5 WWE Superstars who no-showed events

WWE Superstar Logan Paul recently revealed that Travis Scott no-showed at an event, which forced the creative team to change the plans. According to Paul, the original plan for Money in the Bank 2025 was for him to team up with Scott and one other star to face a babyface trio in a six-man tag team match.

However, the musician didn't show up at the event where the match was supposed to be set up. Eventually, Cena and Paul teamed up to face Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso at the PLE.

There have been several instances when WWE Superstars missed their scheduled appearances. Let's look at five stars who no-showed at events:

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#5. Lars Sullivan

Lars Sullivan's WWE career was riddled with controversies. The imposing star missed two shows where he was slated to appear. Sullivan was reportedly set to interact with John Cena at Royal Rumble 2019, potentially setting up a future match between the two. However, he no-showed at the event due to an anxiety attack.

Later in 2020, The Freak missed another scheduled appearance, this time, at a TV taping. This incident reportedly led to his release from the company.

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#4. Butch Reed

Butch Reed no-showed the June 2, 1987, taping of WWE Superstars, where he was reportedly scheduled to dethrone Ricky Steamboat as the Intercontinental Champion.

Due to The Natural's absence, the company replaced him with The Honky Tonk Man, who went on to become the IC Champion. This incident impacted Reed's position on the card, and he was released from the promotion soon after.

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#3. Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit had built a reputation for being a true professional throughout his career. Therefore, everyone in WWE was surprised when he no-showed a house show on June 23, 2007. A day later, at the Vengeance pay-per-view, he was slated to face CM Punk for the vacant ECW Championship.

However, he missed that as well. The Rabid Wolverine was replaced by Johnny Nitro, who defeated The Second City Saint to win the ECW Title. The horrifying reason for Benoit's absence was later revealed, sending shockwaves throughout the wrestling world.

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#2. Test (w/ Stacy Keibler)

In February 2003, a snowstorm on the East Coast of the United States impacted WWE Superstars' travel plans for a taping of RAW in Columbus, Ohio. The company had warned the performers of this to plan their travel accordingly and make it to the venue on time.

However, Test and Stacy Keibler could not reach the arena in time and missed the show. The management did not take this kindly, punishing the star by removing him from the No Way Out pay-per-view, where he was scheduled to face Chris Jericho.

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#1. WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin

On the June 10, 2022, episode of WWE RAW, the creative team had booked Brock Lesnar to defeat Stone Cold Steve Austin in the first round of the King of the Ring Tournament. Lesnar was being pushed as the next main eventer of the company, and the management wanted him to shockingly defeat Austin.

The Rattlesnake learned about the creative team's plan and didn't show up at the event, as he felt losing to Lesnar in an unadvertised match would be unproductive. After the disagreement, the Hall of Famer remained absent from the company for nine months.