5 times WWE was forced to make last-minute Superstar changes 

Kurt Angle was the most recent forced last minute change
Kurt Angle was the most recent forced last-minute change

#4 Tamina — Beast in the East 2015

Tamina was the last minute replacement for Naomi
Tamina was the last minute replacement for Naomi

In 2015, WWE presented Beast in the East — a Network Special built around Brock Lesnar's first non-pay-per-view match since 2004, which also saw Finn Balor defeat Kevin Owens to claim the NXT Championship.

The Divas Championship was on the line that night as Nikki Bella defended against Naomi and Paige in a triple threat match. The match was then changed at the last minute when it was reported that Naomi had been forced to fly home after news of a death in her family so she was then replaced by Tamina Snuka.

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Nikki Bella retained her Championship when she pinned Tamina, so it seemed that Naomi wasn't set to win the title on this occasion anyway.

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