10 Wildest Wrestling Lawsuits Ever

5. The Real World's Champion

Hulk Hogan vs Vince Russo
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Imagine if MJF rocked up on WWE TV holding the AEW World Heabyweight Championship belt. Actually, that is totally something he would do, but you get the point.

The 1991 equivalent of this was when Ric Flair signed for the WWE whilst still in possession of the physical NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship belt.

The Nature Boy had left WCW after a disagreement with head honcho Jim Herd. This was when Herd wanted to make Flair into a character named "Spartacus", which sounded just as stupid back then as it does today.

Another reason why this idea was really dumb was that Flair was the world champion at the time and his contract was up for renewal. Since the wrestler had fronted up money for the creation of the physical title - money which WCW refused to give him back - Flair decided that the belt was his.

As soon as the Big Gold Belt started appearing on WWE TV, WCW's legal team went into overdrive. Lawsuits flew around left, right, and centre, until a settlement was reached and the championship prop was returned.

Well, they didn't call him The Dirtiest Player in the Game for nothing.

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