10 Underrated WWE Superstars Who Shouldn’t Have Been Released

4. Alberto Del Rio

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 wasn€™t 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 Rio€™s 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 Rio€™s face. Sure, it wasn€™t a smart move on Del Rio€™s part, but neither was firing the guy over it. It was believed that the employee was threatening to sue WWE if Del Rio wasn€™t 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 Rio€™s 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.