9 Superstars who wanted WWE to release them

Modified Sep 04, 2020 17:26 GMT

The Revival asked for their release on multiple occasions.

#1. Zack Ryder - the WWE childhood dream ends

The WWE journey of Zack Ryder ended in 2020. Zack Ryder's story was an interesting one, all said and done. He represented the fan in all of us living his dream and he enjoyed moderate success in WWE with a few Championships to his name.

However, in the early 2010s, he had gotten over in a big way to the point where fans were chanting his name while The Rock was in the ring at Madison Square Garden. Many had stood up for him and his ability to get over and he was the first wrestler in the world to utilize YouTube to get himself over.

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He was certainly ahead of his time but WWE never saw him as anything more than a low-card superstar. As a result, he spent the majority of his WWE run either underutilized, sitting on the sidelines, or frustrated creatively.

Despite this, he marched on for over 15 years as a team player until the final year of his contract, where he refused to sign. He seemed to want out after a decade-and-a-half and knew that despite the negotiation process, his time with WWE was coming up.

I was debating, do I stay [or] do I go because like you said, I felt like a lifer there. I spent my whole adult life, my real professional career there, so I wasn’t sure what to do, and when the decision was made for me, it was like thank God. It was this instant sigh of relief, and I was so excited to go do the things I always wanted to do. And I already had the Pro Wrestling Tees store ready to go, and I just had to call up Ryan at Pro Wrestling Tees. I said make it live, so I was pumped which it sounds crazy. Even me saying it right now, seems ridiculous. It seems untrue, but that’s the truth right there. I was so happy and so excited for the future. H/T: 411Mania

He was released in the April 15 "spring cleaning" and is now finding his footing in AEW.

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