5 Superstars who were talked out of leaving WWE

#3. J.J. Dillon convinced The Rock not to leave WWE

The Rock and WWE Hall of Famer JJ Dillon

The Rock is one of the biggest stars in WWE history, and he's a sure-fire Hall of Famer. During his early run in the company, however, he wanted to quit due to financial woes.

Speaking to JBL and Gerry Brisco, J.J. Dillon recalled how he convinced The Great One to stay in WWE.

"He had everything," said Dillon. "He was multiracial. He had the size, he had athletic ability. He had everything. And I came up there and he said, ‘Can I talk to you privately?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘You have connections everywhere. I’m asking you to help me get out of here and find a place for me to go.’ So I listened to him and I said, ‘There’s more to this story than what you’re telling me. You need to kind of trust me and open up to me and tell me what’s going on in your head, what’s really, really troubling you?’"

“After talking about it a little bit, he reached into his pocket and he had a $10 bill and a couple of singles," added Dillon. "And he said, ‘This is all the money I have to my name. I’ve never been in a situation where everybody talks about this great potential that I have. But for me, I have 12 bucks in my pocket and that’s eating away at me.’ I said, ‘Well, I’m glad that you opened up to me and told me because that’s something that can be an easy fix."

J.J. Dillon knew that The Rock had what it took to become a big star in WWE, so he wasn't going to let the People's Champion go so easily. Dillon handed him $200 in cash, which helped the latter with his financial troubles, and it stopped him from leaving WWE.