Today we present you with 15 Behind The Scenes Incidents (Backstage Incidents) With WWE Wrestlers That Came To Light Just Recently
15. Orton gets caught on tape
Randy Orton may be one of the most recognisable stars in WWE history
but things weren’t always as good for the Apex Predator.
Joining OVW in 2001, Orton had the wrestling business in his blood,
being the son of Cowboy Bob Orton
and the grandson of Bob Orton Sr.
But despite this pedigree, the future Legend Killer was not sold on the business,
with Jim Cornette once revealing a time when Orton was in OVW,
he said he was only going to the developmental brand for the money,
and had no intentions on becoming a Superstar.
Little did Orton know, was that the entire rant had been recorded,
and was later shown to several backstage officials.
After a meeting with higher-ups and a $750 fine
the issues were resolved,
and Orton quickly learned something about respecting the business,
before becoming a 13-time World Champion
14. Roman sends a message to CM Punk
Roman Reigns and CM Punk may both be former World Champions,
but have come from very different worlds.
Punk came up from the independent scene,
and was reportedly told he’d never make it in WWE,
whilst Roman joined the company with a wealth of support,
and has become one of the WWE’s top stars.
A locker-room leader from his football days,
Reigns has taken this role in WWE seriously,
even kicking Enzo Amore out of the locker-room,
after the certified G became too unbearable to fellow Superstars.
But before he even entered the main event
the Big Dog new there were big things ahead for him,
and has even admitted he told CM Punk
that he would be the next locker-room leader,
and would lead it better than he found it.
Harsh words for sure, but to be fair,
there’s not too many Superstars with bad things
to say about the Big Dog.
13. Carmellsworth Begins
If you’re going to make it in the WWE,
you need to be behind your character 100%, no matter what.
One shining example of this is Carmella,
who changed herself entirely when she turned heel,
not long after joining SmackDown Live.
Not just satisfied with a new look and moveset,
it was the Staten Island Princess’ idea
to bring James Ellsworth on board as her manager,
following his storyline with AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose.
Ellsworth loved the idea, as the company agreed to partner the two together
with the Chinless wonder proving to be a crucial part
Carmella’s time as a heel.
Even the biggest victory of Carmella’s career,
when she became the first Miss Money In the Bank, came thanks to Ellsworth
proving how well they worked together.
12. Kevin Owen’s singlet
With his larger frame and intense style,
many thought that Kevin Owens would never make it to WWE.
But when Owens signed a deal with the company in 2014,
those doubters were proven wrong
though was worried about making some changes.
The biggest of these changes, came when WWE requested Owens wear actual wrestling gear,
instead of his standard baseball shorts and t-shirt
he had rocked as Kevin Steen on the indies.
But for all his flaws,
it was Enzo Amore who saved the day on this occasion
telling the future Universal Champion to be himself
and ditch the awful singlet he was going to wear.
Thankfully, Owens agreed, though the image of seeing the Candian Superstar in a tight singlet
would have definitely scared plenty of his opponents into submission, before the bell had even rung.
11. Jericho botches the Shooting Star Press
For over 20 years, Chris Jericho has amazed fans with his
incredible skills, with Jericho being famous for 1,004 holds.
But when he was breaking into the business with Lance Storm,
Jericho tried to add to this list, believing he needed some high-risk manouver
to get over with the crowd.
After being suggested the Shooting Star Press by Ultimo Dragon, Jericho believed he could hit the move,
as he had done it plenty of times off a diving board.
Now, as many of you will know,
a diving board and a wrestling ring are two very different things
as Jericho would attempt the move the day before a show run by Jim Cornette.
In one of his biggest mistakes, Jericho landed terribly, breaking his arm,
but somehow still went on to compete with one arm the next night,
showing that he was a true professional through and through.
10. Goldust levels the Hot Rod with his car
When Dustin Rhodes left WCW for the World Wrestling Federation
he knew he wanted to stand out.
