10 Superstars who were blacklisted by WWE

Macho Man Randy Savage

Savage was rumoured to be involved with a 17-year old Stephanie

It is the biggest wrestling urban legend around and considering the lack of coverage in major wrestling sites/magazines, the rumour is widely known and discussed among wrestling fans. The story goes that in late 1993 a relationship developed between a 17-year old Stephanie McMahon and a 40-year old Randy Savage.

The rumour states that Savage and Stephanie were involved through late 1993, and this is the reason Savage left the company abruptly in 1994, since Vince found out and was livid.

Also another rumour states that Savage has promised Vince that he would not leave the WWF for the WCW, but that is exactly what he did. Since Savage left the WWE completely blackballed him which further gives credence to the stories above.

Chris Benoit

Benoit murdered his wife and son before hanging himself

The Crippler with his Toothless Aggression was one of the best wrestlers of all time but will forever be blacklisted by the WWE owing to his final days of his life. June 24, 2007 was the date of WWE pay-per-view Vengeance: Night of Champions.

Benoit was slated to face CM Punk for the vacant ECW World Championship, but he legitimately didn’t show up. Later, details emerged that weekend that Benoit had committed a double murder of his wife and 3-year-old son, before hanging himself.

When the details of the incident emerged, Vince McMahon addressed the WWE audience stating that Mr Benoit’s name would not be used in WWE programming ever.