Times Where Things Went Wrong In WWE

Pro Wrestling has a rocky relationship with the truth.

Through the ages, pro wrestling has thrown shade on what is true and what is fiction. Even in todays product, we can’t tell what is a work or if something actually went wrong.

Not gonna lie, that’s the beauty of it all.

The mystery of what is real and what is fake just fascinates me so much. I sometimes think that that the wrestlers deserve an Oscar for their performance. It’s just that damn good.

With that being said, it has created a fine line with the fans. When something happens we immediately think that it’s fake and not true. The person is will go backstage and just laugh and review what he just did. The wrestler would probably get a few notes from the personnels in Gorilla position.

But, there’s the lingering thought behind our minds…”Did something really happen?”.

We hear stories of backstage heat or we see someone get stretchered off in an ambulance. This creates the illusion. This is television. It’s like when your favorite character is in the hospital or something and you feel for them.

Sadly…the real world strikes down in pro wrestling and when it does…it’s absolutely terrifying.

Here are some things that went horribly wrong in WWE.

Daniel Puder Shoots On Kurt Angle

Ah, the beloved Tough Enough era. It was a stable during the Ruthless Aggression era. You had men and women competing in a wrestling boot camp to see who is “Tough Enough” to compete in a WWE ring.

I for one enjoyed the stupidness of the show.

Kurt Angle challenged one of the competitors. Daniel Puder raised his hand and got into the ring.

Kurt Angle threw Daniel down, but Daniel ended up locking Kurt in a Kimura Lock. He actually really had the submission locked in.

The referee was concern about the way Kurt’s arm was positioned. The referee counted Daniel’s shoulder down to stop the match. Had the referee not done so. Daniel would’ve broken Kurt Angle’s arm.

Even worse…Daniel Puder would have to deal with a locker room full of angry wrestlers.

Butterbean Legitimately Knocks Out Bart Gunn

The famous Brawl For All.

It has gone down as one of the worst ideas in WWE history. It was created all because JBL was backstage acting all tough and saying he could knock everyone out with one punch.

Well…the irony was that he was eliminated from the tournament in round one.

This Brawl For All resulted in numerous wrestler getting badly injured.

Bart Gunn made it to the finals of the tournament. His final opponent was Butterbean. The man that knocks everyone out in less than two minutes.

Butterbean knocked out Bart Gun in 35 seconds.

Bart Gunn saw stars, you could tell by the blank look in his eyes.

It was scary because it almost looked like he was going to have a seizure.

Mankind Vs The Rock At Royal Rumble 1999

The Rock was determined to make Mankind’s life a living hell during the match.

He succeeded.

During the match, The Rock handcuffed Mick Foley and nailed him on the head with some of the most vicious chair shots ever heard.

Mick Foley actually tried to tell The Rock to stop with the chair shots. Yes…the hardcore legend actually wanted the chair shots to end. That’s how you know he was in real pain. This was coming from a man who had explosive barb-wire matches.

The chair shots were so violent that some fans in attendance didn’t know what to think of it. Even the announcers were shellshocked. They mumbled their way through the moments.

Mankind suffered a serious concussion as a result of the chair shots to the head.

The Rock has apologized afterwards, stating that he just lost in the moment and didn’t hear Mick Foley’s cries for help.

Kurt Angle Suplexes Shane McMahon Through Glass

They were pitted against each other in a street fight.

The match itself was quite the looker. They had some insane spots. I was quite impressed that Kurt Angle was able to pull of some of the things he did.

They made their way to the entrance ramp where the match just became brutal.

They had a spot where Kurt Angle was suppose to suplex Shane through one of the glass panels in the entrance.

It didn’t go as planned…

Kurt Angle suplexed Shane one time and the glass didn’t brake. Shane fell head first onto the concrete. He immediately had a daze look in his eyes. He got a concussion.

Turns out. The glass that was suppose to break wasn’t break-through glass. They forgot to rig it. It was actually glass.

Kurt insisted to Shane that they don’t do the spot. You can kinda see Kurt mouthing off something to Shane while the match continued. Shane was determined to go through with the spot. He needed it to happen.

After multiple attempts, Kurt Angle was finally able to suplex Shane McMahon through the glass. But, at that point Shane was completely out of it. Shane doesn’t even remember going through the glass he said in an interview.

Thousands of props to Shane McMahon. This man will go the distance just to get a reaction from the fans.

Undertaker Chokeslams Mick Foley Through Hell In A Cell

This is the match that is on everyones list.

Everything went wrong in this match. Literally everything went wrong. I don’t know how else to put it.

When fans saw thig match, they thought everything that happened was part of the match. However, when you had the medical team coming out every second to check up on Mick Foley, you know something ain’t right here.

Undertaker chokeslammed Mick Foley through the cell roof. Which was not suppose to happen. Mind you, just minutes ago, Undertaker just threw Mick Foley off the cell to an announce table. Mick Foley now had 3 broken ribs.

The cell roof was suppose to hold Mick’s weight, but the cage gave in and he fell 16 feet to the mat below. He landed in an awkward position. Even worse was the fact that a chair landed besides him and hit his mouth.

Undertaker looked on from the top of the cell thinking that he just killed his friend.

With how wrong this match went…WWE later decided to make more extreme measures in keeping their wrestlers safe.

Droz’s Accident

Droz was a young and talented wrestler. He debuted during the Attitude Era and he was destined to become one of the main guys.

He had the charisma and the in-ring abilities to become a top contender.

That was cut short in 1999.

Droz was paralyzed from below his neck following his match with D’Lo Brown.

D’Lo Brown was going to powerbomb Droz, but D’Lo couldn’t get a good grip on him, and he dropped him in a very awkward position. This resulted in Droz landing right on the back of his neck. Droz laid motionless in the middle of the ring for minutes.

Droz said in a later interview that since he was wearing a loose fitting shirt, D’Lo was unable to get Droz up corectly to perform the powerbomb safely.

D’Lo Brown dealt with the fact that he paralyzed his friend. He felt terrible for what he had done. He didn’t even wrestle for some time because of the guilt.

Droz holds no animosity toward D’Lo Brown.

In fact, Droz told D’Lo Bown to not worry at all about the injury. It wasn’t his fault. They’re in a business where a lot of shit happens and they know the consequences.

Owen Hart’s Death

The day the earth stood still.

The night we will never forget.

On May 23rd, 1999 at the Fully Loaded Pay-Per-View, Owen Hart passed away. The saddest part of it all was that it happened right before our eyes…

Owen fell to his death as he attempted his Blue Blazer entrance. He was being lowered down from the arena rafter in a harness. It was suppose to resemble the same entrance that Sting used to do in WCW.

The harness gave out.

Owen Hart fell 78 feet and landed on the ring ropes.

Owen Hart was pronounced dead on arrival. His friends saw his lifeless body get put into an ambulance.

The more controversial part was the fact that the show continued. It was heavily criticized for it. Despite fans just witnessing the death of a man…the show went on as it nothing happened.

The atmosphere quickly changed as the show went on.

R.I.P Owen Hart