Today we present you with 16 Strange Details About The WWE Locker Room That Really Surprises You
16: Phone Calls aren’t made inside
During his tenure with WWE,
Enzo Amore got on the bad side
of plenty of Superstars,
for many reasons.
One such reason was that the Certified-G would have
loud phone calls in the locker-room,
, forcing everyone to listen in.
As if this wasn’t bad enough,
Amore would reportedly make fun of the wrestling business
during these calls
in front of more seasoned veterans like Seth Rollins and Finn Balor.
This disrespect quickly left Amore
getting kicked out of the locker-room for a while,
though the former Cruiserweight Champion has denied claims,
boasting to interviewers that he had his own private locker-room,
a fact that no-one else in the WWE seems to agree with.
15: No Cameras allowed in the locker-room
With shows like WWE: 24,
Chronicle,
and 365
being popular on the Network,
the WWE Universe have been able to get a good look
into the world of WWE backstage.
One place rarely seen though
is the locker-room itself,
as backstage reactions such as Kevin Owens getting told
that Vince McMahon didn’t like his WrestleMania 33 match,
are usually featured in the elusive Gorilla position.
Whilst the WWE: 24 specials about NXT
did show the developmental brand’s locker-room,
cameras are forbidden from the WrestleMania locker-room,
as with so much focus being on the Superstars
outside the ring
and now even backstage
it’s nice for them to have one place that’s truly private.
14: No filming social media content
A follow-up from the no cameras allowed rule,
the WWE Superstars are not allowed to film themselves
or their colleagues inside of the locker-room.
It makes sense, as if WWE’s official
production teams aren’t allowed to film,
there’s no chance for someone like Zack Ryder to film
and get away with it.
As the locker-room is shared by so many Superstars,
everyone is expected to respect those around them,
and whilst some Superstars have filmed themselves in the past
this is almost always in an empty locker-room
before the show starts.
A harbour from the hustle and bustle of the job,
no Superstars wants to be interrupted by a performer cutting a promo,
when they just want to relax.
13: New locker-room leadershave emerged
The role of being a locker-room leader is something
that happens gradually and naturally.
Over time, Superstars have grown into the role,
such as the Undertaker
and John Cena,
whilst others like CM Punk have tried to claim the spot,
only to be rejected by the talent.
With the Deadman and Cena now firm part-timers,
new leaders have emerged, with Daniel Bryan
being one of the most respected stars in the SmackDown locker room.
On RAW, Roman Reigns has emerged as a locker-room leader
after being thrust into the main event,
though after stepping away from the company to battle Leukaemia,
fellow Shield-brother Seth Rollins
has taken the place of the Big Dog.
12: Friends and family aren’t usually allowed
We’ve said how the WWE locker- room is a private place
for the Superstars, where everyone is not allowed,
and yes, that does include their families
and friends.
Whilst loved ones are allowed backstage,
the locker-room is off limits,
as it may distract other Superstars
there who are trying to relax.
This makes sense in a way,
as you wouldn’t allow your family to come behind the scenes
if it meant disrupting and disrespecting your colleagues.
With so much open space backstage,
there’s plenty of places for Superstars
to spend precious moments with their families
and friends before or after a match,
so being blacklisted from the locker- room is not that big a deal.
11: Brock Lesnar is on his own
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone,
but there are very special provisions in place for Brock Lesnar.
The longest reigning Universal Champion,
Lesnar reportedly barely interacts with talent backstage,
something that has caused many Superstars to resent him.
The Beast Incarnate has been allowed his own private locker-room,
meaning he can react with whoever he wants to
and avoid everyone else.
Part-time wrestlers often carry a negative stigma,
though unlike part-timers such as Goldberg,
The Undertaker,
and others,
it seems the Beast as made no effort at all
to socialize with his colleagues,
with the fact that this rudeness
is coming from the Universal Champion
doing no good for locker-room morale.
10: Management pays attention to locker-room opinions
The relationship between WWE Superstars
can often live or die
by their interactions in the locker-rooms,
with several reports getting out to the public.
A bad vibe in the locker-room could even lead to a Superstar
getting punished by the company,
with Braun Strowman reportedly having his push slowed down
due to backstage heat.
By contrast, Roman Reigns reportedly always
showed respect to his fellow Superstar backstage,
which is just one reason why the WWE hoped to push him as their top guy
before his hiatus.
Whilst a locker-room reputation isn’t the most vital thing to make a Superstar,
it can certainly make or break a wrestler.
9: A video feed of the ring is always shown.
When a Superstar makes it to the main roster,
some fans could think that
that there training days are over.
Afterall, surely leaving NXT
for either RAW
or SmackDown
is akin to graduating from college or university
into the world of work.
The truth, is that WWE want their Superstars to be constantly improving
and pay attention to the shows
and their fellow Superstars.
To do this, the Locker-room will have a video feed shown
all day, allowing everyone to watch the show,
and study how the crowd are reacting.
