5 former WWE Superstars you may not know were fired and the reason why

Many of the company's most popular stars were once fired by WWE
Many of the company's most popular stars were once fired by WWE

#2. Former WWE Superstar Brad Maddox was fired back in 2016

Brad Maddox is perhaps best remembered in WWE as the General Manager of Monday Night RAW. The former star made his debut in the company as a referee at Hell in a Cell in 2012 and was there to aid CM Punk to victory.

Maddox was later pushed into a storyline with Vickie Guerrero and then a feud with The Authority before being taken off TV.

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Maddox was completely repackaged by the company and made his debut as Joshua Kingsley in early 2016. The star had a new look with blonde hair and very different clothes, but it was a promo that he went on to deliver that cost him his job.

As part of a dark segment ahead of SmackDown, Kingsley reportedly delivered a promo where he called the WWE Universe "C*cky Pr*cks" which led to the company firing him.

Maddox was later wrapped up in further controversy and has since left the wrestling business to start an acting career.

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Edited by Arjun Kumar
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