Stan Hansen(I)
- Actor
Refused to drop the American Wrestling Association heavyweight title in
1984, even when told directly by AWA president Verne Gagne. Never
officially dropped the title and was stripped of it for failure to
defend it in thirty days. When the AWA asked him to return the belt
since he wasn't champion anymore, Stan agreed to do so. But not until
after he destroyed it by driving over it with his 4X4 pickup countless
times. This led to Stan Hansen basically being blackballed from the
North American wrestling scene for six years, which was fine with
Hansen since he made most of his money in Japan anyway.
