You could fill a book with stories about the most universally reviled people in the business of professional wrestling and people frequently have. The autobiographies of luminaries like Bret The Hitman Hart, Chris Jericho, Bob Hardcore Holly - even nice guys like Edge and Mick Foley are littered with stories of the kind of people you meet in the industry that you really wish you hadnt. Its part of what makes books like theirs so much fun to read we all love being party to a little scuttlebutt (its like gossip with the bass turned up). Of course, practically everyones been disliked by someone at some point. In the artificial touring company that is professional wrestling especially with that additional boys club element to its make-up - its just like everywhere else, only much worse. There are obnoxious people everywhere - but what really defines truly obnoxious? Bob Holly is a tough guy, a stiff worker and a bear with a sore head occasionally, but old school through and through, not a bad person. Triple H was despised by many backstage for years for his politicking and selfishness, but has left that behind since stopping wrestling full time. Now that hes in a management role, looking out for his future and the future of his family means having to look at the bigger picture and protect the talent around him. As promoters, Jim Cornette and Paul Heyman were both cordially loathed by man the former because of his motor mouth and vicious temper, the latter because he was a born snake oil salesman, and so less reliable than a chocolate teapot. No, the people on this list are the ones that were genuinely loathed because of who there were and how they put themselves across: thats what it is to be truly obnoxious
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