4.ECW Crucifixion
ECW had built its reputation on being a no-holds-barred promotion in the nineties and was widely perceived as more legitimate compared to WWE and WCW – so much so that a 1996 amateur wrestling Olympic gold medallist named Kurt Angle was seriously contemplating joining the promotion for his transition to pro-wrestling.
Angle was invited to attend an ECW show in 1996 where the main event had Sandman battle Raven in the culmination of an epic rivalry. Raven would win the match and then proceeded to crucify Sandman in the ring.
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An outraged Angle walked out of the show and threatened to sue the company if his name was involved with the show. He would end up joining the WWF soon.
5.All the affairs
WE Superstars have a grueling schedule, travelling up to 300 days a year and spending lots of time with colleagues rather than family. So it is not hard to imagine the exhausted WWE Superstars and Divas ending up having affairs.
Many such affairs (alleged and otherwise) have rocked the WWE over the years. The most prominent one was the Edge-Lita-Matt Hardy love triangle. Hardy and Lita had been dating for a long time and an injury to Matt saw Lita travelling with mutual friend Edge.
Lita and Edge ended up having an affair behind Matt’s back and an outraged Hardy leaked the news to the media when he found out about it. It caused legitimate heat to both Edge and Lita, led to Hardy getting fired and then brought back and the three getting involved in an on-screen rivalry based on real life events.
Other scandals include Batista – a self-proclaimed sex addict – sleeping with John Morrison’s girlfriend Melina, the alleged affairs between Dawn Marie and Kurt Angle as well as John Cena and Mickie James, not to mention the $110 million sexual harrassment suit filed by Sable against the WWE.
