10 Wrestlers Who Shockingly Quit WWE During A Storyline

[@azrael_ao1]

One of the few things Ryback said that Actually aged well is that it wouldn't end well for vince mcmahon

[@SarathKumar-bp2go]

Ryback has been warning us about Vince all along

[@lll.24601]

“It was me, it was me, all along”

[@seangallagher1947]

For real though, like dead ass… Nobody wants to hear that though.

[@unfixingbowl5454]

We live in a world where Ryback doesn’t seem so bad anymore, at least compared to Vince McMahon

[@hxaza]

i always loved ryback when i was a teen, i just hate how present day he whines about the past on youtube years later

[@darnellsumter775]

All the things Ryback said about Vince McMahon that we all craped on him for all turned out to be true we may owe Ryback an apology

[@sivavadivel245]

CM Punk didn't quit during the part of a storyline, Him quitting is the storyline😂

[@robertnapier624]

He was working all along

[@Randomaccount9470]

Cm punks so delusional you think that shxt real

[@kadharefinley224]

Now Punk is back and he looks to be in a better place mentally which is great

[@davidzindler5858]

we'll see how long that lasts. He can't stay happy anywhere.

[@zanethind]

Yeah

[@DebojeetChowdhury]

​@@davidzindler5858He has matured enough now. His interview with Ariel tells a lot and also about AEW. Thx to the buckaroos with their goofiness they ended up proving punk right with the backstage footage lmfao

[@cj6838]

Punk always proved himself wrong. I remember he saying he will never come back to wwe. And now look at him. Fired, lost pathetically. Anyways let's see what happens next with punk. He seems to be enjoying as a commentator, I think that's where he would end up.

[@cj6838]

But, now bring back AJ Lee. She is good. Loved her time with wwe. She was entertaining, she is small, but made hude impacts in her wrestling and her promos. Very rare

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

Punk left both places, said they were both pathetic and he was right both times. Dude pulled the uno reverse to everyone who said he was the problem because it happened with WWE and AEW

[@davidzindler5858]

Punk was fired from WWE lmao he went on Colt's podcast and said that himself.

[@XylessBrawl]

⁠@@davidzindler5858Punk also got fired from AEW.

[@davidzindler5858]

@@XylessBrawl oh I agree 1000% I was a punk fanboy for years and his AEW whining lost me

[@XylessBrawl]

@@davidzindler5858 Yeah same, there's no bigger pain than being a CM Punk fan I swear lmao

[@gordonrundell3260]

Punk has been fired by every company he is the problem 🤦 typical Chump Mark

[@iiVERSEii]

8:16 “and I promise it won’t be a good ending for him” Ryback called it too

[@sarveshjalootharia1603]

Funny how everyone is focusing on punk over Stone Cold leaving

[@mb7918]

Yes because it's a 10 times more intense and epic event

[@funkdealer]

I'm glad Jeff Hardy's situation went down the way that it did. Jeff's AEW debut is my favorite moment in wrestling history. Nothing will top the dance on the ramp for me.

[@anthonylucero6650]

Screw AEW😒

[@anthonylucero6650]

AEW sucks😒

[@davidzindler5858]

@@anthonylucero6650 a comment so nice you made it twice. It's a weird, sad little move to just blindly hate on AEW out of... Loyalty to a massive corporation? Weird

[@acerimmer8338]

8:10 Well that was prophetic.

[@zanethind]

Man imagine if Brock had stayed all the way into the 2000s? He would've had some amazing matches and rivalries and I would've loved for him to be in TNA with Kurt Angle an absolute missed opportunity. This also applies to Stone Cold since Stone Cold regretted not having that match with Lesnar and also he could've had one hell of a rivalry with Eddie Guerrero. Rip Eddie 😢. Just gotta ask what could've been

[@meganoobbg3387]

Would he? We know how Batista ended up - his initial success was thanks to the well made Evolution storyline, and him ending Triple H's reign of terror. Unless the WWE managed to pull of a dramatic face turn for Lesnar, like with Batista, Lesnar would have been just another Goldberg. They tried to push many wrestlers of the same archetype like Lesnar - Mason Ryan (the Batista clone), Ryback, Big E, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman. None of them lived up.

