10 WWE Wrestlers Who Didn't Do What Was Best For Business
Doing what is best for business can be a lot of drama in the wild world of WWE.
Doing what is best for business seems easy enough. The boss tells a worker what to do, the worker does it, and hopefully, the work helps the company’s bottom line. However, in the world of professional wrestling, doing what’s best for business can be a tricky thing. There is a delicate balance between the company's needs and a pro wrestler’s personal brand. Sometimes the needs lean too far one way or the other.
Over the years, WWE has seen its fair share of superstars who didn't do what was best for business. It creates drama in the ring, backstage, and often upsets the fanbase. Fans miss out on dream matches, get subpar wrestling performances, and watch their favorite superstars sit on the sidelines.
When fans become restless and demand answers, that is often when the finger-pointing begins. Superstars rush out to join their podcasts of choice or talk to their favorite wrestling journalists to give their side of the story. The accounts are sometimes similar with the exception of a few key details, or they are totally opposite. Doing what is best for business can sometimes look like the Royal Rumble: it’s every man for himself.
10. Hulk Hogan Won’t Pass The Torch To Bret Hart
Hulk Hogan shockingly regained the WWE Championship at WrestleMania IX after an impromptu match with Yokozuna. There were then plans for Hulk Hogan vs Bret Hart at SummerSlam 1993. The idea was for Hogan to pass the torch to Hart signifying the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. Unfortunately, Hogan wouldn’t do business.
According to Hart, he was told by Vince McMahon that Hogan refused to drop the belt to him because they weren’t in the same league. This left Hart out of the title picture, and Hogan disgruntled. The Hulkster referred to the IWGP title as the real world championship during a New Japan Pro Wrestling post-match interview.
Hogan agreed to drop the belt back to Yokozuna at King of the Ring 1993 while Hart won the KOTR tournament. At SummerSlam, Hogan did not appear, and Hart wrestled both Doink the Clown and Jerry “the King” Lawler.