6 WWE Superstars who were almost fired before going on to become champions

#4 Becky Lynch

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Next on our list of WWE Superstars who were almost let go is the current RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion - 'The Man' Becky Lynch. Lynch revealed ahead of WrestleMania 35 that WWE almost let her go during her time in NXT with the following Tweet:

A couple of weeks before this they were going to let me go. I’ve been fighting to survive this place since before day one. I’ll never be above what I had to do to stay alive. #happypaddysday pic.twitter.com/bPbcUihhX9

— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) March 17, 2019

Instead, Lynch defied the odds and won the SmackDown Women's Championship after being called up to main roster following the brand split. Lynch went on to become one of the first women to ever headline WrestleMania, along with Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, and left the Showcase of the Immortals with the RAW and SD Women's Championships.

Lynch also revealed in an interview with ESPN that the person who's fought for her all the way in developmental was late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes who aways encoraged her to followe her unique promo style. You can check out the interview with ESPN below: