10 Wrestlers Who Rejected Big Money Deals By WWE

[@RNBWTROT]

Abyss is now a behind the scenes role in WWE, but he needs to wrestle for Impact again, I love him so much

[@alexrobisnon6288]

aw chirst

[@y3cooked]

Or he could sign for AEW

[@Claudipaws]

Abyss is behind the scenes so should make a shock debut and retire undertaker in his last ride

[@2Kanye]

Wwe would mess his character up

[@kevyncastro7043]

@@alexrobisnon6288 4images

[@Nick-1990]

Abyss Is not the type to sell out to other company's and that's why he Is a legend In his own right

[@JUSTINIGHTMARE]

Unlike A Jobber Styles, Samosa Joe and Bobby Roode who sold out to TNA and their fans for money!

[@Xmetalfanx]

true ... though I'd love to see Abyss vs Taker from say ... a few years ago for both of them

[@jackl5194]

JUSTINIGHTMARE haha jobber styles? That jobber is enjoying his best moment as 2x WWE champion. Hes a G.O.A.T

[@theoneguynamedjesus]

And an didn’t sell out. He had issues with Dixie and he went out to different companies before wwe.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

Some of the shit abyss goes through reminds me of Mick Foley They would put on a good match mankind vs abyss hell in a cell

[@Djarra]

How do you miss the best one, Sting turned down the chance to break the streak at Wrestlemania and opted to stay with TNA resulting in that 20 second match with a drugged out Jeff Hardy.

[@cathallynch1]

I believe Tazz. It was probably around 02/03 when Vince approached him, and it's curious of his use of the term "business", which I take to mean that they just wanted Lesnar to squash Tazz, since there was no reason to have Tazz win over the up and coming Lesnar. Tazz made the right choice. With existing injuries Lesnar could have done serious damage.

[@Linkonpark100]

Watching those dark matches, it’s surprising how guys like Spike Dudley and Funaki managed to not get injured.

[@TetFeMal]

If Ryback got a push I would have liked him as a replacement Goldberg/Batista

[@AmAxel35]

Scott Steiner declined a Legends deal from WWE? So... he gave WWE... the Steiner Decliner?

[@richcity06]

Probably because of the strict drug testing policy 🤣

[@islamisthetruth5582]

Stolen comment

[@margaret_adelle]

It would be beyond stupid for Omega or the Young Bucks to sign. Who wants to go from being huge names with creative freedom to being forced to job to Roman Reigns?

[@Gr1nd0r]

Call Me Nefret Well I maybe not the Bucks since they're a tag team but I won't be willing to job for the Usos or Ambrose and Rollins either not when they're both RoH and NJPW tag champs at the same time, might do it to Kenny though but then again they might give him a badass not follow the rules character like Samoa Joe or he'd be pushed to midcard like Balor or then again be a crowd-pleaser Champion like AJ

[@gabrielmonsalve5517]

Gr1nd0r NJPW Tag champs?

[@Gr1nd0r]

Dragon316latin Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about? WWE makes their own merch line using the Superstar's name, that's the merch you're not allowed to sell, but you can sell merch that you make on your own, a few WWE wrestlers are doing this, Roderick Strong has been doing it for years now

[@michaelwills8426]

Call Me Nefret don't forget that Vince McMahon is in control of what each superstar says.

[@mahiru20ten]

Or, why don't push them to the stars directly after they being recruited?

[@mulldrifterz6469]

Scott's new move, the Steiner Decliner.

[@jimijaymz8881]

awesome!

[@FliskFLask]

LOL

[@ShankiaMrsRidiculous]

😂🤣

[@AngryitNerd]

Scott steiner should change him name to Big papa Dump

[@sweetkicksvideos7566]

I never understood the hype for Taz. I remember when he first made his appearance in WWF and I thought he looked like my fat mexican uncle you see at the BarBQ.

[@invidofinp1828]

Because he was a monster in ECW.

[@josephhenehan5641]

@@invidofinp1828 exactly, he did not care. Just hit ppl lol

[@cheapinjun2126]

Abyss is just way to Awesome they would have just made him Lame if they did get Him. Joe was a Terror inTnA now WWE has no Idea what to do right with Him.

