5 Superstars who were talked out of leaving WWE

#2. Rhea Ripley convinced Peyton Royce not to ask for her WWE release

Rhea Ripley and Peyton Royce

Cassie Lee, formerly known as Peyton Royce, was part of a popular tag team with Jessica McKay in WWE known as The IIconics. Their biggest accomplishment came at WrestleMania 35 where they captured the Women's Tag Team Championship.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, the former WWE star stated that prior to her release, she wanted to quit the company, but Rhea Ripley persuaded her to stay.

"I really struggled when Brodie [Lee] passed," Peyton Royce admits. "I struggled with the big picture and putting things into perspective. I was really unhappy at work, really unhappy. A few times I thought to myself I can't do this anymore and I am going to ask for my release."

"A few times I was in the locker room, some sort of creative would change and it would just... I would be just so upset," Peyton Royce continued. "Rhea [Ripley] of all people had to talk me off the ledge, because I was about to walk into talent relations and say 'I'm out. I don't want to do this anymore.' I was so unhappy. So the release was a blessing in disguise. I was so close to asking for my release but I never actually pulled the trigger."

She was released from WWE several months ago alongside her best friend Billie Kay and other stars such as Samoa Joe, Mickie James and Bo Dallas due to budget cuts. Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay now go under the tag team name of 'IInspiration.'