Name Wrestlers That Burnt Their Bridges

**Swiss Ultimate** · 03-28-2012, 05:49 PM

The idea that the WWE will "take anybody back" is intriguing. There are certainly examples that spit in the face of the "burnt bridge" idea. Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan came back to the WWE after all and I don't think people in 1999 would ever have believed that if you told them. One good example, in my opinion, is Road Dog's surprise entry into the Royal Rumble. TNA used him and Billy Gunn pretty extensively in an anti-WWE angle that was pretty horrific.

That being said, Randy Savage never came back and now never will. I also have to think that someone like Jeff Jarrett would never be allowed in a WWE ring, but I could be wrong. I don't know if I buy the idea that they'd take back just anybody or even big names that had left on particularly bad circumstances. Kurt Angle returning to the WWE makes sense, even now, in terms of money and the fact that Kurt has not been gone long enough to be completely forgotten. That said, look at the way he left, his intense personal problems since leaving the WWE and tell me he seems like a shoe-in for rehiring.

I dunno about Kurt, my memory seems divided on his post-WWE career. I seem to recall moments of him bad-mouthing the WWE and also him praising them.

Last thing, this is not a WWE exclusive thread. I'd be interested in other examples too.

03-28-2012, 05:49 PM	#16
Swiss Ultimate Amazon Affiliate Posts: 42,694	The idea that the WWE will "take anybody back" is intriguing. There are certainly examples that spit in the face of the "burnt bridge" idea. Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan came back to the WWE after all and I don't think people in 1999 would ever have believed that if you told them. One good example, in my opinion, is Road Dog's surprise entry into the Royal Rumble. TNA used him and Billy Gunn pretty extensively in an anti-WWE angle that was pretty horrific. That being said, Randy Savage never came back and now never will. I also have to think that someone like Jeff Jarrett would never be allowed in a WWE ring, but I could be wrong. I don't know if I buy the idea that they'd take back just anybody or even big names that had left on particularly bad circumstances. Kurt Angle returning to the WWE makes sense, even now, in terms of money and the fact that Kurt has not been gone long enough to be completely forgotten. That said, look at the way he left, his intense personal problems since leaving the WWE and tell me he seems like a shoe-in for rehiring. I dunno about Kurt, my memory seems divided on his post-WWE career. I seem to recall moments of him bad-mouthing the WWE and also him praising them. Last thing, this is not a WWE exclusive thread. I'd be interested in other examples too.