10 WWE Stars Who Were Bullied Out Of The Company

9. British Bulldog/Jim Neidhart

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While the members of The Hart Foundation weren't necessarily subjected to bullying throughout their WWE careers, the manner in which their tenures came to an end showed how little they were valued as employees.

It all came to a head when Bret Hart was leaving the company to join WCW - but was still the WWE Champion. Vince McMahon agreed to let Hart drop the title outside Montreal, but then double crossed him on the way out at the Survivor Series.

That left Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart in limbo. Their family member and friend had been disgraced after a 14-year tenure with the company - what could possibly be a more crushing, mean-spirited display of power?

Just about everyone in the company felt powerless and expendable, but Hart, Bulldog, and Neidhart requested their releases. Bulldog and Neidhart were allowed to leave (though not before Neidhart was humiliated on television), but McMahon wouldn't let Owen out of his contract.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013