10 WWE Superstars Fired In The Shortest Time

There's a known truism amongst business leaders and bosses that you can't judge the true value of an employee from their first three months. Although it usually takes a little while for new recruits to acclimate to their new surroundings, this is typically offset by the fact that, during their debutante period, they're universally on their very best behaviour.

In other words, don't be wowed the effort, enthusiasm and professionalism of the new kid. It's probably won't last.

By the same token, a newbie straggling to work fifteen minutes late one week in is a sign that things just might not work out in the long term. A fresh human resource taking extended leaves of absence to tend for a fictitious father, having their mum call up to complain about shift patterns, or nearly causing a plane to fall out of the sky through drunken misconduct should likewise be considered red flags. They're at least worthy of an internal disciplinary review.

It might be almost impossible to lose your job with WWE now, but the over the years the Stamford outfit's HR has proven even harsher than that. Heck, they once fired somebody before she even started, all because of their own lack of due dilligence.

Legitimate high-school don Shane Douglas could teach many things - hence why he was lumbered with a fairly dreadful college professor gimmick when he re-alighted in Stamford in 1995 - but he couldn't learn to be loved.

Loved, specifically, by a backstage clique who, partially through fear, partially through spite, wanted him to fail from the moment the school bell rung. Shawn Michaels and his cronies decided to dish out their own brand of discipline throughout Douglas' short tenure, ensuring a constant stream of invective about ECW's 'Franchise' direct to Vince McMahon's ear. The politicking was such that, when Michaels was beaten black and blue by a marine in a Syracuse nightclub, he exaggerated his injuries to vacate his Intercontinental Championship to the teacher rather than lose it. Moments later, the 'Dean' was humiliated by another Kliqster, Razor Ramon.

Douglas' report card was marked. When he picked up a legitimate, serious back injury at a Madison Square Garden show, a furious Vince refused to believe the story. He was told either tell the truth, or get out. He got out. In this instance, Shane's class(es) proved to not be permanent.