5 times WWE blurred the line between Kayfabe and reality

#3. WCW wrestlers The Outsiders insinuate they're WWE employees

Eric Bischoff, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash

When Kevin Nash and Scott Hall left the then-WWF/now-WWE for WCW back in 1996, they took more than just themselves. They also carried with them the characters they played in Vince McMahon's organization.

So, when Scott Hall made his shocking debut on Nitro that year, he also brought with him a pretty familiar accent.

Hall and Nash never came out and claimed to be "invaders" from WWE - and, in fact, outright denied it when asked during the Great American Bash that year. But, it was pretty obvious from that very first moment - Hall and Nash were still supposed to be employed by WWE and they were in WCW to take over.

Oh, man. If you weren't watching when it happened, I don't even know what to tell you. There was nothing like it in wrestling (well, in the Western Hemisphere, anyway) and it led into one of the greatest - if not the greatest - boom periods in the wrestling business ever.

For the crowd watching Nitro that night, however, even the "smartest" fans in the crowd had no idea what was happening. It led to plenty more "was that real or was that scripted" moments that defined the early months of the nWo.