10 Famous Wrestlers No One Liked Working With

The All Japan legend had a bad reputation for the scarily dangerous level of stiffness in his work. With punches that felt like bricks and lariats that felt like trucks, Hansen had an awful habit of throwing his peers' wellbeing to the wind. According to the man himself, his bone-crunching work stems from his visual impairment. Legally blind without his specs, Hansen didn't want to risk anything he did looking fake so, to avoid a whole lot of wind between him and his opponents, he'd simply clock them for real.

While Hansen was well-behaved when working for Giant Baba, his antics in the US proved disastrous. Fiercely protective of the monstrous aura he'd cultivated in Japan, Hansen didn't want to risk photos or tapes of him looking weak making their way back to the land of the rising sun. Frequently refusing to job and no-selling offence, the often grumpy Hansen cranked his unprofessionalism up a notch in the AWA.

Offered a run as AWA World Heavyweight Champion, Hansen readily agreed, seeing big time dollar signs on the rise. Disappointed by the subsequent pay, Verne Gagne ordering him to hastily drop the belt to Nick Bockwinkel proved to be the tip of the ice berg. Enraged, Hansen high tailed it back to Japan where he defended the belt without the promotion's authorisation. After AWA stripped him of the title and gave it to Bockwinkel, Hansen ran the belt over with his car.

Bar a brief turn in WCW in the early 90s, Hansen received little work in the US again due to ticking off workers and promoters alike two too many times.