5 Superstars who called out WWE for allegedly copying ideas

#1 Tyler Reks called out WWE and John Cena for copying his idea

That time Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins were strippers. pic.twitter.com/objoqTPtjb

— Tentajohn Jr. (@JaimsVanDerBeek) January 14, 2016

Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks worked with the company between 2009 and 2012 before deciding to take time off from the ring to be with his family. His partnership with Curt Hawkins was his most memorable work in WWE.

During an appearance on The Lewis Nicholls Show, Reks spoke about the time when Hawkins and him ran an idea by Cena. He recalled Cena telling them that it was a great idea and told them to make a DVD with a few promos so that he could show it to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

Weeks later, Reks saw The Miz and R-Truth act out their idea instead.

"We went to John and said ‘this is a lot like what we just put on a DVD. Did we just get screwed?’ He said, ‘Naw, naw, naw, naw this is something totally different.’ Okay so this looks like the storyline that we just pitched that nobody’s ever done so it’s not gonna be as cool when we do it.”

“The next week that storyline progressed and it was basically what we pitched, but with Miz and Truth, and with John as the guy they jump at the end. We had a term that we used ‘Being Burchilled’ because Paul Burchill would pitch stuff all the time and creative would take it and use it for someone else. At one point we just asked Cena "are we being Burchilled?" and he’s like, "yeah, you did."

WWE has come to terms on the release of Gabe Tufts (Tyler Reks) as of Tuesday, Aug. 21. We wish Gabe all the best in his future endeavors.

— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2012

Reks continued his partnership with Hawkins for some time before asking for his release from the company in 2012. He competed on the independent circuit for a few months before retiring from wrestling.