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Top 5 Behind The Scenes Stories That Ruined The Reputation Of These Wrestlers - Part 2
5 SID: STABBED ARN ANDERSON WITH SCISSORS: Sid had a very successful career that is mostly forgotten today. Despite not being the best wrestler or having much passion for the industry, Sid always received huge pushes in WWE and WCW each during the 90s.
The big man was one of the few wrestlers to have runs with both WWE and WCW World Championships during the Monday Night Wars. One moment in the early 90s however hurt his overall reputation in the industry.
Sid and highly respected WCW veteran got into an altercation at a hotel following a show. It escalated with Sid stabbing Anderson with a pair of scissors leading a dangerous situation. They eventually worked together again, but Sid going that far on a locker room favorite made him a hated man.
This is part of the reason he isn’t considered a legend by WWE despite having the credentials to enter the Hall of Fame.
4 TAZZ: BULLYING GETS SHUT DOWN BY ROB VAN DAM: The ECW locker room was full of shocking stories and embarrassing moments looking back at it today. Tazz was considered a malcontent that showed little respect to the other wrestlers.
Many ECW stars claimed Tazz lived the gimmick and believed he was the toughest man on the planet. That all changed one night when rubbing Rob Van Dam the wrong way. RVD approached Tazz with the game of “pick a hand.” Tazz picked one of Van Dam’s hand and Van Dam responded by slapping him in the face with that hand.
Nothing happened after that as Tazz’s bullying ways showed he didn’t want any fights with the wrestlers he talked down to. Van Dam enjoyed sharing this story on various shoot interviews about how he killed the reputation of Tazz in the locker room. Tazz has mellowed out over the years and now has fun with this story.
3 VINCE MCMAHON: HUMILIATING JIM ROSS ON A REGULAR BASIS: The vision of Vince McMahon is the biggest reason wrestling is the form of entertainment it has shaped into over the past three decades.
McMahon will always be praised for his role in making WWE such a successful brand. However, there are many terrible things he has done throughout his time running WWE.
One thing stands out when looking at how the wrestlers view him is how McMahon treated Jim Ross. Most of the locker room respected Ross as a commentator, backstage personnel and a wrestling mind.
The respect of Ross was not reciprocated by McMahon. Vince went out of his way many times to humiliate Ross on screen and off screen. No one could understand what McMahon’s beef was, but it exposed him as being a huge jerk.
2 MELINA: CHEATING WITH BATISTA: The relationship between Melina and John Morrison was on and off for many years throughout their wrestling careers. They were still together when Melina allegedly cheated on him with top star Batista.
Melina claimed the affair never happened and she was only friends with Batista. However, many wrestlers, including Batista, have revealed that it was very well known at the time. Morrison ended up being viewed as weak by Vince McMahon following this incident. Melina ended up getting the brunt of the fallout with her reputation being ruined.
She is still asked about it today in interviews. Melina has stated that this becoming her reputation hurt her greatly. Unless she gets another return to WWE, this behind the scenes incident will sadly be what most defines her reputation.
1 BATISTA: GETTING BEAT UP BY BOOKER T: Batista took part in Melina’s story, but his reputation took a hit in another behind the scenes incident. The star power of Batista rose after he won the World Championship to become a consistent main eventer. This led to his ego growing out of control and rubbing some of the wrestlers the wrong way.
Booker T was a respected veteran at this point and no longer felt the need to put up with it. A fight between the two took place at the filming of the commercial for SummerSlam 2006.
Batista apparently said something that offended Booker leading to them getting into an altercation. Booker’s tougher background saw him ready for the fight and he embarrassed Batista. The two wrestlers coincidentally had a match on the show after the incident during the commercial filming.