7 Wrestlers Who Ruined Their Careers By Refusing Jobs

It's been said many times, but it's worth mentioning that the pro wrestling world is full of ego. The very nature of the industry demands that this is the case. This fact doesn't necessarily state that wrestling is full of bad people, but it has been crammed over the years by people with an inflated sense of self-worth. The phrase 'doing a job' means to lose to another wrestler. Often, this is designed to elevate the winner, or perhaps simply switch a title belt between performers. Pretty much every man or woman who enters a ring will do a job at some point, because the idea of winning absolutely every match is absurd. If wrestling wants to maintain some degree of realism, losing is part and parcel of the illusion. Most of the time, this doesn't present any problems. With that in mind, there have been many occasions reported when wrestlers have refused to lose. Worse yet, sometimes that refusal can lead to the downfall of a performer's career with a company. That's what is explored here, 7 different times when pro wrestlers shot themselves in the foot (at least in the long run) by refusing to do a job. There are extenuating circumstances for some of these entries, it'd be foolish to attribute one match to their career downfall. However, it's also important to note that these refusals did play a part in the gathering pace of their deterioration.