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

#3 and #2 Lex Luger and WWE Hall of Famer Sting refused to shake Vampiro’s hand in WCW

Such a cool pic of #Sting and #Vampiro #WCW #WrestlingCommunity pic.twitter.com/KoYhHJJlbx

— The Closed Fist (@TheClosedFist) December 9, 2020

Vampiro has never worked for WWE during his three decades in the wrestling business, but he did work for WCW between 1998 and 2001. He feuded with both Lex Luger and Sting in WCW and even joined forces with Sting to face Luger and Ric Flair.

While he later learned a lot from Sting outside the ring, Vampiro’s relationship with the WCW icon got off to a bad start. He revealed on The Steve Austin Show in 2018 that Sting and Luger refused to shake his hand on his first day in WCW.

“When I first came in the dressing room and I went to say ‘hi’ to Sting and to Lex Luger… it’s in my head like it happened this morning,” Vampiro said. “I went to shake their hands and they went literally turned their back on me. That was something that took me aback.” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]

WCW #UNCENSORED 2000Sting vs Luger#BrothersInPaint Sting and @vampiro_vampiro come together!🙌🏼 #ThankYouSting pic.twitter.com/3KLL7FgjXk

— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) August 25, 2016

Vampiro added that Sting disliked his edgy gimmick and questioned whether he worked hard enough. He also clarified that the 2016 WWE Hall of Famer took time out to speak to him and educate him about the wrestling business.

Regarding Luger, Vampiro recalled how the former WWE star once dropped him while trying to perform a bodyslam. He claimed Luger did not have the strength to slam his 220-pound body to the mat.