[@OrphanHart]

Good on Abyss. He's a nice guy, but I feel like he had Stckholm Syndrome with TNA. He definitely helped them by not leaving.

[@greer776611]

there's more to life than money Vince!

[@fatxbull6259]

No it ain’t

[@stingersplashentertainment3410]

They would just water down Kenny Omega.

[@DoctorWhomThe1st]

Like they did with Nakamura

[@vernonnkongera4232]

TT and

[@Joseguitarguy]

Taz had the funniest response from Vince lol

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

Kenny is better off in New Japan. We all know how wwe hates giving creative freedom.

[@heartless_raven]

As of late April of 2021, Kenny Omega is now a belt collector. Current AEW, TNA and AAA World champion. Thank goodness him, Cody and the Young Bucks turned WWE down.

[@monarchx7434]

@@heartless_raven an now Cody is Back at WWE 😂

[@slow71971]

Sounds like Tazz may be refering to the 2002-03 run without accurate memory.

[@jjmwwe]

BIg fan of the channel! Especially the "Behind the Titantron" Great stuff!

[@LuchoCastle_11]

jjmwwe The Behind the Titantron series is what made me subscribe to this channel. And that was when there were barely 3 episodes (the first one I watched was the Owen Hart tragedy I believe). And ever since I hardly miss a video from WRESTLELAMIA.

[@jjmwwe]

That was my first Behind the Titantron video as well. My personal favorite was the Von Erich episode. Being from Texas, it has a deep meaning for me as a Texas wrestling fan.

[@LuchoCastle_11]

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[@SupesMe]

Abyss is 6'8" 350....Damn!

[@iDrkTV]

Damn.. Ryback should have taken that offer! But I fully understand why he chose not to.. Hard to trust a company again after that.

[@damhnaitcockburn2970]

Never believe anything Ryback says without at least two independent corroborations of the story. This sounds like bs to me.

[@MessyAsianGamer]

He would have been a top star,hadn't he turned heel in 2013.

[@rashadsims7255]

TheOfficialDrk dude he ain't big as he think he is this is the same dude that shitted on.the same company he left now want to return u know why simple he sucks its great to be confident but at the same time but when you can't even have a match without hurting anyone it speaks volumes

[@Supervillain725]

Ryback was terrible in the ring, so other than he's a big roid head, why would the company re-sign him?

[@Supervillain725]

I'm not sure that even AJ Styles could make Ryback look good.

[@theplanetofgames]

Abyss is a Honest Man. "Never leave your Motherland"(TNA).

[@DragONheart27X]

Savage was HOF Bound before he passed away, he was back in WWE's graces if you remember him doing an OFFICIAL WWE All Stars Game ad, and an action figure promotion for the company.

[@ldhproductions112]

2019- Honky Tonk is now in the hall of fame

[@FreneticZetetic]

I subbed this channel solely because of how you pronounce the words "BACK (in back again), "DAMN" (Ron Simmons) and "WRESTLING CONTENT" (the end of your vids). Oh yeah, the content is the best I've seen on any wrestling channel to date. Keep it up! :)

[@weirdybeardystuff9261]

I subbed for the detail behind each selection. Good work

[@abandupp1600]

Undertakers Face Against Abyss Imagine LMAO 😭

[@hipsterracoon2159]

As I watch your videos ... I see how your voice has evolved.....I am proud of your growth

[@Zeeezeee1]

New subscriber here, I'm just a casual wrestling fan but I love these videos

[@tankoreja1515]

gem where u from

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Good to see you join the family.

[@meetmeatskyline]

gem hi

[@chrisallen942]

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[@LuchoCastle_11]

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[@Jamesamong007]

Behind The titantron - WWE Goes PG

[@pinroshan020]

James007HungerZone everybody knows linda is the reason why PG era was created back in 2008

[@Slick5150]

Well we can say that Vince McMahon really does not take kindly to ppl saying No

[@MrBlockparty57]

Yo wrestlamia I swear you have THE BEST wrestling channel on KZbin. Keep up all the good work

[@willnewman7485]

Undertaker and kane vs sting and abyss

[@Treevors30]

Just the undertaker vs sting or have them be a tag team i mean back in the day before the undertaker became a biker or after

[@untalentedrapper7190]

Will Newman garbage abyss is the undertaker of tna thank god we still have some loyal humans in this world

[@devdixon8266]

Untalented Rapper abyss is a producer for wwe now no longer with TNA

[@rajendrasapkota5689]

Mankind

[@duogemstone]

I could be wrong but I've always heard that Macho Man keep turning it down because he wanted to go in as a family. Basically rather than just him being inducted it wouldve been the the Poffo family grouped together.

