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#4 Charlie Haas
Casual wrestling fans of the current era might not be familiar with Charlie Haas' tenure in WWE. However, he had a decent run during the Ruthless Aggression Era. The most prominent part of his career was when he used to represent Team Angle, alongside Kurt Angle and Shelton Benjamin. He had multiple reigns with the Tag Team Titles as well.
In July 2005, Haas and his wife, Jackie Gayda, were released from WWE. Haas wasn't doing much at that time, so his release didn't manage to raise many eyebrows.
This wasn't the end of Haas' WWE career, as 9 months later during the April 17, 2006 edition of RAW, he made a surprise return. He was revealed as Rob Van Dam's handpicked opponent for Shelton Benjamin. His second run in WWE lasted nearly 4 years and he was mostly used as an enhancement performer after 2007.
#3 Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy disappeared from WWE TV after his feud with Kane culminated in 2004, due to a critical knee injury. During his time off, he was still contracted to the promotion. His release was announced on April 11, 2005.
The official reason behind the firing of one of WWE's most popular wrestlers was professional misconduct with social media. For those of you that may be unaware, Hardy didn't take kindly to news breaking of his girlfriend having an affair with Edge, while he was out with an injury. His actions following that eventually led to his release.
After this news reached the public, fans started rallying for Matt Hardy during live shows and began booing Edge and Lita. WWE made the real-life situation between the three into a storyline and Hardy was brought back to RAW on July 11, 2005, exactly three months after his release. The Matt Hardy/Edge/Lita storyline made for good TV and is still talked about to this day.
