5 WWE matches that turned into real fights

#3 Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane (WWE Royal Rumble 2018)

Brock Lesnar is as legitimate as a WWE Superstar has ever been. He is hard-hitting in the ring, as many names have seen over the years. Braun Strowman found this out the hard way. He challenged The Beast Incarnate for the Universal Championship at Royal Rumble 2018, also featuring Kane.

Early into it, Strowman hit Lesnar in the face with a stiff knee. The eight-time WWE world champion responded with a hard fist while telling him to slow down. This isolated incident did not deter the match, which saw Brock Lesnar retain his title. The two men even laughed about it backstage afterward.

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#2 The Acolytes vs. The Public Enemy (WWF Sunday Night Heat - March 7th, 1999)

#Acolytes beat the hell out of #PublicEnemy on #SundayNightHeat.#Heat #AttitudeEra #AttitudeRewind pic.twitter.com/ngsQGsphlH

— Attitude Rewind 2001 (@attitude_rewind) May 13, 2019

Former ECW tag team, The Public Enemy made their way to WWE in 1999, with one of their first matches coming against Farooq and Bradshaw, The Acolytes. The plan involved one of the members of The Public Enemy going through a table. However, they refused to do the table spot just before heading to the ring.

According to JBL, The Acolytes were instructed to go ahead with the planned finish. They proceeded to destroy both Rocco and Johnny Grunge with stiff shots and eventually squashed them. Grunge was put through a table. The Public Enemy were released from WWE shortly afterward.