Today we present you with 13 WWE Superstars who were arrested for the craziest crimes
13 The Big Show
The Big Show may be one of WWE’s longest tenuring Superstars,
but before he made it to the WWE,
the Giant nearly risked his entire future.
After drinking far too much liquor at a motel,
the future WWE Champion wreaked havoc,
much to the distress of both the staff and guests.
After reportedly exposing himself to a female member of staff,
the colossal star was arrested,
and we imagine it took many police officers
to book the 500lbs star.
If nothing else, this brush with the law did give
the world Big Show’s infamous mug shot,
in which he is unable to keep his eyes open.
Fortunately for Show, the charges were later dropped
and the Giant went on to have an epic career,
joining the WWF in 1999.
12 Andre Hart
Andre Davis may not have been a champion in WWE,
though he certainly goes down in history for all the wrong reasons.
Impressing everyone under ring name Andre Hart,
no relation to the Canadian family, Hart received a contract by Vince McMahon,
which was quickly rescinded once a medical exam
found Hart to be HIV Positive
Though fully aware of his HIV status,
Hart returned to the indies,
and slept with dozens of women,
infected them all.
Arrested in 2011, Hart was sentenced to 32 years in prison
the following year, and is currently incarcerated right now
Hart has apologised to his victims
and has vowed to raise awareness of the dangers of sex addiction
and HIV when he gets out,
though by the time that happens,
he won’t have much life left to go.
11 Ken Patera
Before he joined wrestling,
Ken Patera was an accomplished weightlifter,
and could easily throw his opponents around the ring with ease.
But one showcase of the powerhouse outside of the ring
came on April 6th, 1984,
when he was refused service at a McDonald’s.
In the company’s defence, this was after hours,
but this little tidbit didn’t stop Patera
from picking up a chunk of rock
and throwing it through a window,
though he claimed it was done by a
disgruntled ex-employee.
Patera probably didn’t help his legal defence
when an officer arrived at the scene, as Patera assaulted the cop.
Later joining the WWF,
Patera’s time with the company was cut short,
when he was found guilty,
and was sentenced to two years in prison.
10 Hardbody Harrison
Unless you saw some very specific matches
in WCW in the late 1990s,
you’ve probably never heard of Hardbody Harrison.
To be fair, you haven’t missed much,
as Harrison was a poor wrestler,
and unsurprisingly didn’t get snatched up
when Vince McMahon bought the company in 2001.
Six years later though, Harrison’s name came up again,
as he was charged with the false imprisonment
of eight women, whom he used as sex slaves.
Representing himself in legal proceedings,
Harrison denied the claims, and even suggested he was helping them,
providing them with wrestling training.
Unsurprisingly, this didn’t work,
as amongst other issues in his story,
no-one in their right mind would go to him for training.
After laughable defence,
Harrison was convicted of all charges, and sentenced to life in prison.
9 Vader
Before his death in June 2018,
Vader was known for being one of the
stiffest wrestlers of all time.
In fact, the story goes that in WCW,
younger stars would show up to tapings, see that they would be facing Vader,
and would flee the building in fear.
Not only was the mastodon known for being scary,
he was also known for his short temper.
An example of this came when the Superheavyweight
was in the WWF in the late 1990s,
and was in an interview with The Undertaker.
When the unsuspecting journalist
asked about wrestling being fake,
the Deadman remained calm,
though Vader flipped into a rage.
Assaulting the interviewer,
Vader was arrested and fined $164,
presumably because no-one dared finding more.
You know you’ve got anger issues
8 Scott Hall
Scott Hall’s issues with substance abuse are well known,
and these issues have led to multiple arrests.
One of his most shocking brushes
with the law came in 1983,
when the future Hall of Famer
was involved in an altercation outside a Florida nightclub.
When his attacker drew a gun,
Hall had to wrestle for the weapon,
and ended up shooting the man.
Arrested and charged with second degree murder,
the case was later dropped
due to a lack of evidence.
Vowing to turn his life around, Hall would join the world
of wrestling, and would find his way to the WWF in 1992.
Though Hall has gotten his life back on track
thanks to the intervention of DDP,
Hall did speak in a recent interview about the attack,
saying it haunts him to this day.
7 Emma
When WWE’s Emma was
fired on June 30th 2014,
the wrestling fan community weren’t pleased.
The Australian had been arrested in Hartford, Connecticut
for allegedly stealing an iPad case earlier that day,
though the Superstar claimed she had
simply forgotten to pay for the case.
This certainly seemed more likely,
as with a WWE salary,
it seems laughable that she’d need to shoplift.
After much fan outrage
over such a strict punishment for what seemed like a happy accident,
the company did re-hire
her later that week.
