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#2. Braun Strowman - Released by WWE in June 2021
Braun Strowman's release from WWE will undoubtedly go down as one of the most shocking ones of the past decade. It wasn't as though Braun Strowman wasn't being utilized by WWE.
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Less than a month before his release, Braun Strowman was a WWE title contender and even faced Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania Backlash. A year before his release, he was at the midway point of his WWE Universal Championship reign.
Braun Strowman was an invaluable superstar to WWE. A homegrown talent, he had a quick rise in 2016 and 2017 - where many fans felt as though WWE should have pulled the trigger on him.
Instead, Braun Strowman was protected but ultimately used as a sacrificial lamb against Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. Braun Strowman finally got his due in 2020 at WrestleMania 36 when he defeated Goldberg to capture his sole World Championship in WWE.
However, even that victory only happened because Roman Reigns pulled out of WrestleMania 36 due to personal reasons.
When Braun Strowman was released by WWE, he took it well. However, given that he was one of the most pushed and protected superstars in WWE since 2016, his release came as a big shock to fans.