[@ChessMarkstheSpot]

If Brock stayed, we wouldn't have had 20 years of Cena. At least in not the same way.

[@zanethind]

@ChessMarkstheSpot true but they'd have a hell of a rivalry and I feel like Vince would still choose Cena. But it would definitely tone down the super push

[@danc3488]

Ryback saw the writing on the wall. Good on him. Maybe he'll come back one day now that HHH is in charge. Unfortunately he's probably past his prime but still.

[@cedwardsmedia]

3:47 This is one time I say it's perfectly acceptable to walk out on any company. It's one thing if the company tries to address the issue in different ways before letting someone go, but I definitely think King did the right thing. 8:18 Pretty sure Ryback called it spot-on here. It's not looking good for McMahon anymore.

[@legaliseme]

It is always acceptable to walk out on any company, you work for them, you don't owe them shit.

[@deana6072]

TNA messed tf up should have paid Lesnar 😭 i would have jumped ship in 07 ish and watched TNA if he was there imagine the roster.

[@iamprodigyx69]

Seriously man Brock would’ve been a great addition to TNA

[@RyanGriffiths28]

I didnt know that about the king and his former wife

[@YoungChove15]

CM Punk leaving WWE broke my heart that day

[@hassamali8887]

what cm punk and Sasha did was right

[@Kobe24brady12]

No

[@chicomac8450]

Sasha had no right to walk out. She was acting like a spoiled brat and sadly took her friend with her

[@angelbanda1964]

@@chicomac8450they wanted to elevate the tag team titles but got put into a #1 contender for the women’s title. Also Naomi is a grown woman 😂 but look at Sasha now lol not even a draw

[@NeCoruption]

Wow TNA not willing to give BROCK the same money as angle is crazy

[@zaibjameel6609]

Can you imagine the matches he could have had in TNA. He would have drawn a lot of money for them.

[@NeCoruption]

@@zaibjameel6609 it was probably for the best honestly

[@meganoobbg3387]

How is it crazy - Brock Lesnar as a wrestler was just a larger Kurt Angle, but without the mic skills and good gimmick. Despite all the pushing the WWE gave Lesnar, he never truly became a superstar. Even after they had him beat the Undertaker's streak, they still brought back the Undertaker to carry the next Wrestlemanias.

[@NeCoruption]

@@meganoobbg3387 nah he's an attraction and he sells shit out. Brock would sell more tickets with just his name than Kurt, even though I don't like it.

[@redrag0n_]

Punk is the poster boy for "Just don't do it." TNA, WWE, UFC, AEW

[@Kobe24brady12]

Jeff was literally about to feud with Roman Reigns,So I wouldn’t say it was the “lowest point of his career”

[@cliffbot638]

A lot have said Brock leaving in 2004 is what led to WWE forever being reluctant to build a new megastar

[@MikeDeeJackson]

I know a lot of people don't like Ryback but he had a point about Vince! Now anything else he's said... idk about that lol

[@priyanshubodele4867]

Somebody just tell me about all this guy's video intro

[@SolidSonicTH]

I think it's crazy WWF were interested in Saturn but weren't looking at Mysterio. Definitely shows poor prioritization.

[@MrAidenCrocker]

Ryback was actually correct about something

[@Handleneeds3ormorecharacters9]

Jeff Hardy: "it was the smartest thing i've ever done" Sammy Guevara:

[@lonestardreadpirate]

LMFAO

[@meganoobbg3387]

Stone Cold being told to put over a part-timer like Lesnar is such bull - Vince never dared to force someone like Hulk Hogan to put anyone over. Infact Hulk Hogan got to bury any new wrestler he came across. Why was Stone Cold a "bad guy" for not wanting to put over Lesnar, when he's absolutely in his right not to want to? Triple H beats Lesnar, but for some reason Lesnar gets to beat the Undertaker's streak - this inconsistency and unfairness is why WWE sucks now.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

It was Austin's IDEA to lose to Lesnar in 2002. But he wanted to do it on a bigger stage not just on a random Raw episode. And he didn't quit because of that, he quit cuz he had a ton of court dates for hitting his wife at the time. I feel bad for Austin in mid 2002, but am glad he turned things around six or so months after. Good on him to turn over a new leaf like that.

