5 WWE Superstars who refused to win championships

#2 Steve Austin (ECW World Championship)

After getting fired from WCW, Austin appeared in

ECW,

and mocked some of his former employer's top stars.

Eric Bischoff fired Steve Austin from WCW in late 1995, deeming the Texan as 'unmarketable'.

In response, Austin went on to become arguably the biggest name in wrestling, but before joining the WWF in 1996, made a brief stop in ECW.

As part of the extreme promotion, Austin became a cult-hit with the fans, but rejected any major long-term plans.

Paul Heyman reportedly wanted to make Austin the ECW Champion as soon as possible, but the future Stone Cold rejected the offer, knowing his time in ECW was destined to be brief and feeling a quick title run wouldn’t fit his character.

Though he had no plans on winning the gold, Austin did compete in a three-way dance for the title in December 1995, in a match which featured Mikey Whipwreck and winner The Sandman.