[@KingTheGermanShepherd]

I found your channel on the back of a Huslter magazine,... What a great find for me! I'm a new Subscriber!...

[@JesterinTheDeck13]

Whooo nice video man! Good job man!

[@sammylane21]

We won't be getting Taz v Lesnar,but we did get Taz jr(Samoa Joe) vs Lesnar earlier this past year.

[@TactShooter]

Samoa Joe is not young though xD

[@quint4573]

he's younger than taz

[@joemckim1183]

He's much bigger then Taz though so not sure if I would call him Taz Jr.

[@sirbitches9565]

Sammy Lane he better than taz their choke is the same

[@jellybeantunes1591]

So far my favorite was Tazz declining the offer. Is (or was) Vince really that money hungry? 😂

[@markweisbeck]

Just subscribed - great channel!

[@androidboy999]

i almost spilled my coffee out, laughing at Ryback's fate. 11:36 onwards.

[@Jester3559]

So not Lamia Amazing vid😊😊

[@verlinerpoullard6424]

I'm subscribed and love wrestling and these Videos!! 😘

[@Tengued]

Abyss and undertaker was the one match I’ve always wanted but WWE might’ve ruined Abyss’s character so I’m glad he didn’t do it

[@blakemelkey3774]

Ryback couldnt even work. He thought way too highly of himself.

[@Will-eh6xe]

man love ur vids man one of if not the best channel for wrestling content by far

[@brandonhasgrit]

Love the vids.... I just feel like your main is WWE.... You should cover more ROH and NJPW.... All you do is WWE

[@sweetkicksvideos7566]

Agree, and do some Lucha Underground as well.

[@TaliaIGhul]

Even though dream matches like Abyss vs Undertaker is a missed opportunity, I guess Abyss and others on this list feels a peace of mind is more important than money.

[@tripleh2858]

New subscriber your videos are awesome thank you

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Ryback's story sounds like bullshit. Sure, he was pretty much a main eventer during his initial solo run in 2012. But after that he was considered a midcarder at best, lowcarder mostly and Jobber at times. The fact that WWE would want him back to begin with sounds stupid, besides the fact that he already had the reputation of a Jobber, his limited in ring skills, mic work and overall Goldberg copycat look doesn't seem to make up. Besides the fact that he was called a "dangerous worker" by CM Punk doesn't help either. I would believe it if it was another case of Drew McIntyre, that after departing the company managed to make a name for himself on the Indies and become a main event household name, but I have not heard of anything relevant in Ryback's career since his WWE departure. And finally, why in the hell would they want to pay that much money to Ryback who wouldn't even draw as champion, instead of offering a similar contract to AJ Styles per say, who is a far better worker, talker, more popular and a million times better champion.

[@Zerohopexe]

It's even harder to care about Ryback now, especially since we had the real Goldberg last year and early this year. Ryback was only good cause he was the closest thing to Goldberg at the time when a return from Goldberg seemed very unlikely

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Notgoodwithnames Apparently Exactly, Ryback's story sounds far too surreal to me.

[@Supervillain725]

He was NEVER "good."

[@MuhammadAli-kg7ij]

Ryback became a huge name in indies, search for wrestlers who made more money after leaving wwe, Ryback is one of them, Ryback improved himself on the mic and he added new moves to his moveset like superkick, suicide dive, dive over ropes, conanball, flying dropkick etc which requiers cruiserweight level athleticism, also Jinder Mahal realised as a jobber and returned with a world championship run, Drew Mcıntyre was also realised as a jobber, he won nxt title, he has been a top heel on raw, he is in mıtb ladder match this year, probably will be next mıtb winner and cash-in it successfully, so that makes Ryback's story relevant

[@lb2.0.45]

Another great video keep doing your thing brotha.

[@hermanbooger5431]

Hey another great episode 😁😁😁😁👌👍✊👏👏👏✌☝

[@johansantiago4319]

Im so proud of this channel they keep going up and up.

