5 Creative ideas rejected by WWE Superstars

It takes years and years of hard work and consistent performance on a regular basis for a WWE Superstar to become an all-time great. When one does though, said Superstar gets some pull backstage and has at least some say in storylines and matches that they are a part of.

WWE's storied history is full of in-ring legends who will forever be remembered for their incredible careers. These Superstars have given us a long string of iconic moments, whether it be angles or matches. There have been rare occasions though when these Superstars rejected creative ideas, angles, or matches for various reasons. Let's take a look at 5 creative ideas that were turned down by WWE Superstars.

#5 CM Punk isn't interested in WrestleMania match with Triple H

CM Punk is currently enjoying his stint as an analyst and special contributor on WWE Backstage. Six years ago, he left WWE immediately following the 2014 Royal Rumble PPV, after a strong showing in the annual free-for-all. Punk had become one of the biggest Superstars in WWE at that point. He simply wasn't happy with his standing on the main roster and had issues with WWE's medical personnel as well.

The original plan for Punk at WrestleMania 30 was for him to wrestle and score a win against Triple H. Punk had zero interest in the match though and was focused on quitting the company at the time. His exit from WWE was instrumental in Daniel Bryan getting pushed like never before and winning the main event of The Grandest Stage Of Them All by beating Randy Orton, Batista, and Triple H in one night. One wonders what would have happened if WWE's creative idea for Punk was accepted by the former WWE Champion. He hasn't stepped foot inside a ring for a match ever since.

#4 Kurt Angle refuses to manage Matt Riddle

A few weeks ago, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle was released from the company along with several other talents, as part of WWE's budget cuts amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Soon after, WWE surprised the fans by announcing that Angle would be officiating the Cage Fight pitting Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher on NXT. Riddle lost the match to his former partner.

Mere days later, Matt Riddle made his way to WWE SmackDown and the introduction was given by none other than Angle. It has come to light now that Angle was offered a role to become Riddle's manager, but the WWE veteran refused the offer.

He's phenomenal in the ring. There's no doubt about that. But his whole bro gimmick thing works really well. And he's going to do extremely well. WWE has offered me a job to manage him. Unfortunately, I turned it down due to a few different reasons, but I would have loved to manage him. It just wasn't the right time.

#3 Brock Lesnar isn't interested in Dean Ambrose's creative pitches

The 2016 Royal Rumble match ended with Triple H eliminating Dean Ambrose to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Ambrose had received a huge pop that night and was incredibly popular among the WWE Universe at the time. He got into a feud with Brock Lesnar on the road to WWE WrestleMania 32, and fans couldn't be more excited at the prospect of witnessing an epic battle between The Beast and The Lunatic Fringe. The match was a huge let-down though.

Ambrose later opened up on the challenges of working with Lesnar and stated that he simply wasn't interested in Ambrose's creative ideas for the match.

So we have this conference call. Conference call comes, I lay it out. Nobody says anything, I’m like, ‘Okay, here are all my ideas’ I give like every idea I’ve had for the past three weeks that nobody wants to listen to. Brock’s probably not even listening, and he just goes, ‘I mean, I don’t think we need all that stuff. I mean, all that extra gimmicks and stuff. It’s just a simple story. I mean look, you go to Suplex City, you get your hands on a weapon and make a comeback.’

#2 The Rock rejects WWE's offer to host Monday Night RAW

Back in 2004, The Rock left WWE to pursue a full-time Hollywood career, and the decision ended up reaping him rich benefits in the long run. He would come back to WWE seven years later, to start a multi-year program with WWE Superstar John Cena. Many aren't aware that The Rock was approached by WWE to be the guest host of Monday Night RAW, back in 2010.

This was when RAW used to have different guest hosts every single week. The hosts ranged from sports celebs and Hollywood icons to former WWE Superstars and Hall of Famers. The Rock had previously talked about hosting Monday Night RAW, when he made a rare appearance on SmackDown via satellite, in 2009. The Great One refused to guest host Monday Night RAW and had a valid reason for the same. According to Wrestling Observer, The Rock was going to be in Mexico to promote his movie, Tooth Fairy, and hence couldn't commit to hosting RAW.

#1 Edge refuses to break The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak

WWE Hall of Famer Edge retired in 2011 due to a neck injury and was inducted into the Hall of Fame a year later. Edge accomplished everything he could throughout his legendary WWE career. Recently, Michelle McCool talked about her husband, The Undertaker's iconic WrestleMania streak that was broken by Brock Lesnar at the 30th edition of The Show of Shows. She revealed that WWE wanted Edge to break the streak at WrestleMania 24, in their World title match that closed the show. Edge didn't seem thrilled at the prospect though.

Actually I remember at WrestleMania [24] versus Edge they talked about Edge breaking the streak. It was Edge that was actually like, ‘That makes zero sense. I don’t want to do that. Why would I do that? The fans already love him. What’s it gonna do for Edge?’

The match ended with The Undertaker defeating Edge and winning the World title. It would be 6 more years before The Undertaker's famed streak was broken by Lesnar.

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Edited by Kaushik Das