After serving some community service,
Emma returned to the ring,
becoming a dominant force in NXT,
before being released in 2017.
Perhaps this was for the best,
as the botched Emmalina gimmick left fans cringing,
and the Aussie has become on of ROH’s top women.
6 Billy Joe Travis
Billie Joe Travis was arrested
for unpaid child support,
and though that isn’t the most exciting of crimes,
his actual arrest got everyone talking.
Working for a Memphis-based promotion in 1996,
Travis had already established himself as a huge star,
meaning there was no reason he wasn’t able to pay.
Being arrested live on TV,
the promotion decided to turn the whole affair into a storyline,
including filming Travis being dragged out of the building and being placed in a squad car.
Though Travis held several champions in the territory,
including being a former CWA Tag Team Champion with a rookie Scott Steiner,
it is probably his arrest that the star is best remembered for.
5 Ric Flair
It’s no secret that Ric Flair is a bit of a party animal,
and is no stranger to getting intoxicated.
One of the Nature Boy’s most shocking
escapades came in 2002,
when the WWE was travelling back to the US
after a tour in the United Kingdom
in what would be later deemed the Plane Ride From Hell.
During the historic flight
Flair became so drunk, he stripped naked,
before doing his trademark strut,
whilst trying to dance with flight attendants
This unsurprisingly, did not please the crew,
as the attendants later filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Flair,
claiming the Dirtiest player in the game
had forced their hands on his genitals.
Though Flair denied these accusations
the case was settled out of court
for an undisclosed fee.
4 New Jack
Whilst he may be best remembered
for the infamous Mass Transit incident in the original ECW, New Jack seemingly
outdid himself in 2004.
After the extreme promotion went under in 2001,
the original gangster would bounce around the independent circuit,
before founding himself in the Thunder Wrestling Federation.
During a show, New Jack took on William Lane,
though during the match, Jack snapped, and pulled out a knife from his ring gear. Shocking everyone watching, Jack proceeded to stab Lane nine times,
before being arrested and charged with aggravated
assault to commit murder.
In what may be the luckiest move in wrestling history, Lane later dropped all charges against New Jack,
after the former ECW star agreed to train him.
3 Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner may be known for his unique look
and very unique promos,
but the master of the Steiner Recliner has had more
than his fair share of legal issues.
In January 2001, the Genetic Freak was arrested
a WCW taping for the most shocking of reasons.
During a segment, Steiner inflicted a beating on Christopher Daniels and Michael Modest
that left both men a wreck.
As an EMT went to check on the duo,
Steiner returned to the scene of the crime,
attacking the EMT as well.
The only problem, was that the EMT,
wasn’t an actor, but was an actual EMT.
Arrested for assault, the case against Steiner was later dropped
when the court deemed that Steienr genuinely thought the EMT was part of the show.
A lucky escape for the WCW World Champion,
though it would’ve been amazing to see Steiner use one his classic promos
to defend himself in a court of law.
2 Bo Dallas
Bo Dallas has promoted a life full of positivity on-screen
but it wasn’t that long ago,
that the former NXT Champion found himself on the
wrong side of the law.
During a tour in 2016,
the Bo-Lieve star was found heavily intoxicated
and very disruptive during
the company’s tour of Mexico.
According to eye witnesses
Dallas had been drinking heavily before the flight,
and after taking his seat,
began singing songs from The Lion King
at the top of his lungs.
Those on board clearly didn’t appreciate
Dallas’ impression of Simba,
as he was kicked from the plane before take-off.
This didn’t stop Dallas from raising a fuss,
using inappropriate language at Seth Rollins
whilst being escorted out.
Video evidence has showed Dallas was still intoxicated during his arrest,
but later calmed down, and was co-operative with officers.
1 Meng
If you ask anybody in wrestling w ho is the toughest star of all time,
they’re probably going to tell you Meng.
Known as Haku in the WWF,
the Tongan is not just known for being tough,
but for being downright crazy.
When someone once called out Meng
for being part of the ‘fake’ wrestling world,
the Superstar showed just how tough he could be,
when he bit the man’s nose clean off.
As you can imagine,
this quickly got the attention of cops,
though Meng was able to hold his own,
fighting off eight, yes eight officers.
And even being pepper sprayed didn’t slow down the Powerhouse
who simply closed his eyes and continued brawling.
On another occasion, Meng was arrested by an officer,
who fared better than the others,
as he was able to get the Superstar in handcuffs.
This victory didn’t last long though,
as Meng stared the officer dead in the eyes,
and snapped the cuffs in half.
Long story short, if you’re ever in a war
you better pray Meng is on your side.
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