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

#1 Triple H

Triple H is currently one of the most important backstage officials in WWE and is the brainchild behind NXT and WWE's global expansion. However, it could have all been so different.

Vince McMahon was reportedly so incensed after the Curtain Call incident in MSG that he considered firing Triple H. Bruce Prichard and Jim Cornette reportedly agreed with him according to Vince Russo:

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“Curtain Call happened at Madison Square Garden. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall went to WCW. Shawn Michaels was the champion, so they weren’t going to touch him. So, who was going to be the whipping boy? Triple H. They were gonna bury Triple H, and they were gonna torture Triple H. And they were gonna humiliate Triple H.

And they were going to make his life miserable for doing that one thing. And because I was there, I was able to say, “What are you guys, Children? First of all, nobody believes wrestling is real. So, you’re getting all upset with this freaking ‘Curtain Call.’ I mean, at the time, Bruce Prichard and Jim Cornette wanted Triple H fired. They wanted him fired. That’s how pissed off they were."