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When he’s not running 205 Live as the General Manager, Drake Maverick is obsessively hunting
down the 24/7 championship. His back-and-forth battles with R Truth made the 3-hour long
episodes of RAW each week worth watching.
However, on the 15th April 2020, Maverick and a handful of other WWE superstars were
unexpectedly released as part of budget cuts. Shortly after his release, Maverick took to
Twitter to share his immediate thoughts and reassured fans that he’d still be participating
in the Interim NXT Cruiserweight tournament.
Maverick didn’t allow his small stature to hold him back from making it to the finals
of the tournament and although he didn’t win, his efforts earned him a contract with
the WWE.
I guess he can now finally consummate his marriage.
The Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series 1997
remains as one of wrestling’s most infamous off-script moments which saw Bret Hart get
double-crossed by his boss and legitimately screwed out of his title match with Shawn
Michaels.
More than a decade after the controversial Montreal Incident, Bret Hart returned to the
WWE to bury the hatchet, however, Vince McMahon had other ideas.
This led to a No Holds Barred match between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon at WrestleMania
26 and while it’s always fun to see The Chairman get his ass whooped, this match was
different.
It ended up being a near 70-year-old man getting the beating of his life. Dare I say it but
you couldn’t help but feel sorry for Vince.
On March 5th 2013, we lost one of WWE’s defining managers, Paul Bearer, best remembered
as the manager of The Undertaker.
The WWE held a tribute show on RAW in honour of Bearer, however, it was interrupted by
CM Punk. As disrespectful as it was, it was a brilliant move on WWE’s part as it generated
raw and genuine heel heat towards CM Punk.
In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 29, CM Punk made sure to spite The Undertaker
as much as he could whether it was disrespecting the late Paul Bearer
or taking off with The Phenom’s urn.
At WrestleMania 29, The Undertaker went 1-on-1 with CM Punk and continued his streak by defeating
“The Best in the World” in what was an epic encounter.
One of the most personal and heated rivalries in WWE history was that of Matt Hardy and
Edge.
Hardy had been dating Lita since they paired up with each other as Team Xtreme so it came
as a massive surprise to Hardy when he learned that his girlfriend had been having a real-life
affair with his one of his closest friends at the time, Edge.
So, what did the WWE do? They cashed in on Hardy and Edge’s personal animosity for
one another in a good ol’ storyline.
The two tore each other apart in a series of matches, the last of which was a loser
leaves RAW ladder match where Edge emerged victorious thanks to a little help from Lita.
It’s no secret that Jeff Hardy has been battling demons most of his life, those being
alcohol and drug addiction. The WWE decided that it would be a great idea
to incorporate Hardy’s personal struggles in a storyline with Sheamus.
The storyline all started on an episode of SmackDown on May 29th, 2020 when an inebriated
Jeff Hardy was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident. But we all know who
really did it though. It was Rikishi and he did it for The Rock.
It’s not the first time Jeff Hardy has been ridiculed for his past addictions though.
Although the storyline between Jeff Hardy and Sheamus drew a lot of criticism, the highlight
from it all was seeing Sheamus get completely pissed… literally.