10 WWE Superstars Fired In The Shortest Time

10. Dean Douglas (4 1/2 Months)

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.