10 WWE Stars Who No-Showed Events
These 10 WWE stars didn't turn up for work
In Vince McMahon’s WWE, the cardinal sin a superstar could commit would be to no-show an event they were advertised for. Doing so would help them run the risk of being fined, suspended and, in some cases, outright fired.
However, not every ‘no-show’ is intentional and sometimes WWE stars can’t ‘make a town’ due to forces outside of their own control.
It’s rare for a WWE star not to keep their commitment, of course, but it has happened at house shows, television tapings and even at major pay-per-views.
These are 10 WWE stars who no-showed.
10. Ken Shamrock
For fans who wonder why Ken Shamrock never became a bigger star in WWE, the reason might lie with his own apparent unreliability, brought on by a purported love of the nightlife.
The World’s Most Dangerous Man was someone that Vince McMahon and company predicted great things for, and he did intermittently receive a decent push, but the 1998 King of the Ring winner was never fully elevated to the main event level.
According to legendary announcer and then-Talent Relations chief Jim Ross, at some point Shamrock developed a habit of missing shows.
After the first time, JR fined Kenny and lectured him on the importance of making appearances he was advertised for, but the ex-UFC fighter missed another show just weeks later.
Once again, Ross docked him some of his wages – about $5000, or roughly what Shamrock made in an average week at the time – and warned the star that the third strike would be his last.
Shamrock apologised and subsequently made an effort to adhere to the schedule, though the creative powers-that-be never fully trusted him before he left the organisation to return to the Octagon.
