7 Times Pro Wresting broke the "Fourth Wall"

The WWE used the real-life drama between Edge and Matt Hardy in a storyline.
The WWE used the real-life drama between Edge and Matt Hardy in a storyline.

#6 Goldberg refuses to 'job'

Goldberg and Kevin Nash have a somewhat tangled history.
Goldberg and Kevin Nash have a somewhat tangled history.

In professional wrestling, the act of being scripted to lose to another talent is known as 'doing the job.'

While wrestlers might talk about refusing to 'job' to certain other talents, it is usually never actually spoken on screen. But during Vince Russo's run as creative director for World Championship Wrestling -- coincidentally the same era many fans stopped watching and switched to WWE--he would often try to work the 'smart' fans in the audience. A 'smart' fan is one who pays close attention to the backstage happenings, perhaps more so than the actual scripted drama in the ring.

So when Kevin Nash went to give his Jackknife Powerbomb finisher to Goldberg, the master of the Jackhammer suddenly pushed Nash away and walked out of the ring. He had a confrontation with Vince Russo, who at that point had become an on-air talent himself. It was an ugly mess and broke the fourth wall without really breaking the fourth wall since it was scripted to happen anyway. Not exactly a feather in the cap of WCW or Vince Russo.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee
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