5 WWE Superstars who benefitted from another wrestler's backstage issues

Modified Apr 05, 2019 07:54 GMT

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#3: Summer Rae dances over her competition

Fandango would work with Summer Rae instead of Eva Marie.

There have been villains in the annals of WWE history, but none have ever quite been so universally loathed in recent years than Eva Marie.

Seen by many as a model just using wrestling to elevate her star, Marie joined WWE in early 2013, as a member of Total Divas.

In an early episode, Marie claimed to have a dancing background, and the WWE thought she'd make an excellent partner for the debuting Fandango.

When it came to the tryout though, the truth came out, that Eva had lied about her dancing ability, annoying everyone involved, especially the former Johnny Curtis, who spent time out of preparing for his debut against Chris Jericho to rehearse.

Clearly infuriated by her lies, the WWE did not pick Marie, and the role instead went to the much more talented Summer Rae.

Edited by Shiven Sachdeva