5 current WWE Superstars who once rejected a contract with the company

Several current WWE stars turned down a contract
Several current WWE stars turned down a contract

#1 WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels

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WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is arguably seen as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. The former World Champion is currently working behind the scenes with NXT UK, whilst also making sporadic WWE appearances when needed. Despite The Heartbreak Kid's obvious loyalty to WWE throughout his career, Michaels also once rejected an offer from Vince McMahon.

Back in 2018, when WWE was pushing their first-ever show in Saudi Arabia, Shawn Michaels was one of the men that WWE was looking to bring in for an appearance.

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According to X-Pac, on his podcast, Michaels rejected the appearance even though the Greatest Royal Rumble would be seen as a historical show.

"I know that this weekend I was in Baltimore and I was with Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash and we were talking about that. You know they wanted to get Shawn, and he was just like, ‘you know what, don’t even bother sending me an offer and trying to tempt me’. Cause there’s huge money offers."

Shawn Michaels retired from WWE at WrestleMania in 2010 and has since refused to make his return to the ring, even though Michaels did finally return for a one-off match at Crown Jewel in 2018.

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