10 Unexpected Names who were almost fired by WWE

#6 Goldust

Goldust had surprising chemistry with Mandy Rose

Underrated legend should be the first thing that comes to mind when the Bizzare one's mentioned. Sure, Goldust may not have been a main eventer who drew massive reactions but he revolutionized the business in his own outlandish way.

At 48 years old, the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes still performs on Raw, which is a testament of his loyalty. The veteran, though, has had his fair share of troubles with the authorities backstage.

Goldust was part of the infamous Plane ride from Hell in 2002 that led to many top stars losing their jobs over irresponsible drunken shenanigans. While Mr Perfect Curt Henning was fired for getting into a shoot fight with a rookie at that time named Brock Lesnar, Goldust was let off despite taking to the public address system of the plane and going on to serenade his ex-wife Terri Runnels, who also on the flight.

Jim Ross, who was the Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE at that time, had to intervene and stop Goldust from further embarrassment.

In what would generally account for 'unprofessional behaviour' and a straight firing, Goldust was apologetically in the doghouse for an indefinite period and was forced to run out his contract without a renewal. He made his fifth return to WWE in 2013 and has been an active member of the roster ever since.