Today we present you 14 Shocking Revelations From WWE Wrestlers’ Autobiographies
14. Kofi Kingston had a fight with the boss
As one third of The New Day,
Kofi Kingston has entertained millions of fans
with his incredible athletic ability
and friendly demeanour.
But when his ability to get over was called into question,
Kingston wasn’t going to let such an insult slide
even when it was delivered by Vince McMahon.
According to Chris Jericho in his fourth autobiography,
the Chairman said how Kofi simply couldn’t get over as a star,
despite his epic feud with Randy Orton in late 2009.
Trading verbal barbs with his own boss,
Kingston and McMahon got into a scrap,
though instead of firing for the former IC Champion on the spot,
Vince left with a newfound respect for one of his Superstars.
We just wish Y2J had the presence of mind
to whip out a camera.
13.Scott Hall hates autographs
Bret Hart is known as a legend
who is very sure of his opinions,
and one man he has still not changed his tune on
is the Bad Guy himself, Scott Hall.
Before joining WCW in 1996,
Hall competed as Razor Ramon for years in the WWF,
even facing the Hitman at the 1993 Royal Rumble for Hart’s WWF Title.
Bitter enemies in the ring,
Hart wasn’t too fond of Ramon outside it,
mentioning in his book
Hall was approached by a young fan of his,
decked in a home-made Razor costume,
the Bad Guy simply walked by, saying
“I don’t need to sign autographs anymore.”
Of course, we only have Hart’s perception of events to go on,
and whilst this does seem bad,
it’s possible that Ramon was just an extremely committed heel.
12.The Nature boy beats up Bischoff
Ric Flair has done it all in wrestling
and has made plenty of friends
and enemies along the way.
Working for both WWE
and WCW
Flair spent much of his career
working alongside Eric Bischoff,
something that the 16-time World Champion did not enjoy.
In his autobiography,
Flair wrote about how he always felt that
Bischoff was smug,
and took matters into his own hands in 2003.
Slapping Easy-E in the face
whilst Bischoff was on a call,
the Nature Boy reportedly threatened to gouge out his eyes,
buy thankfully refrained from doing so.
It would take fellow former WWE Champion Sgt. Slaughter
to stop Flair from crossing a line he couldn’t un-cross, though Bischoff could’ve been hurt real bad that day if he’d decided to fight back.
11. A battle of gigantic proportions
Whilst they may both stand over 7-foot tall,
The Big Show and the Great Khali are reportedly too of the friendliest Superstars
to ever grace a WWE ring.
That doesn’t mean that these two couldn’t get angry though,
and got into a heated brawl
when the Big Show accused Khali
of stealing one of his moves.
Again it was Chris Jericho who was witness,
as he wrote that Show confronted the Indian Superstar backstage
for ‘stealing’ his chops.
Despite Khali trying to play innocent,
Show through Khali’s bag in the corner,
infuriating the former World Champion,
as Show landed the punch.
As the two Super-heavyweights battered each other with massive punches
it was Show who faltered, tripping over something,
giving staff and Superstars the chance to separate the two
bring this colossal battle to an end.
10. Ric Flair didn’t rate Bret Hart
When Ric Flair published his autobiography in 2004,
it gave many fans an insight into the mind of the Nature Boy.
What fans found there,
was that Flair is very specific about what he likes in wrestling,
with even the legendary Bret Hart not being his cup of tea.
In the book, Flair criticized the Hitman’s
moniker of ‘the Best there ever was’,
as the 16-time World Champion
is considered by many as the greatest of all time.
Not satisfied with just mocking the Canadian’s nickname,
Flair went on to say that
Hart was unable to draw as a top star out of his homeland.
The truth however, is that Bret’s mid-90s spell as the WWE’s top star
was also one of WWE’s most dominant periods in their entire history,
though that probably wouldn’t make any headlines.
9.Bret Hart didn’t rate Ric Flair
Reading Ric Flair’s thoughts on him
certainly must have ticked off the Hitman,
but Hart wasn’t going to let this go.
Releasing his own book
‘Hitman: My Real Life in the cartoon world of Wrestling’ in 2008,
the former WWE Champion did not hold back,
calling the Nature Boy over-rated.
Digging further into his former opponent,
Hart also said that Flair was unfairly arrogant
for someone with little actual skill,
funnily enough the same sort of criticism that the Nature Boy
had made of Bret just a few years prior.
Hart even suggested that Flair did unconvincing blade jobs,
which may be true from the perception of a legend of the industry,
though for a standard fan,
there are few visuals more shocking
than the Nature Boy’s bleach blonde hair being dyed with his own crimson mask.
Hopefully, Flair and Hart have been able to put their differences
aside since these books, as these books make
both men seem bitter about the other’s success.
8. Daniel Bryan nearly made it to WWE TV
In 2019, Daniel Bryan has established himself
as one of WWE’s biggest ever stars,
collecting a legion of loyal fans
during his incredible run in 2014,
before turning on all of them
to win the WWE Championship last year.
But in 2001, before the bearded warrior had established himself in Ring of Honor,
Bryan was apparently nearly brought onto WWE TV,
after signing a developmental contract with Vince McMahon.
Writing in his 2015 autobiography,
the former YES! Man said how he was nearly brought in
in thanks to his friendship with Shawn Michaels,
as part of the new cruiserweight division.
The division was aimed
at pulling in some viewers disappointed
by the on-going collapse of WCW,
though it seems Bryan made the right choice,
leaving not long after,
becoming a huge star on the indies,
before debuting on WWE TV
as part of the original NXT in 2010.
7.Ric Flair hated Mick Foley
Just one of several appearances of the Nature Boy on this list,
it’s clear that Ric Flair has plenty of strong opinions
when it comes to the industry.
