10 Wrestlers Who Were Right To Walk Out On WWE

6. Dean Ambrose (2019)

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It'd be a surprise if Jon Moxley ever worked for WWE again.

He vented to the max on Chris Jericho's podcast after leaving the promotion last year, and he didn't hold back when talking about how agonising it was for him to work under Vince McMahon. WWE's creative system left the then-Dean Ambrose feeling hollow, and he knew he had to get the f*ck out before it impacted his mental health further.

Ambrose ditched the company, hit up Jericho for some catharsis, ran over New Japan like a steamroller then settled in AEW. Around one year on, his brave departure from a cushy job, big salary and the same organisation his wife works for has been validated by what Mox is doing in All Elite. He's a top contender there without scripted restraints and generally looks happy.

All WWE had for Deano was a scrapped intergender feud with Nia Jax, a program that went nowhere with EC3 and the same old hammy crap he had hated for years. Busting free was the best thing this hardcore-loving individualist could've done.

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