[@alexcasares7401]

The Rock: 1:41 Me: Two months later... The Rock: As of now, Sing Along with The Rock is over!

[@AxleTrade]

Hopefully things get better from here on with Vince getting shitcanned.

[@Chuck_EL]

4:41 I don't blame Jr for firing her over that They knew that would make work awkward if they told Jerry she was cheating on him

[@bramdonbrutus3711]

Jeff hardy refused hall of fame damn he crazy

[@mb7918]

He just waiting for his brother to be out of his current contract nothing crazy out there

[@burn1002]

Ha. Now you have to add Drew we will miss you, Drew.

[@SolidSonicTH]

I rarely side with WWE on matters where talent storm out but I feel like with the Austin debacle I would say WWE had it right. Brock Lesnar was their next star and to have Austin take a pin from him would be a statement win. Yeah there was no build but the notion that it was a "money match" they were throwing away, as Austin seemed to see it, wasn't the purpose. It was to move Brock towards being a tentpole for the company and in those situations it's time to know when someone else is being called up and doing right by the business. You could make the same argument about Randy Orton's rise during his "Legend Killer" gimmick. The interactions he had with the legends he was working with wasn't about the matches themselves, it was about what it meant as Orton's vehicle. KotR 2002 was Brock's vehicle and Austin not wanting to take part in that was ultimately selfish. I think the whole "money match" complaint was an excuse less so a criticism. They could have played it off the back of that easy win early on to build to something later but Austin didn't want to hang around to let it play out or try to compromise by putting a longer term plan in place, he just buggered off upon hearing it.

[@Zxlxya]

And I know Jeff regrets walking out

[@fyrewatermelons]

Punk returning to WWE after all that press speaking out about them, has to be the most headass hypocritical thing in the last decade of Pro-wrestling.

[@humblesample2796]

To be fair, austin allegedly put himself in that position with hall since he refused to job to hogan.

[@sergiolangston5540]

Why should he do the Job for someone that he knew wasn't willing to do it in return

[@tanelesigudla-fu4ho]

Cm punk left the WWE in 2014 due to his issues with WWE creative and other wrestlers ❤

[@davidzindler5858]

Actually Vince McMahon fired him. The revisionist history is wild you can fire up a podcast where punk himself complains vince mcmahon fired him.

[@FGLKyouma]

@@davidzindler5858 lol *your* revisionist history is wild, there are accounts from a former photographer who talked about a backstage segment they were going to do with Punk, and then they called him up saying it wasn't going to happen anymore because he went home, and from Cesaro about how they were supposed to have a match and being told by Punk himself that they wouldn't because he was quitting. Punk was complaining, rightfully, because he got papers _officially_ firing him the day of his wedding, which would make anybody mad.

[@MIKELIN8]

I don't want to se either of the Hardys back in WWE. Rumors are that Broken Matt will be a part of the Uncle Hardy faction, I don't want him in it. Let those guys go to TNA, or hit the indies.

[@louiehunter6490]

"I don't have enough free time so imma join the NFL" well that just makes no sense

[@zanethind]

I'm glad Naomi is back now but we all want Sasha Banks to come back.

[@thefreshedits9841]

I don't That embarrassing company can keep her

[@justinlynch3]

Hell yeah, great wrestler. Sadly AEW has her.

[@zanethind]

@@justinlynch3 yeah

[@noeljoynerlucasfanguillen3504]

Didnt batista quit in the storyline twicd 2010 and 2014

[@Tylnorton]

No. Both of those were a work as he was expected to be written off. He was supposed to come back in time for Summerslam in 2014 but kept getting caught up.

