10 Wrestlers WWE Treated Terribly On The Way Out

3. Jim Ross

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Good ol' JR has been treated terribly many, many times.

One need only read his twin autobiographies to learn about all the times WWE kicked Ross to the curb when they either thought they'd found his successor or didn't fancy putting him on TV. Several bouts of Bell's Palsy would lead to the same recurring theme: WWE wanted to replace him, but couldn't.

He's the only name on this list who has been treated so poorly time and time again. JR was fired in January 1994, again later that same year, and again in 2013. That final one came about after a WWE 2K14 press event went wrong - Jim was blamed for failing to control Ric Flair on stage, and some believed he was also intoxicated.

JR said on his own 'Grilling JR' podcast that he was worn out on company life before that. In 2011, he barely wanted to take the trip to Atlanta for WrestleMania XXVII, for example. He was sick and tired of being treated badly.

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