10 Wrestlers Who HATED Losing

10. Roddy Piper

Hot Rod absolutely hated staring at the lights.

Known as the greatest and most over WWE star to have never held the Heavyweight Title, part of the reason why lay in a booking principle of the era in which he starred. His chief protagonist, Hulk Hogan, was the WWF Heavyweight Champion at a time in which babyfaces reigned supreme for years on end; house shows took precedent over TV, and those who attended wished to cheer on a hero. Putting the strap on Piper also risked something of a political minefield, for he was as irascible as his magnetic, influential onscreen persona. Traced back to his Mid Atlantic days, he hated jobbing. It was simply inherent to him as a major draw with an unshakeable belief in himself.

Hulk Hogan claimed that he used to tease Roddy Piper about this as each legend receded into quasi-retirement. "You could have made millions more, if you'd promised to do a job," Hogan would text Piper, as he recounted to Chris Jericho on Talk Is Jericho.

Then again, Hogan in his mind was probably Whatsapping with André The Giant at the same time, so that's probably bullsh*t.