5 Biggest backstage outbursts in WWE history

Modified May 02, 2020 05:41 GMT

#4 Chris Jericho gets upset upon witnessing SummerSlam 2016's main event

At SummerSlam 2016, Brock Lesnar took on Randy Orton in the main event of the night. This was dubbed as a legit dream match. Lesnar and Orton hadn't faced off since 2002 and fans were genuinely excited for the bout.

The match saw Lesnar completely destroying Orton and leaving him in a pool of his own blood. Lesnar was awarded the victory, after which he proceeded to hit an F5 on Shane McMahon who had come to check on Orton.

After the match, Chris Jericho was seething in anger at what had just happened. Jericho later explained that no one had told him that this was the original plan for the match and he was upset at the beating Lesnar gave Orton. He showed concern for The Viper and asked him if the finish was planned. This aggravated Brock Lesnar after he came backstage.

Both Superstars yelled at each other and Jericho later stated that he was planning to bite Lesnar's nose off. Things didn't turn ugly though, as Vince McMahon and Triple H calmed things down. McMahon wasn't happy at Jericho's outburst and told him that the entire match was a 'work'.

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