6 WWE Superstars who were almost fired before going on to become champions

Modified May 14, 2019 10:09 GMT

Both Seth Rollins and Triple H were almost fired by WWE early in their careers

#2 John Cena

It may be hard to believe today, but there was a time John Cena was almost fired by WWE. This was soon after he made his main roster debut. Cena later revealed in an interview how he took a chance on himself and brought out the Dr. of Thuganomics character which saved his career:

“I was about to be fired. I was in a Becky Lynch-type scenario where I was forgotten and I was about to be let go and I took a chance on myself. I took a chance on redefining my character and it worked and I’ve never stopped. And I wasn’t the corporate headquarters first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth choice, but the audience began to make noise."

"And I connected with the audience and the rest is history. And that’s what’s wonderful about WWE. It truly is an enterprise system for any performer to connect with the audience. And once they connect with the audience, it doesn’t matter if they’re male or female."

Cena has since gone on to become a 16-time world champion.

Edited by Shiven Sachdeva