[@CJeyBlaughwithme]

Hey man, nice videos. Just found your channel.

[@legendaryaNdepic]

The human suplex machine vs. the beast I would watch that.

[@gregorylevi1826]

They forgot to mention Sabu. He turned down big money from Vince to remain loyal to ECW. vince was in shock and couldn't believe Sabu said no

[@CobaltTheCrusader]

I guess Scott gave Vince the Steiner DECLINER!

[@jitinnair9689]

I like how wwe mocked young bucks

[@clayp7284]

Honkytonk once said that part of their offer was for him to get squashed by Randy Orton

[@lerryperry]

Very good! Money isn't everything!!!

[@abatanoluwadara506]

Vince McMahon lacks intelligence and control

[@davidkeller2208]

Kenny Omega might be the most self-aware wrestler in the world. Of course, the WWE would have striped his character to the bare minimum and then turn him into a laughing stock like his Bullet Club brother, Gallows and Anderson.

[@mightydegu]

Considering that Barry Darsow wasn't the original Smash (Moondog Rex was, IIRC, but was recognized by the fans after the repackage) it's a pretty safe bet that Nikita Koloff wouldn't have been in Demolition with him. The timeline doesn't quite match up, either.

[@kelmin9723]

Abyss vs Bray Wyatt 🔥🏹

[@Zombies8MyPizza]

I respect Abyss staying in 2006, but the company was taking off around then and seemed like it was set to blow the fuck up any time soon. He can say he doesn't regret it, but let's face it, TNA is going down the toilet and has been for the past few years, hence several TNA guys making the jump in recent years. If Abyss was offered a contract now, he'd take it without a second's hesitation I reckon.

[@DDS029]

Sting took Impact money, and didn't hurt him. He only signed with WWE at what was to be the end of his career, to make one last big money run and still not have to really deal with Sideshow Vinnie. And all Vinnie wanted him for was his name anyway. Here he had thousands of hours of WCW video, that would only remind people Sting was only WWE property on video. Now he can market him differently so he looks like the great talent discoverer, like he's doing with AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley, and Bobbie Roode.

[@navydoc32]

It's actually been pretty good lately

[@vids729]

I don't know about everybody else but 9:03 Mimi start laughing when I heard it

[@theprinceofdarkness3250]

The Young Bucks could really be the next Hardy Boyz

[@roy12525]

I cracked up when I saw the image of a disappointed Ryback beside Kalisto instead of Styles 😂😂😂

[@upstate5184]

This was an awesome video it shows precisely just how WWE hit This incredible peak in popularity at one point as there was more people than I could've imagined who put the fans, the experience, the show, their character, their loyalty and the traditions in general over a paycheck at times when it really came down too it.

[@William_Millar]

2019:hi Honky Tonk.

[@Lauch-fl8hs]

You should do a part 2 of this

[@RishiRich23]

TAZ VS LESNAR @MSG LMAOOO 😂😭😂

[@GodlessScummer]

Yeah that was my thought too. Taz vs Lesnar wouldn't have happened at that time. Even if Taz could still wrestle at this point WWE pretty much made Taz into a joke (Unlike ECW who built Taz as a killer)so that match wouldn't have been much of a draw.

[@utsabdeepray6030]

I think he was talking about 2001

[@j.t.r.5503]

Utsabdeep Ray he is that fucked up with years and Brock wasn't there yet in 01

[@j.t.r.5503]

Tazz had to be lying because Brock, WrestleMania, MSG around that time would have been WrestleMania 20 in 2004, seem like he would have remembered something that major....Plus Goldberg had been booked to face Brock at WM 20 for months..so that makes no since I call his bluff

[@joemckim1183]

It could've been a big house show that they wanted him to wrestle Lesnar at.

[@IronHawk96]

If Impact Wrestling does go bankrupt. I sure hope we see The Monster vs The Monster Among Men

[@chrisrodriguez6926]

Its these videos that remind me why I subscribed

[@bobbycoxygen4734]

Love your videos bro

[@ronniefox5025]

I’m bad with dates too. Taz probably meant 2002-2003 ish.

[@DarthPerkins]

Surely Ryback didn't deliver on his promise of becoming a better wrestler?

