5 WWE swerves that made no sense at all

Fans waited for nearly a year to find out who ran over Stone Cold, and we're not pleased with the twist.
Fans waited for nearly a year to find out who ran over Stone Cold, and we're not pleased with the twist.

#3. Rikishi runs over the Rattlesnake

Fans didn't like the idea that Rikishi had down the Rattlesnake.
Fans didn't like the idea that Rikishi had down the Rattlesnake.

At Survivor Series 1999, tragedy struck the WWF, when 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was rundown during the show, leaving the Rattlesnake out of the triple threat main event.

For months, fans, and more importantly the Bionic redneck himself, wanted an answer, with Austin laying a path of destruction in his quest for vengeance. And out of nowhere, the answer was found. It was Rikishi, who had danced and entertained fans ever since his debut, who had run-down Austin all those months ago.

As you can expect, this didn't go down well with fans, who saw no reasons why Rikishi would do such a thing, and then keep it hidden. Whilst the company did try and retcon the hit, saying it was Triple H who had ordered Rikishi to do the deed, the damage had already been done.

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Edited by Rahul Arun
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