6 WWE/WCW stars who refused to shake another wrestler's hand

#4 Chris Masters did not shake Bob Holly’s hand in WWE

While many of these handshake refusals were intentional, former WWE star Chris Masters certainly did not mean to shun a handshake from Bob Holly.

Speaking on The Hannibal TV in 2020, Masters said Holly did not like him from the beginning of his time in WWE’s developmental system. Their relationship became even more strained when Masters failed to shake Holly’s hand on the day of a television taping.

“He was crowded with three other guys and I didn’t want to interrupt, so I just went to my bag,” Masters said. “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.”

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Masters said he once failed to show up to an OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) taping because he did not think he was needed. He received a telling-off from OVW officials due to his no-show, and Holly happened to be in the same room.

“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 added.

Following the handshake miscommunication, The Masterpiece claimed that Holly tried to face him that night because he wanted to “rough [him] up.” In the end, WWE’s higher-ups booked Holly against Carlito instead.