3 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon almost fired and 3 wrestlers he almost hired

#5 Almost fired: Titus O’Neil

Triple H saved Titus from getting fired

Titus O’Neil has some success in WWE as a tag team wrestler, although he became famous when he botched his entrance at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, which could be the funniest botch of the modern era.

In 2016, Daniel Bryan came to Monday Night Raw to announce his retirement from in-ring competition. He had already been injured before and things were only going to get worse for him. He was the most loved Superstar at that moment, and fans cried their hearts out when he gave his retirement speech. After the speech, he hugged Vince McMahon and then the boss, alongside other wrestlers, was heading backstage when Titus grabbed his hand and pulled him behind.

This infuriated Vince, who is known for having a short fuse and he took Titus to task.

“I still don't understand it. I literally put my my hand out and said, 'Ladies first.' So I don't know what the wrong time is to say, 'Ladies first' or the right time.” (Credits)

Vince McMahon had originally suspended him for 90 days but later scaled it down to 60 days. While it was still surprising that they suspended Titus for this reason, things could have gone worse for him if Triple H and Joey Mercury hadn’t convinced Vince not to fire him.

The moral of the story here is to never rub Vincent Kennedy McMahon the wrong way.