7 recent WWE releases and the rumored reason behind each one of them

#5 Summer Rae

The next Stacy Keibler? Nahhh!

Summer Rae was destined to be a great valet and nothing more. The former Lingerie Football League (LFL) player made her debut as Fandango's dance partner in 2013.

Countless failed storylines, injuries and a role in the hopeless Marine franchise passed and WWE finally decided to let her go in 2017 after being out of action for nearly a year.

But what prompted the decision? She could have been paired with any of the unused superstars or slotted right back into the blossoming women's division.

As disclosed by none other than Dave Meltzer himself, WWE viewed Rae as the viable replacement for Stacy Keibler when they scouted her back in 2011. All hopes of being the next Keibler slowly waned away as time passed on and WWE felt that she was never going to reach the expected standards at this stage in her career.

The winner of the worst feud of 2015 (the Ziggler-Rusev debacle) took to Instagram right after the news of her exit broke out and all but confirmed the loss of faith she dealt with backstage.