10 Ex-WWE Stars Who NEVER Returned
These 10 former WWE stars never came back
9. Bam Bam Bigelow
A big star everywhere he worked, Bam Bam Bigelow’s professional wrestling career arguably peaked when he main-evented WrestleMania 11.
The Beast from the East was lauded for carrying NFL star Lawrence Taylor to a respectable showing and you’d think such a performance would be rewarded with further opportunities in the main event, but Bigelow instead negotiated an early release from his contract and left following Survivor Series (just five months after headlining the Show of Shows).
Bam Bam was reportedly unhappy with the Kliq’s backstage influence and frustrated with his plateauing push.
He went on to work for ECW and then WCW, but refused a contract buyout and thus wasn’t around for the Invasion.
After his WCW contract finally expired there wasn’t much interest in him on WWE’s end and Bigelow’s declining physical health and advancing age likely meant he wouldn’t have been able to contribute much anyway.
It was still surprising not to see him show up at either the first or second One Night Stand events, but Bigelow’s personal life was spiralling at the time and he ended up passing away of an accidental drug overdose on January 9, 2007.
