8 Pairs of wrestlers who couldn't stand each other in real life

#2 Hulk Hogan and Harley Race

Professional wrestling used to be territorial. While there were no laws on the books saying that the different promotions had to stay within geographic boundaries, it was a gentlemen's agreement that, say, CWF wouldn't book shows in Texas.

When Vince McMahon Jr. took over the then-WWF from his father, he instituted a change to this regional policy. He began booking shows in other promotion's territories.

While most of the promoters were chagrined, they took no action since McMahon was technically not doing anything illegal by violating the handshake agreement of territorial wrestling, NWA wrestler Harley Race was not going to take it lying down.

Race crashed the backstage area of a WWE show and made a beeline for Hogan. According to differing reports, Race either A. brandished a gun at Hogan or B. Threatened to beat him up terribly. In either case, a terrified Hogan escaped out the back door. Hogan would continue to avoid Race, and expressed a great deal of trepidation when he was scheduled, years later, to face King Harley Race in a match.

Fortunately for Hogan--Race was one of the few legit tough men in the sport and could handle himself quite well in a real fight--Harley went by the book and allowed Hogan to defeat him. The two seem to have since settled their beef, but we think Hogan probably still gives Harley a wide berth.