And stand out he did, as the bizarre Goldust,
who blurred the lines of what was acceptable,
long before the Attitude Era.
Unfortunately for the Golden One,
this envelope-pushing identity
left many WWE Superstars hesitant to work with him,
with Roddy Piper stepping up to face him at WrestleMania 12.
In their now-infamous Backlot Brawl, the bout saw many real incidents occur,
including Goldust requesting a real punch by the Hot Rod,
with Piper breaking his hand on Rhodes’ head.
Things would go from bad to worse,
as Goldust, driving his own car (painted Gold of course),
ran down Piper, who was supposed to dive out of the way.
Whilst the match would continue, and be one of the most memorable bouts from the show,
Goldust has admitted thinking he had genuinely murdered his opponent at the biggest show of the year.
9. Zayn’s tearful bike ride
An established star on the independent scene,
Sami Zayn reached the pinnacle of his career in 2013,
when he signed a deal with the WWE.
But before the ink had even dried on the contract
Zayn was forced to go under a series of changes,
including moving to Florida so he could live
near the Performance CENTER.
The worst change of all though, was finding out that
the company would not be using his ‘El Generico’ character,
which Zayn had used for years on the indie scene, and had been a massive success.
While in a seminar on cutting promos,
the future-NXT Champion would flex his talents,
dropping an epic monologue where he retired the character.
Overcome with emotions, Zayn has said
he road his bike back to his new home in tears,
but has maintained the story that Generico left wrestling in 2013
to help some orphans in Mexico.
8. The Rock runs out the clock
We all know that Dwayne Johnson is one of the biggest Superstars in wrestling,
and in Hollywood, with his incredible physique
natural charisma and gift of gab
helping him become a huge success.
But according to the Hurricane,
The Brahma Bull wasn’t afraid to bend the rules in the WWE
to help younger talent.
In an interview, the WWE Superhero said that
the Great One would repeatedly mess up his lines
during a pre-taped segment between the two,
much to the shock of all those in attendance.
When Hurricane asked about it, Rock told him that he was making sure the segment
would have to be filmed live, allowing both men more time.
Instead of a 90-second pre-taped segment, the live version went nearly four minutes long,
allowing the Hurricane to get one over on the People’s Champion,
but proving that the Rock, truly, is in a class of his own.
7. Dawson nearly calls it quits
As a member of the Revival,
no-one can deny Scott Dawson’s intensity,
in or out of the ring.
Even before joining the WWE, Dawson was a hard worker,
juggling school, work and wrestling
before moving to Japan to get some experience.After his time in the country was over,
Dawson has said he was ready to quit on the squared circle,
and planned on living a normal life with his wife.
That was until William Regal e-mailed
the future NXT-Tag Team Champion,
saying that the company were interested in hiring him,
a genuine shock as Dawson didn’t even know he was on the company’s radar.
Obviously, Dawson joined the company
teaming with Dash Wilder in NXT
before moving to RAW,
with Dawson still being able to get married and start a family,
but living out his dream job at the same time.
6. The Nature Boy keeps his distance
Critics of Charlotte Flair have often said that
she’s only in the position she is today,
thanks to her Hall of Fame father, Ric Flair.
But what they probably don’t know,
is that during the Queen’s early career, both Flairs kept their distance
with Charlotte revealing on Edge and Christian’s podcast
that she would rarely talk to her father about anything wrestling,
instead getting advice from trainers.
The former RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion admitted
that her father didn’t exactly view women’s wrestling highly during her early career,
which only caused more friction between the two.
This all changed however,
when the Nature Boy saw his princess win the NXT Women’s Championship in 2014
and was overwhelmed with emotion.
With both Flairs in tears of joy, the friction between them dissolved,
and the two-time WWE Hall of Famer
has since gone on to become his daughter’s biggest fan.
5. Vince loves potty humor
Even though he’s a multi-billionaire
and the owner of the company, Vince McMahon
isn’t afraid to josh around with the Superstars who work for him
often with hilarious consequences.
