Number 5 – Steve Austin Mugshot
The Texas Rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin was simply the man of the WWE and definitely
won the fans over with his rebellious attitude. He is still a member of the WWE extended family
to this day, however, a mugshot of Steve Austin was released publically that Vince would not
like you to have seen. Shortly after he walked away from the WWE, Austin’s personal life
became worse than his professional one. On June 2002, his wife at the time, Debra Marshall,
called the police after telling officers that he had beaten her on the head, back and legs.
A month later, Austin was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. He was given a year's
probation, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community service. What was
more odd about this case is that Debra revealed that the WWE actually knew of the abuse, working
to conceal the bruises on her face, and kept her from revealing that Austin hit her, as
it would cost the company millions of dollars.
Number 4 – Jimmy Snuka Murder Trial
The Superfly Jimmy Snuka was a huge wrestling figure during the 1980s. He was actually the
first WrestleMania opponent of The Undertaker. For his many years of work with the company,
he was subsequently inducted early into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996. However, this all
changed when a case from 1983 was brought up in 2015 for the murder of his girlfriend
at the time, Nancy Argentino. Snuka was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary
manslaughter for Argentino's death. As a result, WWE suspended his Legends contract and removed
his Hall of Fame page from its website.
Number 3 – Announcer Rules
As we know the WWE is top of the chain when it comes to all wrestling promotions but when
the announcer rules were leaked to the public, this must have outraged Mr McMahon as the
9-page document contains a lot of very strict rules enforced by the Chairman that the announcers
must abide by, maybe a little too strict to some. Fans were shocked to see how strict
the WWE were when it came to words. Explicitly stating that words such as interesting and
hospital were not allowed to be used. If you ask me, it sounds like more of a dictatorship
in the commentary team. No wonder Michael Cole makes a lot of mistakes, or maybe it’s
just Michael Cole himself, who knows!
Number 2 – Stephanie McMahon Nip Slip
Stephanie McMahon has had her fair share of drama throughout her time in the WWE but this
next one will have definitely had Mr McMahon at the edge of his seat! Stephanie McMahon,
the only daughter of the chairman Mr McMahon, has had the unfortunate nip slip on worldwide
television not once, but twice! The lesser of the two featured Stephanie McMahon during
a wedding segment where she rolled around in her dress, suffering a nip slip in the
process. The second incident was the more serious matter as her breasts were exposed
on live TV when Triple H was ready to give her a pedigree through the announce table.
Not sure that her father would have been happy seeing his only daughter having her breasts
exposed to the world.
Number 1 – Chris Benoit Tribute
The Chris Benoit Tribute is something Vince will definitely want to forget about. After
hearing news of Benoit’s death in June 2007, WWE put on a tribute show the next day in
memory of Chris Benoit for all he’s done for the company. Little did Vince know, that
Benoit had actually committed a double murder of his wife Nancy, and son Daniel before hanging
himself in his weight room. Benoit’s crimes would become a huge wakeup call in the WWE
industry for anyone who thought the wrestling industry was a home for drug abuse. The regretful
photo of Vince paying his tribute to a cold blooded killer is something he will not likely
forget about.