10 Ex-WWE Stars Who NEVER Returned
These 10 former WWE stars never came back
1. Randy Savage
Every major star who left WWE on less-than-favourable terms invariably came back in some form or fashion.
The old mantra of ‘never say never’ applied to everyone from Bret Hart and Bruno Sammartino to Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior – but it didn’t apply to the Macho Man.
Randy Savage left WWE in 1994 and resurfaced in rival WCW. Supposedly irked about being put out to pasture as a commentator and company ambassador, Randy wanted to prove that he had more to give as a main event in-ring performer.
Which he certainly did for the Ted Turner-owned organisation, though WWE remained unmoved when it came to using Savage in any shape, form or fashion.
Rumours persisted as to just why the Macho Man and Vince McMahon were at odds, ranging from the Chairman being upset by Randy choosing to leave (and taking a lucrative Slim Jim sponsorship with him) to, well, you-know-what.
The best we got was a 2003 WWE Magazine interview with Savage, but he never appeared on WWE programming prior to passing away in 2011.
Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015, the real reason (or reasons) why such an industry icon remained on the outs may never fully be confirmed.
