3 real-life WWE backstage tantrums and 3 that were not real

Modified Aug 08, 2020 07:07 GMT

Brock Lesnar and Zack Ryder's on-screen meltdowns.

#3 Daniel Bryan (storyline tantrum)

On the March 26, 2019, edition of WWE SmackDown, The New Day took on a string of tag teams in order to secure a WWE title shot for Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania 35. After going through The Good Brothers, Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura, and The Bar, The New Day faced The Usos.

The latter had other plans though. The Usos took the mic and declared that they were forfeiting the match after explaining how they were with Kofi in his quest to win the WWE title and wouldn't let Vince McMahon's plan come to fruition.

Bryan loses his mind backstage:

The Usos left the ring, leaving The New Day dumbstruck, as the fans cheered in unison for the twins. Tensions immediately soared in Daniel Bryan's locker room, as he couldn't believe that The Usos simply gave away the match to The New Day. An irate Bryan had a major meltdown and demolished everything in his path, with Rowan doing the same.

The duo destroyed the TV, a bunch of chairs, and other stuff, before they left for the ring to face The New Day. They would eventually lose the match, hence making sure that Bryan would face Kofi at The Show of Shows.

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