7 Times WWE Superstars just refused to job

One of the most glorified ‘jobs’ in recent memoryA Superstar’s income in the WWE is dependent on a plethora of factors, ranging from his position in the wrestler hierarchy to his merchandise sales.And inevitably, both of those factors are tied in with how over a Superstar is with the audience.So it is quite conceivable when Superstars reach a certain level of standing within the company, and especially amongst the fans, that they are loath to simply throw away their hard earned privileges by doing a “job”.And especially given the highly competitive dog-eat-dog world that the pro-wrestling industry is, even colleagues are reluctant to offer a leg-up to each other for the fear of having their position on the food-chain usurped.So it comes as little surprise that WWEs history has been littered with instances where Superstars have just refused to lie down and take the pin, even if it were best for business as far as the company may have been concerned.On that note, here are 7 such examples of WWE Superstars that were strongly averse to losing, although they may have initially been booked to do so.

#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin

That Stone Cold Steve Austin has been hailed as perhaps the single biggest ever draw for the WWE by Vince McMahon has been mightily contributed towards by the uncompromising manner in which the integrity of his character was protected on screen.

Aside from a select few Superstars that populated the upper echelons of the company along with the Rattlesnake, the number of other wrestlers to even share ring space with him, let alone steal a victory, has been meager to say the least.

Understandable as it was that Austin was highly protective of his character and legacy, the list of Superstars that he has refused to even work with for fear that it may dilute his standing is quite extensive, with the infamous “taking his ball and going home” incident of 2002 topping the list.

When informed that he was booked to lose to the up-and-coming Brock Lesnar on an episode of Monday Night Raw, Stone Cold infamously no-showed at the taping in Atlanta, and instead flew back home to Texas, leaving the whole company in limbo.

Although the two parties would later on patch up and Austin would return see out the final leg of his WWE career, the Rattlesnake himself later owned up to the folly of his actions; stating that he wasn’t averse to losing to Brock Lesnar, but just to the suddenness of the angle and the fact that it wasn’t afforded sufficient build up to merit a high profile loss.

While his reasoning is something that has come to be widely accepted over time, Stone Cold Steve Austin’s refusal to lose to Brock Lesnar has nonetheless been one glaring black mark in a storied career that has otherwise registered as one of the greatest in the illustrious history of pro-wrestling.