8 Stars Who Walked Out On WWE WrestleMania

6. Roman Reigns (WrestleMania 36)

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Everybody except WWE themselves, canonically benighted by reality, knows the story here: Roman Reigns pulling out of WrestleMania 36 was one of the top trending stories on all of social media when it broke.

The Big Dog, immunosuppressed as a consequence of his leukaemia battle, was quite understandably put out at being asked to perform in an environment in which, pre vaccination drive, a highly contagious disease could proliferate - one with a high mortality rate high amongst people with underlying health conditions - so told his employers to stuff it after learning that The Miz was sick.

Frankly, it was irresponsible of WWE to not remove him themselves. But then anyone who watched the subsequent SmackDown got a huge clue as to the company's take on the situation. One of 'Mania's marquee contests, the match between Reigns and Goldberg continued to be advertised as though nothing had happened. Denial? Nope: greed.

Disgraceful.

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