8 Biggest Ever Wrestler-Management Disputes In History

3. Ric Flair And Jim Herd

Ric aptitude was to WCW what Hulk Hogan was to WWE.

Despite this, aptitude frequently clashed with WCW’s vp Jim Herd over variety of problems. the most effective of that in apprehension, was Herd’s decide to have aptitude drop the ‘Nature Boy’ gimmick, cut his trademark blonde hair and adopt a Roman Gladiator persona named Spartacus so as to “change with the days.”

Herd saw Flair’s days as a main event star behind him and wished to push the likes of Sting and Lex Luger instead. whereas renegotiating his contract, Herd tried to urge aptitude to require a cut, aptitude rejected. He additionally rejected dropping the title to Luger as he began to change state from the most event slots in WCW. aptitude cited the actual fact that he and Herd had united that Sting would be the person to require the title. Despite this, Herd wasn’t daunted what had been antecedently united and all over up firing aptitude, WHO was still champion and in possession of the physical championship belt.

Flair referred to as Vince McMahon and a deal was united that saw the character Boy send the WWE his championship belt to be used on tv. police officer Heenan started cutting promos with the title belt in hand. This Drew nice intrigue because the fans knew WHO the belt belonged to and what had happened with aptitude and WCW.

The whole scenario blew up in Herd’s face as WCW lost its biggest star and lots of of his fans else. everybody WHO attended WWE events would get to check the dream match of aptitude against Hogan. It seems aptitude was in his legal rights to require the title belt with him to the WWE as a result of Herd refused to allow aptitude back the $25,000 deposit that the NWA needed of each battler upon winning the planet title to stay him from showing in a very rival promotion.