two were never tag team champions on the main roster.
#3 Cameron
For those of you who don't know/can't remember who Cameron was, she was part of the Funkadactyls with Naomi and competed on the WWE main roster from 2012 to 2016. For those of you who do remember, you will know that she wasn't a very good wrestler. She literally tried to pin Naomi backwards once and didn't understand why the referee wouldn't count the fall.
Cameron was part of Total Divas for 4 seasons and was on TV because of this. This was a time just before "The Women's Revolution" when the stars of Total Divas were pushed on RAW. She was released in 2016 because she wasn't being used by the WWE and because she was not well liked backstage. She also tweeted in support of Ryback during his feud with the WWE after his release.
That wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do. She was released days later.
#2 Scott Hall
During his prime in the WWE, as Razor Ramon, Scott Hall was one of the biggest superstars in wrestling. He won the Intercontinental Championship four times and had an incredible ladder match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 10.
Hall left the WWE for WCW in 1996 and had an amazing start with the NWO. Unfortunately, Hall began to struggle with alcohol and drug issues afterwards and he even worked this into a gimmick in WCW in 1998. He also suffered from PTSD because of an altercation that occurred outside that resulted in Hall shooting and killing a man in self-defense. All of this can be read about in this brilliant article written by Jim Ross.
When WCW went out of business, the WWE brought Hall in for a run with the NWO. This run didn't last long because of Hall's refusal to get help for his problems, despite WWE warning his multiple times. He wasn't performing to the WWE's standards, and they simply had no use for him. WWE makes efforts to help their talents that suffer from problems but you can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. Thankfully, Hall cleaned up his act and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
#1 Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan is the biggest wrestling Superstar ever. His "Hulkamania" run in the late '80s and early '90s made him a household name and a pop culture icon. You can ask anybody who never watched wrestling to name a wrestler, and they will most likely name Hulk Hogan.
After years away from the company, Hogan began working with WWE again in 2014. He hosted WrestleMania 30 and opened the show in a promo segment with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock. He made multiple appearances for the company throughout 2014 and seemed to be on good terms with the company.
However, this came to a screeching halt in 2015 when a tape leaked in which Hogan made racist remarks towards his daughter's boyfriend. In the video, he used several racist slurs.
On July 24th, 2015, Hogan's contract with WWE was terminated. They stated that they were "committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds". The WWE entered damage control mode and removed all references to Hogan from their website. They also pulled his character from the upcoming video game. It is easy to understand why they fired him, racism is just not acceptable anymore.