[@noeljoynerlucasfanguillen3504]

@@Tylnorton how was 2010 a work when he didn't even come back at all until 2014

[@Tylnorton]

@@noeljoynerlucasfanguillen3504 Because he and the company knew he was leaving. This video is more so on those who pretty much left on the spot unexpectedly

[@usrveinz]

Austin didn’t spit in my face lmao, I’d leave too if I was bein jobbed out after I gave u all my prime wtf

[@peazeralus]

Good God... Ryback is the most whiny, insufferable, insecure lesser-than in the world not named Kevin Nash

[@Patito12452]

Imagine tna weren’t stupid and got Brock the matches would’ve been insane cause Brock wouldn’t let hogan pull what he pulled

[@omarmohamedfarouk3306]

I believe sasha banks dosen't hate wwe 😢💔

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

I never thought I'd say this but Ryback was right

[@mageside]

1:28 Yeahj, well FUCK Vince McMahon, he deserved Austin walking out on him, seriously no build to making one of your biggest stars lose to the next wrestler with no build?? CM Punk did not quit during a storyline, there was no build going on except being a tangential piece in the Authority storyline, he wasn't a key player

[@meganoobbg3387]

They force Stone Cold and Undertaker to lose to a part-timer like Lesnar with no buildup, but they let someone like Hulk Hogan walk over everybody, and never put anyone over, despite being an unremarkable wrestler in ring :D

[@Tylnorton]

Well did kinda leave during storyline. It supposed to lead up to a match against Triple H. Which is kinda funny how Triple H was pretty bad at the time running the business but is now the best to do it 10 years later and Punk is happy. So it worked out lol.

[@Mewtwo976]

Ryback thought he was as good in the ring as Shawn Michaels and as good on the mic as John Cena whilst taking steroids.

[@iconicbakr6254]

I hope jeff will return

[@truthseeker-im6zl]

TNA fumbled the bag

[@WWErules51]

Benoit?

[@depp0000000000]

Hilarious for rock to run propaganda for the company when he left soon after

[@1stJBGaming]

Bro forgot that cm punk returned to wwe

[@davidzindler5858]

CM Punk never quit WWE Lmao. His ass got fired.

[@RithikPal22]

apparently i am first. watching it 10 seoncds after it was released in youtube

[@tanelesigudla-fu4ho]

I am the second one

[@kaynwells6936]

So?

[@omaressam7956]

“I’m the 588th watching after 20 mins” like anyone cares🤡

[@WilkenWilkins]

I HATE THIS LAKE!

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Can you make aew videos?

[@kenmanoi00]

deym

[@arpit-sama]

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@Littledunc1]

Wrestlers seems to develop massive egos

[@TruthScopeTV]

The most toxic elements of wrestling these days are the dirt sheets and KZbin channels like this. Yes, let's use CM Punk as our thumbnail (clickbait) to conjure up the past - you could have used any other wrestler but you went with the most controversial choice hence why channels like this are absolute toxic trash. Meanwhile CM Punk is on great terms with WWE while AEW is in a tailspin and hemorrhaging money.

[@davidzindler5858]

Stop clicking, watching, and commenting and the channels go away. The problem here is actually you

[@sarveshjalootharia1603]

@@davidzindler5858he made a genuine point. He wishes KZbin wrestling community to be better

[@davidzindler5858]

@@sarveshjalootharia1603 okay, but he came to the video. Clicking on the video tells the KZbin algorithm people like the video and you actually spread it when you watch and engage. That's how social media works

[@davidzindler5858]

@@sarveshjalootharia1603 also he's talking out his ass on aew being in a tailspin. AEW is funded by someone with more wealth than the entire McMahon family combined.

[@FGLKyouma]

@@davidzindler5858 You were onto something and then you just had to fuck it up, AEW is funded by someone whose father is wealthier than the McMahon family but if he ever decided to cut Tony off, AEW would go away real quick. Your comment itself points to it only being able to exist because hemorrhaging money isn't a problem for a company when the goal was never to make money and will run as long as the owner wants it to.