The feed actually starts
long before the arena fills up with fans,
meaning that any particularly dedicated Superstars
can watch the entire process of putting the ring together
before they go out there.
8: Wrestlers get heat for leaving early
The WWE locker-room is a place built on respect,
and one key unwritten rule
is that everyone should wait until
the end of the show.
Regardless of whether you’re in the opening match
or the main event,
staying until the end shows
shows curtesy to your fellow Superstars
who like you,
risk their bodies
for entertainment.
Some wrestlers have paid the price for not following this rule,
with Braun Strowman allegedly leaving early during multiple shows
which gave the Monster Among
plenty of heat backstage.
Chris Jericho has said on his podcast that
he’s given plenty of young stars a tongue-lashing for leaving early,
though there are reports that Lesnar is one who gets to leave early
and get away with it.
7: Small parties are sometimes held
Travelling all across the world for months on end,
the WWE locker-room needs some fun backstage.
This fun sometimes comes in the form of parties,
especially if someone is celebrating a birthday
or special event.
When Kane received a cake backstage during a live event,
the WWE decided to turn it into an in-ring segment
and the Big Red Machine isn’t the only one to be
the receiving end of a delicious attack.
Seth Rollins tried to Xavier Woods with cake during an episode of UpUpDownDown, and whilst these partiesare not usually held at important events
such as pay per views,
they certainly can lighten the mood at live events.
6: John Cena watches every match
If there was an opposite to Brock Lesnar’s attitude backstage
it is fellow part-timer and WWE Champion, John Cena
Whilst Cena has left his full-time schedule behind
to expand his acting career,
Cena still insists on watching every match from start to finish
when he’s at RAW
or SmackDown Live.
Speaking on Talk is Jericho
Kevin Owens said
how Cena loves to see how the crowd reacts,
and see which Superstars are stepping up.
The former NXT
and Universal Champion also admitted
that he and some other Superstars have sat by Cena’s side during matches,
hoping to get some pearls of wisdom
from one of the most iconic champions in all
of WWE history.
5: Don’t disrespect the doctors
With pro wrestling being such a risky profession,
the WWE employ the best doctors
for the Superstars to trust. Working with Superstars,
it is the doctor’s roles to make sure injuries and
and illnesses are treated immediately,
a job they should be able to do without being disrespected by those they’re helping.
After allegedly slandering some of the WWE doctors in front of the locker-room,
Baron Corbin reportedly lost his Money in the Bank title shot
as punishment for his actions.
The entire relationship between the doctors and superstars are based on trust,
and disrespecting them violates that trust,
and whilst many have have been fired over this
Corbin’s punishment was still very severe.
4: No more hazing
In many sports, there is the tradition of hazing,
where veterans would take it upon themselves
themselves to welcome new talent
by forcing the rookies through annoying,
humiliating or painful acts.
In WWE, John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield
is known for harassing countless wrestlers throughout the years,
with many leaving the business solely because of the Texan.
With WWE becoming a more public brand however,
there is now a strict no-hazing policy backstage,
though silly pranks and ribs between Superstars are still around.
But when these pranks become cruel or intentionally malicious,
the company has no choice but to step in,
with punishments for hazing
ranging from strong fines to firings.
3: Watch where you eat
As highly trained athletes, it’s pretty obvious
that WWE Superstars are very particular on
on what foods they put in their bodies.
Whilst some Superstars have even gone to provide their own meals,
the WWE still offer catering,
though Superstars have gotten in trouble for eating in the locker-room.
The most famous story of eating involves a rookie Miz,
who not long after joining the company,
was kicked out of the locker-room
for getting crumbs on someone’s bag.
Forced to change in toilets and closets for months,
he Miz would eventually earn his way back into the locker-room,
and now as a leader,
hopefully prevents new Superstars
from making the same mistakes he did.
2: Bosses and writers never enter
As we’ve learned,
the WWE locker-room is a sacred place,
just for Superstars.
Phone calls aren’t allowed
and neither are family and friends.
As a place where Superstars can relax
and prepare before shows,
the locker-room is reportedly off limits to the bosses and writers,
as the Superstars shouldn’t be disturbed.
If someone does need to share information,
they will meet a Superstar outside and pass on the info there,
rather than break the safe-haven that is the locker-room,
where WWE Superstars can have a few moments of peace
in their otherwise very hectic profession.
1: No more Wrestler’s Court.
One of the oldest traditions of the WWE locker-room,
the wrestler’s court was managed by wrestlers to solve problems backstage.
Much like a real court,
a judge would preside,
often the Undertaker,
as Superstars alleged to have done wrong
would be defended from the prosecution, usually JBL.
Whilst these proceedings would usually end
with the accused apologizing and buying beer,
stories quickly got out about how affected Superstars were,
with former Women’s Champion Melina
reportedly left in tears after one encounter.
With some proceedings being
nothing more than accepted bullying,
Wrestler’s Court is thankfully a thing of the past,
and we expect
the WWE are hoping it stays buried,
never to be ccback.
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