26 Times Wrestling Titles Have Been Disrespected

26. Steve Austin Throws The Intercontinental Title From A Bridge

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is arguably the biggest name that the wrestling industry has ever seen, and he's certainly someone who is well versed in the prestige that a wrestling championship should have. That said, he was involved in a hugely memorable moment that saw him launch the Intercontinental Title from a bridge.

Having forfeited the IC belt to The Rock, Stone Cold delivered a patented Stunner and held onto the belt for just a little while longer. We'd then see him eventually throw the title into a river. If The Rock was going to be handed the belt, Austin was certainly not going to make it easy for him.

Stone Cold giving up the Intercontinental Championship because he was no longer interested in it did take the shine off the gold a little, and him chucking the title into a river during an episode of Raw did make the championship look like a piece of trash. That said, this was all done to further the storyline of Austin going after the World Title and to make for some massively entertaining TV as two of the Attitude Era's two biggest stars began to have some of their first interactions of note together.