The most important part of a wrestling promotion is its fans, period. Even if you are coming up with the best wrestling out there, and you have no fans to watch it, then the whole thing is a waste right? After all, the wrestlers are putting their lives on the line to entertain the fans.
This motto however gets thrown out of the window at times. This is because, just like all the ordinary humans filled with emotions, Wrestlers also have their tipping point. Pushing them to the limit is probably the last thing a fan would want. Over the course of time, we have seen a lot of such instances where superstars get their hands on the fans and here is a look back at some of them.
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NWO was the D-generation X of WWE. The stable was cult and at the same time pushed things well beyond the limit. Their formation was one of the turning points in the wrestling history and emotions were really running wild.
NWO was officially formed when Hulk Hogan turned heel at the 1996 Bash at the Beach. Hogan was a squeaky clean babyface till then and most of the fans did not appreciate his turn. Since most of the fans did not know that wrestling was scripted they were furious at Hogan. One fan in particular came in to get his hands on Hogan but was immediately laid out by Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. It was a bad beating and this is how wrestling used to blur the lines between reality and kayfabe.
Chris Hero
A lot of WWE fans might not be familiar with Chris Hero, but the Indy fans would know him pretty well. He had a brief run in NXT and was supposed to be a member in the Shield. He was eventually overlooked in favor of Roman Reigns.
He has had a lot of problems with the fans throughout his career but one in particular affected his career pretty badly. The reason for it being bad was because someone caught it perfectly on video and this went viral in the social media. It seemed like an all-out brawl at certain moments and maybe this was one of the reasons why he failed to make the cut in WWE.
Chris Jericho
Thanks to all his autobiographies, Chris Jericho has a pretty good image among the fans. This however should not be mistaken as any lack of toughness. Jericho has a reputation of taking down Goldberg in a real backstage fight and the fans who tried to irritate him back in 2009 should have known this.
They were going full on to get an autograph from Jericho and once Jericho wanted nothing to do with them, they started getting aggressive. The security was not doing their job of keeping Jericho safe, so he decided to protect himself. This resulted in a full-on shove fest from the former WWE champion and he landed up in the list as a result.
Sabu
Sabu had a gimmick which was scary and the guy was even scarier in real life. He was considered as a complete lunatic at times and tugging his turban is something that really makes him mad. The fans in Japan found this out the hard way. He was the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion at that time and although the Japanese fans are known to be subtle, this time they weren’t.
Some guy in the crowd tugged Sabu’s turban and this made Sabu leap of the quad rail to teach that particular person a lesson. So, the next time you are going to see Sabu in action, make sure that you stay clear of his gear.
Big Show
Of all people, Big Show is probably the last one you would want to piss off. But alcohol does make you do a lot of crazy things. This was what happened to a wrestling fan. The incident happened when Show was contracted to WCW. He was just hanging out in a hotel in New York when a drunken fan showed up and started making a mess.
First it was just swearing but it escalated quickly and the fan ended up shoving Big Show. The big fist of Show soon ended up breaking the jaw of the fan. Show was later arrested for assault but the trial ended up in favor of Show.
Randy Orton
Randy Orton’s entry in the list is pretty funny to be frank. He was wrestling in South Africa during the time and when he was on top of the turnbuckle, a fan poked out of nowhere and kicked him right in the nuts. It was as funny as it sounds and although the security got to the fans before Orton could, the viper did get some shots at him.
WWE did however make a successful twist in the story and saved Orton’s face even though the South African newspapers were pretty harsh on him. There was a video of Orton kicking the fan in the head as well, which later got removed.
CM Punk
Punk’s forgettable encounter with the fans happened back in 2012 when he was the reigning WWE champion. Punk, who played a heel character at the time, was having a lot of heat from the fans and one of them decided that it was wise to shove the champion who was running away from Ryback.
Once Punk received two shots from the fans, one in his kidney area and one to the back of his head, he reacted. Punk turned around and jabbed a fan that he saw in front of him. It was apparently not the same person that bothered him in the first place and it all turned out to be an incident that Punk would love to forget.