[@DarthPerkins]

Eiichiro Oda It's funny 'cause it's true.

[@Supervillain725]

Ryback was terrible in the ring, so other than he's a big roid head, why would the company re-sign him?

[@ivanrodriguez4228]

Great video man always deliveryng great content,i think the briscoe brothers(roh) reject a wwe contract i think was the money that wwe offered ( sorry my english is really bad)

[@KornmanUNstoppable]

they stated they didnt need that money because they owned businesses outside of wrestling so they where pretty finacially sound

[@fentonbarriteau8648]

Samao Joe came over to the WWE & is a shadow of what he was he was a feared talent in TNA & respected

[@PTGKChrisHD]

TNA still have Abyss and James Storm as their Originals. Also Sonjay Dutt, Low Ki & Petey Williams are still in good relationships with TNA

[@NickM...]

Always love when WL notifications pop up. Another interesting video positioned differently with refreshingly new content. Good work mate!

[@Dewaynesite1]

Welp we'll never see Scott Steiner in a WWE Ring.

[@rashadsims7255]

to be honest with you im not even shocked by most of these I.can't blame tazz for saying no.because again wrestlers can only take so many bumps before trying to call it a day sometimes it's not even about money ita about being able to play with your babies and be with family

[@Xmetalfanx]

Imagine if that is who broke the streak .... ABYSS'S SURPRISE debut in the WWE

[@thorboysen3318]

If Kenny Omega would have accepted WWE's offer but only if he has creative control over wins and losses, would Vince have accepted that???

[@fatkid6383]

I'm just going to subscribe since I watch all their VIDEOS

[@youngche8226]

I wish these woulda happened: Taker vs Sting Taker vs Vampiro Stone Cold vs Goldberg Stone Cold Vs Hogan Foley vs Abyss Foley vs Ambrose Stone Cold vs Sandman Money In The Bank: Jeff Hardy vs Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero vs Sabu vs RVD vs CM Punk DX (HHH/HBK/New Age Outlaws) vs Hogan/Hall/Nash/X Pac Ken Shamrock vs Kurt Angle Dudleyz vs Outsiders Dudleyz w Spike vs New Day

[@childofnature4402]

Steiner Decliner. Also, I wouldn't believe anything that Ryback says on his podcast. Guy seems like a true bullshitter.

[@scotttaylor5476]

Callum Gilmour dammit! Beaten by 4 minutes! Was checking all the comments hoping nobody else had said 'Steiner Decliner'. Bravo Sir!

[@childofnature4402]

Great minds etc

[@jkillas-channel3426]

Ryback is a bullshiter.

[@DjFundizzle]

Just finished a frozen pizza while watching this. + I subscribed.

[@peterfernandez9670]

😆

[@tomtaylor8846]

RVD hit Tazz so hard that it gave him memory loss

[@ChannelZ3RO]

You have a great channel! I stopped watching wrestling in 2007 but never stopped loving it. Thanks for your videos!

[@loganortega2180]

Wrestlelamia the goat🔥🔥

[@AlanGarcia13x]

Logan Ortega hell yeah

[@alexleblanc5926]

Wrestling with wregret is the GOAT but Wrestlelamia is a close second

[@ovhalkunal3968]

Scott steroids really he did nothing when he was in wwe

[@Misswastedcorpse]

The fact that 10 wrestlers refused the biggest wrestling company in the world and big cash is wow 😮

[@vids729]

Another great video keep it up

[@invidofinp1828]

1.5 mil, all hotel stays and your vehicle to get from point a to b. They wanted him back bad.

[@kmacdaboi]

Kane vs abyss would be a match of demons lol

[@cg2member11]

Ryback no lie has my respect for getting WWE to change their mind and for his answer

[@Ren_gem5]

Omega was in the WWE system years ago before he blew up

[@terrynash7612]

Big thing for ryback was not enough money after pay is split up taxes and bills paid doesn't go far as they was messing him about with his merch :(

[@MarkPiggy79]

The Steiner decliner.

[@guru77771]

great videos

[@AcornSmokes420]

Abyss stayed loyal to impact wrestling and is highly respected by alot of wwe and indie wrestlers...

[@pumpkinsdontcry]

I liked Taz a commentator.