9 Superstars who surprisingly returned to the WWE

Hulk Hogan is a legend of the WWE but has quit or been fired several times only to return again
Hulk Hogan is a legend of the WWE but has quit or been fired several times only to return again

#5 Jeff Jarrett

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Jeff Jarrett worked for the WWF on multiple occasions throughout the 1990s, during his first run with the company he would defeat Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental title at the 1995 Royal Rumble. Jarrett would feud with Bob Holly for the title before dropping the title back to Razor Ramon. Jarrett would win the title again from Ramon before dropping it to Shawn Michaels. Jarrett's first run with the company would leave the WWF over a contract dispute, and he would cross over to the WCW.

Jarrett's second run would come within a year and a half of his first run ending. His second run with the WWF would be arguably more successful. Not only would Jarrett come into the company as the NWA Heavyweight Champion as a part of an NWA invasion into the WWF, but would also team with Owen Hart to win the tag team titles and win his 4th Intercontinental title reign and his first European title to unify the belts.

Towards the end of his second run, Jarrett was still the intercontinental champion after his contract had expired, leaving Vince McMahon to negotiate with Jarrett for another appearance to drop the belt before he could leave. According to reports, Jarrett negotiated a large pay for the one-off match before heading back to the WCW.

Rumours suggest that after McMahon purchased WCW, there was still enmity between the two when Vince addressed a camera claiming that Jarrett would have to change the spelling of his name to "capital G- double O- double N- double E. GOONNEE". Though others have suggested that Vince cut it as a promo and had no personal grudge against Jarrett despite their past dealings. Jarrett would later form TNA a promotion that would become the second biggest promotion in the USA and arguably the WWE's biggest rival.

However, Jarrett would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 by Road Dogg to the surprise of many WWE fans. Jarrett would also wrestle in the 2019 Royal Rumble and have a match on Raw against current WWE superstar Elias the week after. Reports also indicate that Vince McMahon and the WWE covered Jarrett when he went to a rehabilitation facility in 2017.

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