5 Superstars who left WWE for unusual reasons

#4 Shane McMahon left WWE to become a businessman

Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon, the son of Vince McMahon, was supposed to be the heir to the throne of the WWE empire, eventually taking over from his father. But Vince McMahon seemingly preferred his daughter Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H to run the ship.

This led to Shane leaving the company way back in 2009. While speaking to Mick Foley on his return to the company in 2016, Shane said that he left as he did not want his relationship with his father to deteriorate:

"I think with any parent and child relationship, it’s tough. Especially with the older guard allowing the new guard to flesh those ideas out and try them, go for it. Because they’re so guarded against it. No [Vince wasn’t open to his ideas] and what grew out of that, it stopped being a collaboration and stopped being fun and when that happened – you know, the WWE defines my father."

Shane McMahon also left WWE to create a niche for himself in business, as he headed a few companies. He was the CEO of China Broadband Inc., which later became You on Demand and is now called Ideanomics. He is on the board of several companies apart from his role backstage in WWE.