5 little-known WWE backstage disagreements

#4 Former WWE Superstars Bob Holly and Chris Masters

Speaking on The Hannibal TV, former WWE Superstar Chris Masters was asked to give his take on rumors that he has heat with Bob Holly.

Masters began by explaining that he failed to show up for an Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) television taping in his first week in WWE. He said his name was not on the TV sheet, so he did not think he was needed that day. When it turned out that he was needed, he received a telling-off from OVW officials in front of Holly.

From that moment on, Masters felt as though Holly did not like him. The heat between the two continued when Masters did not shake Holly’s hand at another TV taping because he thought he was busy.

“He was crowded with three other guys and I didn’t want to interrupt, so I just went to my bag. You know, Bob really took that as a sign of disrespect, like I was shunning him, or like I purposely didn’t go to greet him. He was upset. In his mind, too, it’s like, ‘This is that same punk kid that didn’t show up to the OVW TV taping. Now he’s disrespecting me.’”

Masters said he had heat with other WWE Superstars due to his age (20 years old) and because he was set to receive a push. He also revealed that Holly requested to face him that night because he wanted to “rough [him] up”. WWE officials rejected Holly’s request and booked him to face Carlito instead.