10 Wrestlers Who Threw Their Championships Away

10. Scott Hall - WCW World Television Championship

Between the Fingerpoke of Doom, nWo running way too wild, concussing Bret Hart and the mass talent exodus, WCW was well into its death throes by 1999. It seemed every PPV that year was stinker after stinker, with that years Mayhem event being one of the better ones, and that wasn't good!

On the show, reigning WCW Television Champion Rick Steiner forfeited title to United States Champion Scott Hall. Shortly afterwards, he'd successfully defend both belts against Booker T.

Eight days later on Nitro, Hall decided that he didn't want to defend the Television championship over the US title, and attempted to simply give the belt to Outsiders partner, Kevin Nash. Big Daddy Cool didn't want it either, so the title ultimately found its way to a nearby garbage can, where it would remain until Jim Duggan fished it out a few months later.

This major disrespect to a championship held by Arn Anderson, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes and many other legends of the industry would be a grim omen for the sort of actions that would soon befall the WCW World Championship, including being vacated six times in one year, and being won by both actor David Arquette and Vince Russo.