5 fired WWE stars who returned to great success

Two of these three men would go on to become WWE Champion. I know, right??

#1 Eddie Guerrero is one of the greatest WWE comeback stories ever

When Eddie Guerrero left WCW for WWE along with the rest of his cohorts in The Radicalz in 2000, hopes were high for him. Well, they were high for all four of them, but Guerrero's skill and lineage - as well as established charisma - put him above the rest of the group as far as expectations went.

Unfortunately, a series of misfortunes looked to derail that progress.

In his first match with WWE, Eddie performed a frog splash on "Road Dogg" Jesse James - and dislocated his elbow in the process. Thankfully, the injury only put him out for a number of weeks as opposed to months, and "Latino Heat" came back as strong as ever. His pairing with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Chyna became a big hit with fans, and Eddie seemed to be going up like a rocket.

Unfortunately, a car accident he suffered a year before signing with WWE left him with an addiction to painkillers - which also led to an addiction to alcohol. Near the end of 2001, Guerrerro had been arrested for drunk driving and was soon released from the company.

It was less than a year later, after months on the independent and international scene - as well as working on cleaning himself up - that Guerrero returned to WWE. And the hits just kept on coming.

It was during this time that Guerrero really honed his "Lie, Cheat, & Steal" persona, including coming up with some of the most creative ways to win a match ever seen in pro wrestling.

He won the WWE Tag Team Championship multiple times, as well as a reign as United States Champion. Most impressive, however, was his win of the WWE Championship, which he picked up off the Beast Incarnate himself, Brock Lesnar. Let that rattle around in your head if you didn't already know that.

It was in 2005 that Eddie Guerrero passed away, but from the time he returned to WWE until his last day, Eddie Guerrero accomplished more than most wrestlers do in a lifetime.

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Edited by Greg Bush