3 WWE Superstars who asked to win a title and 3 who offered to lose a title

#4 Offered to lose a WWE title: Bret Hart

Bret Hart’s WWE departure in November 1997 has gone down as one of the most controversial moments in the history of the wrestling business.

Vince McMahon allowed Hart to join WCW because he could not afford to pay his Superstar the salary that he had promised him. This meant that “The Hitman” had to lose the WWE Championship on his way out of the company to one of his fiercest rivals, Shawn Michaels, at Survivor Series 1997.

History remembers this as the match where Hart refused to drop the WWE Championship to Michaels, hence why McMahon ordered referee Earl Hebner to award the title to “The Heartbreak Kid” even though Hart did not tap out of a sharpshooter.

However, speaking on WWE Network show Broken Skull Sessions, Hart clarified that he originally offered to lose the title to Michaels, but he changed his mind after his rival responded with a derogatory comment.

“‘I have no problem putting you over, I have no problem dropping the title to you or doing anything you want.’ And the big problem between me and Shawn started right there. And he said, ‘I appreciate that, but I just want you to know that I’m not willing to do the same thing for you.’" [H/T Wrestling Headlines]

Michaels’ comment prompted Hart to tell McMahon that he was not prepared to drop the WWE Championship to somebody who would not do the same thing for him.