One opinion he held strongly was his disdain
of Hardcore legend Mick Foley,
with the real-life hate between the two playing into their 2006 feud.
Writing in his book
the Nature Boy ripped into Mrs. Foley’s baby boy,
labelling him a glorified stuntman,
who had only been a success in wrestling due to a fluke.
Completely disregarding Foley’s accomplishments in the business,
include three reigns as WWF Champion,
Flair’s comments upset fans
who had supported the Micker for years.
Whilst Foley did indeed make some unflattering comments about
the 16-time World Champion in his own book a few years prior,
they were vanilla compared to the barrage of hate
he received in return.
6.The Giant and his beers
Under normal circumstances, hearing about someone drinking
127 beers would be questionable,
but Andre The Giant was anything but normal.
Instead, the Frenchman was known,
not only for his in-ring feuds,
but also for his incredible drinking ability,
many of which ending with the
many of which ending with the Giant laid on his back completely wasted.
The story, according to the Fabulous Moolah
in her 2002 Autobiography,
is that Andre once drank 127 beers in a hotel bar,
before the alcohol finally got to the Super-heavyweight,
with Andre passing out in the middle of the room.
Even unconscious,
Andre proved to be a problem for the now beer-less bar,
as his enormous size meant no one could move him.
After many attempts to move and wake the big man, the staff gave up,
throw a sheet over the sleeping giant, and left him be,
with the Giant waking on his own hours later,
presumably with a massive hangover.
5. Justin Roberts and Hazing
The autobiography of Justin Roberts
created serious waves when it was released in 2017,
and brought to light the serious problem that is hazing in the WWE.
Writing about the much-beloved Mauro Ranallo,
Roberts revealed how the WWE has a bizarre
fascination with hazing,
with many sadistic rituals Roberts had to face when he joined the company,
being forced on Ranallo
This even pushed the Bellator announcer
to quit the company following
hazing from known bully JBL,
shortly before WrestleMania 33,
though Ranallo has denied he quit because of Bradshaw.
Speaking on his
own experiences in hazing,
Roberts wrote about how he once had his passport stolen
whilst the company were overseas in Europe,
leaving the announcer stranded
whilst the rest of the roster headed back to the States.
Whilst this would’ve been an immediate HR issue in any other company
the WWE is not like any other company,
and it’s unclear whether any disciplinary measures were taken.
4.Regal gets arrested for Urinating
William Regal has always carried himself with class,
dignity and a sense of British civility regardless
of whether he’s a heel
or a face.
But during his time in WCW,
the NXT General Manager
certainly didn’t live up to the British standard,
when he found himself arrested for urinating.
Whilst Public urination isn’t the worst of crimes,
Regal revealed in his autobiography that he was arrested
for peeing on an air hostess whilst touring the company.
Regal, who was battling drug addiction at the time,
was apparently so drunk,
he couldn’t even remember the incident at all,
and only realised something was wrong
when he woke up in a jail cell in Anchorage, Alaska.
This of course came as a huge shock to fans
of the former Intercontinental Champion,
who were not aware
of the substance abuse problems Regal had.
Joining the WWF in 1998,
Regal would be fired from the company for these same problems,
and has said he does not remember his initial run with the company at all.
Thankfully, the Blackpool Brawler has gotten his life on track
and is now one of wrestling’s most respected figures.
3.Dawn Marie and Kurt Angle had an affair
The life of a WWE Superstar is not an easy one.
Not only is there the physical pain
taking bumps every night
but having to spend time
away from your family and loved ones
can be just as painful.
On the surface, Kurt Angle seems like a happy family man,
but even the Olympic Gold Medalist
fell into temptation years ago,
having an affair with then WWE Diva Dawn Marie.
This fling was confirmed by Marie
in her autobiography, who also mentioned that
Angle was married and Marie herself was in a relationship at the time.
Marie openly revealing the affair
came as a shock to many
who have idolised Angle over the years,
and showed how even the most loyal of spouses
can do bad things.
Fortunately, Kurt has remained faithful
to his current wife Giovanna, whom he married in 2012
after divorcing Karen Angle in 2008.
2.Roddy Piper was a member of the Hart Family
It may come as a shock to many members of the WWE Universe,
but ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper wasn’t actually Scottish.
Whilst fans probably should have figured this out
Piper’s lack of a Scottish accent,
the Hot Rod was actually from Canada,
a fact he revealed in his 2002 Autobiography.
As if this wasn’t shocking news on it’s own,
Piper also revealed he was a real-life cousin to the Harts,
and therefore could’ve been a member of the Hart Foundation
alongside Bret, Owen, and Jim Neidhart.
Whilst the relationship was occasionally hinted at
(noticeably during the build to Piper and Bret’s match at WrestleMania 8),
it’s probably for the best that Piper didn’t join his family.
At the time, Bret was one of the cleanest babyfaces around,
and there’s no way Piper would’ve been half as legendary,
if he hadn’t become the dastardly heels
fans grew to hate and love.
1.The Undertaker took a dump, in the King’s Crown
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler is a true legend of wrestling,
holding countless titles cross dozens of promotions.
A true icon of the Memphis wrestling scene,
Lawler entered the WWE in the early 90s,
with plenty of self-confidence,
that many saw as arrogance.
Ever the renegades,
The Kliq aimed to set the King straight with a series of pranks,
but were quickly out-done by The Undertaker.
According to the late Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan,
the Deadman aimed to show Lawler he meant business, and did so,
by taking a dump on the King’s crown.
This apparently worked, as Lawler did tone down his arrogance
a lot in the coming years,
and has since become one of WWE’s longest tenuring stars,
whilst the Phenom proved that he was truly the master of mind games.
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