10 Wrestling Champions Who've Vacated The Most Titles

4. Shawn Michaels - 4

HBK seems to lose more titles by vacating them than he does by being pinned. In 1993, he was forced to vacate the IC title. In storyline, this was due to the fact that Michaels had broken the 30-day rule and was not defending his title enough. In actuality, he has been suspended for testing positive for steroids. In 1994, he and his bodyguard Diesel were the tag team champions, when the team violently imploded at Survivor Series after HBK kicked Big Daddy Cool by accident. The dissolution of the team led to the title being vacated and a singles feud between the two. In 1997, he voluntarily vacated the WWF title, claiming a knee injury and 'losing his smile'. Rumours persist that he simply didn't want to drop it to Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 13. Later that same year he and Steve Austin were tag champs when he was suspended for brawling backstage with Hart over the 'Sunny Days' remark HBK had made on live TV, implying an affair between Bret and diva, Sunny. As a result of his suspension both he and Austin were stripped of the belts, which is a little unfair on Stone Cold. Speaking of...
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