Despite having little character development, Alberto del Rio was well-liked and respected by his peers and a great draw for the Latino audience. He had wrestling in his blood, and proved that with multiple World title wins. While some argue that he wasnt that big of a Superstar when compared to others in the WWE title picture, what matters is that Alberto would work well with virtually everyone, which only makes his termination that much worse in retrospect. Del Rios firing was one of the more controversial issues that WWE faced in 2014 (of which there were many). He slapped a WWE employee who had made racially-insensitive remarks towards Latinos, and refused to apologize for them to Del Rios face. Sure, it wasnt a smart move on Del Rios part, but neither was firing the guy over it. It was believed that the employee was threatening to sue WWE if Del Rio wasnt fired, which is why that was the course of action they took. Just as well, a lot of the Superstars, including some of the top guys, supported Del Rios actions. What is important is that WWE lost an important Superstar on that day, causing a small pool of main event-level stars to get even smaller.