5 World Champions Vince McMahon Has Fired From the WWE

By: Rahul V Krishnan Image Credit: WWE and Twitter

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Several big names were also not able to survive Vince's firing spree as several former and future World champions were let go by the company as part of budget cuts.

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The following list looks at some of the World Champions that were released by Vincent Kennedy McMahon from their WWE contracts.

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Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle was released in 2006 due to health reasons. The Olympic gold medalist was a 5-time world champion before his release. He later moved to TNA and had a successful career there.

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5 World Champions Vince McMahon Has Fired From the WWE

Several big names were also not able to survive Vince's firing spree as several former and future World champions were let go by the company as part of budget cuts.

The following list looks at some of the World Champions that were released by Vincent Kennedy McMahon from their WWE contracts.

Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle was released in 2006 due to health reasons. The Olympic gold medalist was a 5-time world champion before his release. He later moved to TNA and had a successful career there.

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