And in one incident involving Edge, Christian and The Hurricane
the Boss showed his second love, behind pro wrestling, is potty humor.
According to the Rated-R Superstar
Edge had eaten a protein filled meal before hitting the road with Christian and Hurricane.
Now, some of you more knowledgeable fans may know what comes next
as the protein made Edge extreme gassy, and after blowing wind,
stunk up the car so much
so much that the Hurricane jumped out of the car to escape.
When Edge told the story to the Boss, McMahon found it hilarious
even joking with the Hurricane about just how deadly a Superstar’s butt can be.
He may be a multi-billionaire, but he’s still the same old Vince McMahon.
4. Kurt Returns after 11 years.
The return of Kurt Angle was a long time coming,
with both Angle and the company seemingly burying all previous grudges
formed in his 11-year absence.
But things were not always as good,
as it was Kurt who first requested a return to the WWE,
but after a stint in rehab, the company wanted nothing to do with him.
Fortunately, Angle persevered
and eventually got a call from Triple H,
who said the company now did want the Olympian back,
but weren’t sure what role they’d have for him.
Visiting the WWE headquarters in Connecticut,
Angle was rightly worried,
as he had not seen McMahon since leaving
due to drug issues in 2006.
But the second the two met, the Chairman embraced Angle like a long-lost son,
with Kurt apologising for his past misdeeds
and helped lay the foundation
for what would be Angle rightly entering the WWE Hall of Fame.
3. Shane calls his dad, at 3AM
This is a story that many of you may already know,
thanks to it’s inclusion on the WWE Network show Storytime
but it just goes to show how weird life on the road can be
When Shane McMahon was travelling on the road
with the Dudleys and Tommy Dreamer,
the SmackDown commissioner decided
that 3am was the perfect time to call his father Vince.
Despite Bubba telling him no,
a slightly drunk Shane O’Mac did just that,
and tossed the phone to the future Impact World Champion
who was at a loss for words.
Fortunately, Bubba wouldn’t be the worst victim of this prank
as the phone was later tossed to Spike Dudley, who was truly wasted,
and didn’t believe Vince was on the line.
Speaking to TMZ, Bubba Ray said how the runt of the Dudley family
asked Vince to hook him up with some weed,
but threw the phone away quickly
when he realised that this really was the Boss.
2. The Shield’s travel woes
Joey Mercury may have had some success as part of MNM,
but after stepping away from the ring
the former Tag Team Champion put his creative mind to good use,
and gave the fans the Shield.
Not only responsible for the idea behind the trio,
Mercury also suggested that the trio should be together at all times,
even when on the rode.
Maintaining kayfabe, the group were always together
with Rollins being the main driver,
until the group disbanded in 2014.
Once they did though, everything changed
as the group were told to no longer be seen together
with Bo Dallas replacing the Architect
as the new travel buddy of Reigns and Ambrose
Rollins has even recalled once seeing
Reigns, Ambrose and Bo stranded on the road
but decided not to pick them up, maintaining kayfabe
in what must’ve been a very difficult decision for the Kingslayer.
1. John Cena, fired?
He may be the biggest star in wrestling history,
but there was a time where things weren’t too certain for John Cena.
Debuting in 2002
as the answer to Vince McMahon’s demand for Ruthless Aggression,
Cena impressed in his debut match against Kurt Angle,
but wasn’t victorious.
In the months that followed, the future WWE Champion failed to dazzle in the ring,
and with his bland look an non-existent promo time,
it seemed that Cena’s days were numbered.
That was until Stephanie McMahon heard Cena rapping on the WWE tour bus, and was so impressed
she asked Big Match John to freestyle on SmackDown.
This completely saved Cena, who has admitted himself he would’ve been released,
if not for Stephanie, with the freestyle skills Cena
showed helping to transition him into his rapper gimmick.Cena survived the year,
won the WWE Championship in 2005,
and the rest is history…
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