5 WWE Superstars you wouldn't believe are still under contract to the company

#3. Tyson Kidd

Tyson Kidd hasn't been seen on WWE TV since he was injured at the hands of Samoa Joe back in 2015. The former Tag Team Champion was part of a dark match on Monday Night RAW that was scheduled to allow Vince McMahon to watch Samoa Joe wrestle before he was moved to the main roster.

The match ended with a muscle buster that Joe had performed more than a hundred times previously. Sadly on this occasion, Kidd was injured by the move and forced to undergo career-threatening neck surgery. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer noted at the time that Kidd was lucky not to have been more badly injured by the botched move:

"It is unbelievable that Tyson Kidd came through as well as he did", and noted that most people who survive the injury end up quadriplegic, comparing it to Christopher Reeve's injury."

Kidd's injuries meant that he was forced to retire from in-ring competition, but WWE later hired him as a backstage producer. Kidd has worked in the role since 2017. His wife Natalya is also still part of the company and has been performing as part of WWE's women's division for more than a decade.