5 Times WWE Superstars were removed from matches at the last minute 

Many Superstars have been replaced in matches over the years
Many Superstars have been replaced in matches over the years

#4. WWE Superstar & Former SmackDown Women's Champion Naomi - Beast In The East 2015

WWE traveled to Japan in 2015 with Brock Lesnar set to take on Kofi Kingston. The show was aptly called Beast in the East and also included an interesting card full of top WWE Superstars, with several titles on the line.

Finn Balor returned to the country where he first found his feet in the business and was able to win the NXT Championship from Kevin Owens in the main event. Another Championship that was on the line was the WWE Divas title as Nikki Bella defended in a triple threat match against both Naomi and Paige.

Naomi was one of the favorites to win the match heading into the show, but fans were shocked when the show aired, and rather than Naomi making her way out to the ring, it was Tamina.

Needless to say, Nikki Bella went on to retain her Championship that night and it was later revealed that Naomi suffered the loss of someone close to her. Because of this, she was given leave and Tamina was chosen to take her place.

The Superstar took to Twitter to confirm the news and returned to WWE TV a few weeks later.

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