5 WWE segments that didn't go as planned

Modified Sep 16, 2020 18:16 GMT

#2 Brock Lesnar goes off-script on RAW

Lesnar confronts Hogan during his birthday celebration on WWE RAW

On the road to SummerSlam 2014, Brock Lesnar and John Cena kicked off a rivalry. At The Biggest Party of the Summer, Lesnar would annihilate Cena and squash him to win the WWE World title. On the go-home show of Monday Night RAW, WWE was celebrating Hulk Hogan's birthday, with several legends coming out to honor the WWE Hall of Famer.

Suddenly, Lesnar came out with Paul Heyman, and stared down at the legends, finally confronting Hogan. Lesnar looked at Hogan and uttered the words "Party's over, Grandpa". The originally planned segment didn't include this line, and Hogan was furious over Lesnar's words. It was reported that Lesnar came up with the line on his own and decided to use it. Hogan later reacted to Lesnar's unscripted line and stated that what The Beast did wasn't cool. The rest of the segment went smoothly, with Cena coming out to save the day, as Lesnar and Heyman retreated to the back.

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