Cain Velasquez and 4 other WWE Superstars whose careers lasted less than 12 months

#3. Taya Valkyrie - Still mad at WWE for her release

Taya Valkyrie was signed to WWE in 2021 with a lot of value in her name. She had been established as one of the top knockouts in IMPACT Wrestling and one of the best female talents in the world who wasn't signed to Vince McMahon's promotion.

All that changed in early 2021 when she signed and debuted in NXT as Franky Monet. By the time she got to the Performance Center, she already had over a decade of in-ring experience.

Her run in NXT itself seemed to be going fine as she picked up big wins and quickly became a title challenger to then-champion Raquel Gonzalez. While she lost in her match to Gonzalez, it was still a good spot to be in.

When her release was announced in early November 2021, it hardly came as a shock. Some huge names from the main roster had already been released, and with NXT 2.0 focusing on pushing talent in their early 20s, Valkyrie didn't fit the bill.

However, she was more outraged when her husband John Morrison was released just two weeks after her. She spoke out against the company and said that fans shouldn't support them as they don't care about that talent.

She even made a comment on Twitter reacting to Vince McMahon's statement on RAW about how firing people made him feel "warm" inside.