5 most controversial backstage altercations in WWE history
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Wrestlemania XII (1996)
WWF Championship
60-Minute Iron Man Match124Bret Hart (C) vs Shawn Michaels Wrestlemania XII (1996)WWF Championship60-Minute Iron Man Match https://t.co/3tVMaqCpSI The rivalry between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels has been well documented. The two men were good friends, then became bitter and hated rivals due to personal tensions between them. This led to a personal backstage fight that had to be broken up by Jerry Lawler and Pat Patterson. The clash was a result of all the built-up tension that had finally come to a boiling point. Once the fight was over, Shawn left the arena and went home, threatening to quit WWE while Bret stuck around. This happened months prior to the Montreal Screwjob in 1997. Thankfully, after many years of hatred and disdain, the two men eventually made amends with each other and are now good friends.
5 most controversial backstage altercations in WWE history
By Brandon Ewing Modified 09 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker fighting backstage during an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw WWE backstage altercations happen almost every week on television on RAW or SmackDown in storyline. But what happens when there’s real-life conflict between superstars? These interactions aren’t just two performers arguing over who’s the better champion or pleading their case as to why they should go over. Instead, these squabbles unfortunately happen when personal egos get in the way of doing business. Performers find themselves in real-life feuds that sometimes result in backstage conflict at WWE events. Today, we look at five of the most controversial backstage altercations in WWE history.#5 – Kurt Angle The Undertaker and former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon
The Undertaker and Kurt Angle were involved in an infamous scuffle with Vince McMahon The story that’s been told from Kurt Angle’s book: “It’s True! It’s True!”, was that former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon loved to play practical jokes and ribs. At one point, Vince took down Angle and bragged about how he was the only one to ever take down the Olympic gold medalist like that. Angle decided that it was time to get revenge. During a plane ride to a WWE live event, McMahon attempted to grapple with Angle every chance he got. This caused a scuffle between the two men, and the noise would eventually wake up a sleeping Undertaker. The Undertaker didn’t know that Angle and McMahon were just messing around, so he grabbed Angle from behind and proceeded to literally choke Angle out cold.#4 – Mr Perfect and Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar and Curt Hennig had an infamous brawl that took place on the "Plane Ride from Hell" in 2002. This story took place during the infamous “Plane Ride from Hell”. A young Brock Lesnar got into a huge scuffle with “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. This altercation is legendary as it literally almost killed everyone on the plane. As the story goes, Hennig was drunk and wanted to challenge Lesnar to a wrestling match (amateur style). Known at the time as "The Next Big Thing," Brock was a rookie in WWE and was caught off guard by the challenge. Paul Heyman was sitting next to Lesnar and told him he needed to teach Hennig a lesson and shut him up. He then proceeded to get up from his seat and tackle Hennig into the plane door at full force. This nearly ripped the plane door off its hinges, causing everyone on board to fear for their own safety. The fight was eventually broken up by WWE management on board. Henning was fired from the company shortly thereafter.#3 – Ravishing Rick Rude and The Ultimate Warrior
WWFOldSchool.com@WWFOldSchoolcomThe Ultimate Warrior defeats Rick Rude to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 1989 51487The Ultimate Warrior defeats Rick Rude to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 1989 https://t.co/wbhVaQIG4B Back in 1989, The Ultimate Warrior and “Ravishing” Rick Rude were involved in a feud over the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The two men had some pretty good matches inside the ring, but an altercation outside of the ring was what truly made this feud notable. Rude confronted Warrior backstage after one of their matches and simply asked Warrior if he could “lighten up” next time. He suggested that Warrior was too stiff out in the ring. The Warrior replied by saying: “I don’t have to because I’m the Ultimate Warrior.” Rude got upset and proceeded to knock Warrior down with one punch.#2 – Bret The Hitman Hart and Shawn Michaels
Pencil Neck Geek@ineed2piBret Hart (C) vs Shawn MichaelsWrestlemania XII (1996)
WWF Championship
60-Minute Iron Man Match124Bret Hart (C) vs Shawn Michaels Wrestlemania XII (1996)WWF Championship60-Minute Iron Man Match https://t.co/3tVMaqCpSI The rivalry between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels has been well documented. The two men were good friends, then became bitter and hated rivals due to personal tensions between them. This led to a personal backstage fight that had to be broken up by Jerry Lawler and Pat Patterson. The clash was a result of all the built-up tension that had finally come to a boiling point. Once the fight was over, Shawn left the arena and went home, threatening to quit WWE while Bret stuck around. This happened months prior to the Montreal Screwjob in 1997. Thankfully, after many years of hatred and disdain, the two men eventually made amends with each other and are now good friends.